Sophie Cunningham Signs New Fever Contract, Updated Roster with Caitlin Clark for WNBA Finals Push

The "enforcer" for Caitlin Clark isn't going anywhere.

The Indiana Fever announced Sunday they re-signed guard Sophie Cunningham.

The Fever are mostly running it back for 2026. Retaining three-time All-Star Kelsey Mitchell is their biggest offseason move to date. This is what the roster looks like so far:

Indiana Fever 2026 Roster

• Monique Billings, F
• Aliyah Boston, C/F
• Caitlin Clark, G
• Sophie Cunningham, G
• Tyasha Harris, G
• Lexie Hull, G
• Kelsey Mitchell, G
• Makayla Timpson, F/C

Cunningham made 30 appearances in 2025, missing the final stretch with an MCL injury. She averaged 8.6 points and shot 43.2 percent from beyond the arc.

And despite the fact she was a specialist role player on Indiana, Cunningham's popularity went through the roof.

That's largely down to an incident in the Fever's 88-71 win over the Connecticut Sun last June. Sun guard Jacy Sheldon defended Clark tightly all game and earned a flagrant 1 foul after lightly shoving the 2024 Rookie of the Year in the third quarter.

Cunningham got a measure of payback inside the final minute of the contest. She committed a hard foul on Sheldon, and the two squared up on the baseline.

From that point forward, the 29-year-old was regarded as the on-court heavy for the Fever.

Phoenix Mercury head coach Nate Tibbetts, who worked with Cunningham in 2024, praised her toughness and willingness to even the scales when opposing teams got physical with Clark:

The headlines Cunningham garnered somewhat obscured the value she actually brought to the table.

The WNBA was slower in adopting an offensive style that emphasized floor-spacing, but that time has arrived. The days of traditional centers like Brittney Griner and Sylvia Fowles dominating around the basket are dwindling.

Wings who can consistently knock down long-range jumpers are only going to become more coveted by coaches and general managers.

Cunningham is a 37.2 percent career three-point shooter, and she has finished above 40 percent three times. The 6'1" guard has also maintained a 65.3 percent three-point attempt rate.

Getting picked by the Mercury in the 2019 draft prepared Cunningham well for the role she'd ideally occupy in the WNBA. She wasn't going to get the ball much on a roster that included Griner and Diana Taurasi, so she had to learn how to be effective in different ways.

Over time, Cunningham has done just that and evolved to be a great complementary piece on offense.

It's easy to see why the Fever believe she's still a building block as they try to maximize their window with Clark and Aliyah Boston.