Aliyah Boston will reportedly have the richest total salary in WNBA history. The Indiana Fever are signing the three-time All-Star center to a four-year, $6.3 million extension, according to multiple reports Friday.

Boston, 24, will reportedly earn $1 million this season and then the supermax, 20% of the salary cap, through 2029.

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Her extension was made possible by the EPIC provision in the WNBA’s new collective bargaining agreement, per ESPN’s Alexa Philippou, who reported that, because Boston previously received All-WNBA recognition, she was allowed to replace what she was going to make in 2026 and fast-track a max contract.

Boston, whom the Fever drafted No. 1 overall out of South Carolina in 2023, was eligible to sign for the standard $1.19 million max deal this season yet opted to take less money to benefit Indiana’s roster construction, according to ESPN’s Kendra Andrews.

Boston confirmed the deal on social media.

She is coming off the best season of her young career. Boston became a member of the All-WNBA second team in 2025 while averaging 15 points, 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists per game.

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The former WNBA Rookie of the Year shot north of 50% from the field, just like she did in each of her first two seasons, and played a big role in the Fever returning to the playoffs despite a litany of injuries, including the ones that sidelined superstar guard Caitlin Clark for most of the campaign.

Not only that, but Boston also helped push the eventual league champion Las Vegas Aces to five games in a hotly contested semifinal series.

Perhaps most notably, the 6-foot-5 frontcourt standout turned in 24 points, 14 rebounds and 5 assists in a must-have Game 4 win over the Aces.

The Fever found success in the first year of Stephanie White’s second stint as the franchise’s head coach.

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They’re looking to build on that momentum in 2026, as evidenced by the decisions they’ve made in this truncated offseason. Among other moves, they’ve retained guards Sophie Cunningham, Lexie Hull and Kelsey Mitchell, whom Indiana brought back on a supermax deal.