The Indiana Fever’s season came to a close Thursday after the Las Vegas Aces eliminated them in Game 3 of their first-round playoff series. Despite the early postseason exit, the team once again saw Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark finish as its two leading scorers for the third straight season.
She signed a one-year contract extension for the current campaign, leaving her next move uncertain once free agency opens. Mitchell’s future in Indiana is now a major talking point, with the veteran guard set to enter unrestricted free agency ahead of the 2027 WNBA season. The uncertainty comes after the Fever No.0 delivered the strongest statistical campaign of her career. She averaged a career-high 24.7 points per game, while connecting on 50.9% of her field-goal attempts and 45.0% from beyond the arc. She also set a new WNBA single-season scoring record with 1,086 points, moving past A’ja Wilson’s previous mark of 1,021.
The 30-year-old has spent all nine years of her WNBA career with Indiana. “I think having to show up for people that, you know, don’t look at you and have, like, you know, the star eyes when they see me, but playing with CC and having the eyes that she got, you know, we get a lot of flak for just being on her team. And so I think that that comes with a lot, too, and I just think that people got to give us grace,” she explained. One fan argued that Mitchell had benefited from Clark’s playmaking. However, she acknowledged that she needs to take time to figure out what is right for her future.
“She better realize that she scored so much more the last year because of CC great vision and passing,” they tweeted . Mitchell also said she has to be “selfish” and prioritize what is best for herself and her family as she gets older.
