The preface: The overwhelming hype around this class of free agency stems from a swath of the league choosing to become free agents entering the offseason, with the understanding that the new collective bargaining agreement would increase the league’s overall salary structure.
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Instead of listing all the players who could potentially fit on the Fever, the WNBA has generated several X-charts listing all the available stars for the convenience (and sanity) of fans.
Names that made various appearances on last year’s team on the open market are Sophie Cunningham, Aari McDonald, Sydney Colson, Natasha Howard, Damiris Dantas, Brianna Turner, Aerial Powers, Shey Peddy, Bree Hall, DeWanna Bonner and Odyssey Sims.While they could all theoretically find their way back to the Fever roster if the salary cap math lines up, IndyStar’s Chloe Peterson included Sims, McDonald, Cunningham and Turner among those the team is likely looking to retain from the 2025 players mentioned above.
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It’s worth noting that the Fever extended Kelsey Mitchell a basic qualifying offer and Lexie Hull a restricted qualifying offer on April 7, giving the franchise varying control over both players’ negotiating rights.
According to Spotrac on April 9, the Fever have $1.38 million of their $7 million salary cap allocated to Clark, Boston and Makayla Timpson, leaving approximately $5.6 million to fill out the rest of their roster. That number also doesn’t include the salary impact of both qualifying offers for Mitchell and Hull should they accept.
With the 2026 WNBA draft on April 13, the condensed time frame for each franchise will only add to the craziness of the next few days as the league races full speed toward its 30th season.
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