Indiana Fever had to make some upgrades to the schedule to fight for a WNBA championship and give Caitlin Clark extra firepower on both sides of the ball.
The team has done just that.
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Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark, #22, brings the ball up to the court against Chicago Sky during the first half of the WinTrust Arena in Chicago on August 30, 2024. (Kamil Krzaczynski-USA Today Sports)
The fever signed Kelsey Mitchell, acquired Sophie Cunningham from Phoenix Mercury, adding Natasha Howard, Dewanna Bonner and Sydney Colson. In a peak season that saw Las Vegas Acer act Kelsey Plum to Los Angeles Sparks, the fever may have made some of the sharpest movements that have gone under the radar.
“I had to train with DB. Since some Leagues from the season and Overseas Things Kinda Packing Up, Many of them will start coming back and I think it will be a lot of fun to get to the gym and be with My teammates and just starting to put together the pieces and see what works or what doesn’t, “Clark said at Bonner’s introductory press conference via CBS Sports. “But I think we want a lot of different options to do a lot of different things. I think that’s what’s super exciting.”
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Connecticut Sun Forward Dewanna Bonner, #24, works against the basket as Minnesota Lynx Guard Natisha Hiedeman, #2, defends during the first half of Game 5 in a WNBA -Basketball — SemiFinal on October 8, 2024 in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)
Clark, Mitchell and Aliyah Boston shone bright in the 2024 season. Clark won the Rookie of the Year Award and received some MVP voices. Mitchell was an all-star for the second straight season. Boston was also an all-star for the second time and built momentum after his rookie year.
Add players with playoff experience and a coach in the Stephanie White who coached Connecticut Sun the last two seasons for at least 27 wins, and the fever has become formidable challengers for the WNBA title in 2025.
Bonner is a six-time all-star and two-time WNBA champion in his own right. Nor is she one to be frightened or messy with, which she has proven to back up her teammates, no matter what team she plays for. She proved that in the playoffs last season when she and Clark had a spat in the game.
“I think it’s only two competitive players who want to win and push their team to get over the finish line. It was the end game, so emotions are tall, tension is high,” she remembered via Indy Star.
Bonner added that she and Clark had a good training to build chemistry with Clark.
Indiana Fever Guard Caitlin Clark, #22, runs the ball against Connecticut Sun Forward Dewanna Bonner, #24, in the first quarter of Mohegan Sun Arena on May 14, 2024 in Uncasville, Connecticut. (David Butler II-USA Today Sports)
“I’m just here to hopefully give my leadership advice,” Bonner added. “I don’t think I have to push her to be any kind of player that she isn’t already and I’m just happy to be here and I hope I can give her some knowledge to bring her Play to a different levels.
Expectations will be high for Clark and the fever in her second WNBA season.
