As the second day of the WNBA’s free agent signing period unfolded, veteran forward Natasha Howard officially closed her second stint with the Indiana Fever by agreeing to a two-year, $1.4 million deal with the Minnesota Lynx. ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne broke the news of Howard’s signing with the Lynx.
Originally selected by the Fever with the No. 5 overall pick in the 2014 WNBA draft out of Florida State, Howard would spend her first two years in Indiana before being traded to Minnesota, where she helped lead the Lynx to the 2017 title. After being traded again to Seattle, she would power the Storm to WNBA titles in 2018 and 2020.
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Howard then spent two seasons each with the New York Liberty and Dallas Wings before signing back with the Fever prior to the 2025 campaign as a veteran boost to the franchise’s young core. In her 44 games played last season, Howard averaged 11.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.2 steals per contest on 55.2% shooting.
Although the Fever will lose out on the 6-foot-3 power forward’s leadership qualities and scoring production, the team may have upgraded with the recent free-agent signing of Monique Billings, who will operate in the same floor space as Howard did last season.
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