Indiana Fever acquires guard Sophie Cunningham

Indiana Fever acquires guard Sophie Cunningham

Fever also receives No. 19 elections in 2025 WNBA drafts from Phoenix and Jaelyn Brown, 2027 Third Round Election from Dallas

Indianapolis (1. February 2025) – The Indiana fever has acquired Vagt Sophie Cunningham and election No. 19 in 2025 WNBA draft from Phoenix Mercury, the team announced today as part of a four-team trade. In addition, the fever has acquired Guard/Fremad Jaelyn Brown from Dallas Wings, with the two teams that also change the third round of the 2027 WNBA draft. On the other hand, the wings will receive forward Nalyssa Smith and Connecticut Sun receives election # 8 in 2025 WNBA draft from Indiana.

“Sophie is a player we have been targeting for a while, and one that we think is a perfect fit for the style we want to play,” said Fever General Manager and COO Amber Cox. “She is a tough competitor, works incredibly hard at both ends of the floor and is one of the best shooters in our league. We are happy to add her to our team. “

“On behalf of the fever, I would also like to thank Nalyssa for her contribution in the last three seasons and wish her good luck in her next chapter,” Cox added.

Cunningham joins the fever after six seasons in Phoenix, prepared by team No. 13 in total in 2019. She has a total of 182 matches and shoots 42.2% off the field and 36.2% from Beyond Arc. The 2022 season marked a career best for the native Missouri, average individual heights in points (12.6), field target percentage (44.9%) and rebounds (4.4) per year. Match.

After a four-year career abroad, Brown joined the wings during training camp in front of the 2024 season and continued to earn a contract. She missed most of the season due to injuries, a total of a 48.4 field target percentage and an average of 50 percent beyond the arch over her 14 appearances.