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The Indiana Fever made a series of offseason moves Saturday to surround superstar Caitlin Clark with talent as the team looks to contend for a WNBA championship this year.
The Fever re-signed key players Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell while adding veteran Monique Billings from the Golden State Valkyries.
The players were signed after the Fever were one game away from reaching the 2025 WNBA Finals while Clark missed the entire postseason with an injury.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) is led back to the bench by teammates after being called for a flagrant foul on Chicago Sky forward Angel Reese during the second half in Indianapolis on May 17, 2025. (AJ Mast/AP)
With Clark set to return, Indiana is keeping its core together while adding veteran depth to bolster its roster ahead of the 2026 season.
The Fever have the fourth-best odds to win the WNBA title in 2026 behind the Minnesota Lynx, the defending champion Las Vegas Aces and the New York Liberty.
Hull previously teased the Fever’s offseason plans and championship aspirations in an interview with Pakinomist Digital.
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Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark reacts during the fourth quarter against the Golden State Valkyries at Chase Center on June 19, 2025. (Darren Yamashita/Imagn Images)
“I think it’s because we made it where we made it last year without some of our key pieces, and with a lot of injuries, and a lot, like this adversity. … Our bench was longer than every other bench. We had more people in the training room getting treatment than any other team, and we still almost made it to the finals,” Hull said.
“Tasting it and being so close and feeling like we have so much more to give, I think it just changes our mindset a little bit. And it’s not necessarily cocky, but confident that we really have a chance. And we should play like every game matters and we’re preparing for the last one.
“I think it’s very achievable with what we’re going to be able to do with free agency.”
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Indiana Fever guards Kelsey Mitchell (0) and Caitlin Clark (22) talk during the first half of Game 2 of a first-round WNBA basketball playoff series against Connecticut, Sunday, Sept. 25, 2024, in Uncasville, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP)
The Fever season ended with a 107-98 overtime loss to Las Vegas Aces in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals last year.
With Clark back from injury, their core intact and at least one new addition, Indiana is looking to finish the job.
