Kelsey Mitchell is reportedly finalizing a one-year, supermax deal to return to the Indiana Fever, according to ESPN’s Chiney Ogwumike.
Mitchell is coming off a breakout season with the Indiana Fever. Last season, she averaged a career-high 20.2 points and earned her first All-WNBA First Team selection. The 30-year-old also averaged 3.4 assists, her highest since 2022, while taking on more of a playmaking role with Caitlin Clark out for the majority of the season with injuries.
The four-time All-Star also helped the Fever win the Commissioner’s Cup and led the injury-depleted team on a surprising run to the WNBA semifinals.
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Clark recently said on NBC’s Basketball Night in America that she would love to have her backcourt teammate return next season.
“We really only know about five or six people that are going to be on our team next year, but I feel like we have a great core,” Clark said. “Our first priority is to sign Kelsey Mitchell back. She was First Team All-WNBA last year and is my running mate in the backcourt.”
Mitchell has spent her first eight seasons with the Fever since being selected out of Ohio State with the No. 2 overall pick in 2018.
