{"id":385246,"date":"2026-01-03T10:08:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:08:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/385246\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T10:08:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T10:08:07","slug":"sue-birds-assessment-of-indiana-fever-star-promises-best-wnba-season-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/385246\/","title":{"rendered":"Sue Bird\u2019s assessment of Indiana Fever star promises best WNBA season yet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6c\">Aliyah Boston\u2019s transition from the college game to the WNBA was seamless. Although only 24, the Fever star already has a stacked resume that features a unanimous Rookie of the Year selection, three All-Star selections, a 2025 Commissioner\u2019s Cup championship, and spots on the 2025 All-WNBA Second Team and All-Defensive Second Team.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6f\">While Boston was a star as soon as she entered the W, her third year in the league was <a href=\"https:\/\/highposthoops.com\/fever-star-aliyah-boston-quietly-establishing-herself-mvp-candidate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">her best season yet<\/a>. She grew significantly as a playmaker, helped lead the Fever on a surprisingly deep playoff run, and officially entered All-WNBA territory. Her fourth season in the league will be her most important one yet. Not only will she have to solidify her standing as one of the best bigs in the league, but the expectations for her team are also sky-high. Sue Bird, for one, seems to think Boston looks ready to take on the challenge.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6i\">\u201cAliyah Boston looks great right now,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/m.youtube.com\/watch?v=lD-SGbtwMRQ\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Sue Bird said during her Unrivaled preview <\/a>on the latest episode of Bird\u2019s Eye View. \u201cShe looked great in USA camp. She\u2019s now really found her game and just has a confidence about \u2018this is what I do, and I\u2019m going to be great at these things.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6l\">Confidence is a big part of growing a young player\u2019s game. Sue Bird knows what finding that confidence looks like, and if she sees it in Boston, the rest of the league should start to worry about her and the Fever.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Boston\u2019s development is one of the keys to the Fever\u2019s championship pursuit\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6r\">Boston proved that she was a great player in her first three seasons in the league, but she is still only 24. This is just the beginning, and Bird\u2019s assessment of Boston\u2019s growth promises another leap in her fourth WNBA season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6u\">That leap could be the key to the Fever\u2019s first true championship pursuit with their current core. Boston, Caitlin Clark, and Kelsey Mitchell are the most important players on the Fever\u2019s roster. If Boston can get even better, it would make going through some of the great bigs that stand between the Fever and a shot at a championship less difficult.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-secondary my-f-1\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6x\">For Boston, there are two obvious areas of improvement: expanding her range, which is something Fever coach <a href=\"https:\/\/highposthoops.com\/stephanie-white-hints-at-major-change-coming-to-fever-star-s-game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Stephanie White has been adamant about<\/a>, and really leaning into her ability as a playmaker. The latter, especially, could completely change the way the Fever play. Boston took significant steps forward as a playmaker when Clark was out, but the Fever haven\u2019t really gotten a chance to see what utilizing Boston as a point-forward would look like with Clark there to benefit from her passing.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aliyah Boston\u2019s transition from the college game to the WNBA was seamless. 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