The Indiana Fever and Kelsey Mitchell have agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract that will keep the star guard in Indiana, league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. Mitchell can sign her new deal Saturday, per WNBA rules, which will make her the first player in Fever history
Kelsey Mitchell to sign supermax deal, become first $1 million player in Fever history: Sources
The Indiana Fever and Kelsey Mitchell have agreed to a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract that will keep the star guard in Indiana, league sources confirmed to The Athletic on Friday. Mitchell can sign her new deal Saturday, per WNBA rules, which will make her the first player in Fever history to make $1 million in a single season. Mitchell, a three-time All-Star, averaged a career-high 20.2 points per game last year. She led the Fever to the semifinals of the playoffs, despite her main ba
History is being made in Indiana. Star guard Kelsey Mitchell is set to sign a one-year, $1.4 million supermax contract with the Fever, a deal that will officially make her the first million-dollar player in franchise history.
This landmark contract is a fitting reward for Mitchell's stellar 2024 campaign, where she averaged a career-high 20.2 points per game and earned her third All-Star nod. Her leadership was instrumental in guiding a shorthanded Fever squad all the way to the playoff semifinals.
The deal underscores Mitchell's status as a cornerstone for Indiana's future. Her ability to carry the offensive load, especially when fellow backcourt star Caitlin Clark was sidelined, proved she is worth every penny of this record-setting commitment.
