\u201cYou are the consummate professional. We love you. We appreciate you. You were huge.\u201d Stephanie White said of Brianna Turner in August. Despite starting zero games for the Fever, even with all their injury woes, Turner remained a consummate professional throughout the season. But with her contract expired at the end of the season, there are currently no indications that the Fever would re-sign Turner. According to a recent update, however, Turner has just received a lifeline to continue her career\u2026abroad.<\/p>\n
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A few hours ago, it was announced that Brianna Turner will be signing with the Perth Lynx, a franchise belonging to the Women\u2019s National Basketball League (WNBL), for the 2025-26 season. The power forward has reportedly been signed as a replacement for Han Xu, as the latter remains unavailable for a period of time due to national commitments.<\/p>\n
Brianna Turner highlighted this update on her official Instagram story. She showed her excitement through a separate statement by saying, \u201cI\u2019m really looking forward to joining the Perth Lynx and competing in the WNBL once again. It\u2019s a great opportunity to contribute to a strong team and experience basketball in a new environment. I\u2019m ready to get to work and help the team start the season strong.\u201d<\/p>\n
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This isn\u2019t the first time that Caitlin Clark\u2019s former teammate will be playing for the Australian Women\u2019s basketball league. In fact, she had represented the Adelaide Lightning for three seasons, the first of which was in 2019\/20. She returned down under for a second spell between 2023-25. While she struggled to get a look-in in the WNBA this season, she has been one of the stars of Australian basketball. Although the exact stats aren\u2019t publicly available, her defensive game has drawn huge admirers, and she was even named as a finalist for the Robyn Maher Defensive Player of the Year award in her past two seasons in the WNBL.<\/p>\n
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Since a WNBL season runs from October to mid to late February, Turner\u2019s tenure with the Perth Lynx won\u2019t clash with her WNBA commitments. But the question is, \u2018will\u2019 she return to the W?<\/p>\n
Will Brianna Turner Return to the Indiana Fever?<\/p>\n
Brianna Turner\u2019s contract<\/a> with the Indiana Fever was only for one year. This means that the player will be an unrestricted free agent in 2026. In the last 3 years, Turner has been with 3 different WNBA teams. Therefore, there is no guarantee that she will be wearing a Fever jersey next year, or any official WNBA jersey at all! During a past presser, Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White had stated her desire to \u201cget a lot of the players back\u201d.<\/p>\n
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