{"id":304082,"date":"2025-11-20T23:01:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:01:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/304082\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T23:01:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T23:01:14","slug":"sophie-cunningham-makes-her-priorities-clear-amid-wnba-drama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/304082\/","title":{"rendered":"Sophie Cunningham Makes Her Priorities Clear Amid WNBA Drama"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham is set to be a free agent this offseason. There&#8217;ll be plenty of fans monitoring where she ends up.<\/p>\n<p>Cunningham, who started her WNBA career with the Phoenix Mercury, averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds per game this past season. She really stepped up for the Fever during Caitlin Clark&#8217;s absence. Unfortunately, her campaign was cut short due to a torn MCL.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We missed her [Clark] out on the court this year, but depending on the CBA and what\u2019s going on hopefully we\u2019re all together again,&#8221; Cunningham said.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Aug 17, 2025; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) and Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10) warm up before the start of the game against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images\u00a9 David Butler II-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent;aspect-ratio:960 \/ 640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/26fd5bff9e02c59eaa79b378b705d697.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Aug 17, 2025; Uncasville, Connecticut, USA; Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham (8) and Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10) warm up before the start of the game against the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Butler II-Imagn Images\u00a9 David Butler II-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>Speaking of the CBA, it&#8217;s very evident Cunningham wants the WNBA to have better leadership moving forward. League commissioner Cathy Engelbert hasn&#8217;t exactly raised the bar.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I\u2019m just tired of our league. They need to step up and be better,&#8221; Cunningham previously said. &#8220;Our leadership from top to bottom needs to be held accountable. I think there are a lot of people in positions of power in the WNBA who they might be really great businesspeople, but they don\u2019t know s&#8212; about basketball. And that\u2019s gotta change.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Although the 2026 WNBA season is so far away, Cunningham shared her perspective on this offseason. She seems to be leading on her faith.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Jesus is King,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/sophaller\/status\/1991216983854182818?s=20\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Cunningham wrote on social media Wednesday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Cunningham wrote on social media Wednesday<\/a>. &#8220;Remember to stay focused on what is true, right, and just. Do not waiver [sic] in doing good. Be bold and courageous.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Will the Fever keep Cunningham?<\/p>\n<p>The Fever&#8217;s top priority this offseason will be to re-sign Kelsey Mitchell. She&#8217;s coming off an MVP-caliber season.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>If the front office takes care of Mitchell early in free agency, they can shift their focus over to Cunningham. She earned $100,000 this past season, per Spotrac.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll see if Cunningham and the Fever strike a deal in the coming months.<\/p>\n<p>This story was originally reported by <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/wnba\/sophie-cunningham-makes-her-priorities-clear-amid-wnba-drama\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:The Spun;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">The Spun<\/a> on Nov 20, 2025, where it first appeared in the <a href=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/wnba\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:WNBA;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">WNBA<\/a> section. 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