The Indiana Fever need more talent on paper. Them and the Sparks were the only teams to not have an All-Star last year, though Erica Wheeler of the Sparks and Indiana’s Kelsey Mitchell both had solid cases.
Mitchell has superstar potential, but she’s not there yet. She is still mostly a scorer with not much else going on in her stats. And to be a true contender in the WNBA, you need a big three or four.
The Fever can pray that NaLyssa Smith really is as close to Rhyne Howard in talent as people are now saying. Or maybe Smith will be better than Howard. Or maybe Howard will fall to the Fever. Whoever they take at No. 2 has a chance to be a key addition. Can general manager Tamika Catchings pull off another big move or two?
By the numbers*
Free agents (type) (2021 average salary)
Jessica Breland (unrestricted) ($145,000)
Lindsay Allen (restricted) ($70,040)
Temi Fagbenle (reserved)
Bernadett Határ (reserved) ($58,710)
Victoria Vivians (reserved) ($62,014)
Total average…
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