After five seasons with the Connecticut Sun, six-time All-Star DeWanna Bonner is signing with the Indiana Fever as a free agent, according to multiple reports.
The one-year deal adds another star to a Fever team quietly having a tremendous offseason. The team had already re-signed All-Star guard Kelsey Mitchell to a supermax contract, signed free agent forward Natasha Howard, a two-time All-Star and the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year, and added guard Sophie Cunningham in a multi-team trade.
Bonner’s decision to join the Fever came as a shock to fans, many of whom expected the veteran forward join the Phoenix Mercury. Not only did Bonner spend the first 10 years of her career in Phoenix, but Bonner’s fiancée, Alyssa Thomas, was just traded to the Mercury from the Sun.
The Fever now boast a remarkable roster. We haven’t even mentioned the team’s biggest stars: Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston, the past two winners of the WNBA Rookie of the Year award.
After finishing the 2024 regular season in sixth-place with a 20-20 record, the Fever have set themselves up to be legitimate WNBA title contenders. While teams like the 2024 champion New York Liberty, 2024 runner-up Minnesota Lynx and 2023 champion Las Vegas Aces will likely still be the favorites, the Fever have certainly cemented themselves in the conversation.
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DeWanna Bonner stats
Heading into her age-37 season, Bonner showed that she still has a lot to offer a team like the Fever. In 2024, Bonner averaged 15 points, six rebounds, and two assists per game en route to an All-Star bid and a 14th-place finish in MVP voting.
For her career, Bonner has averaged 14.9 points, 6.1 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, all while shooting 41.6% from the field and 30.4% from three-point territory.
She is a three-time Sixth Player of the Year award recipient and has finished top-10 in MVP voting three times, with the most recent such honor coming in 2020.
Indiana Fever roster comparison
2024 Fever roster:
*- player is no longer on team
Grace Berger*
Aliyah Boston
Caitlin Clark
Damaris Dantas
Temi Fagbenle*
Lexie Hull
Kelsey Mitchell
Katie Lou Samuelson
Victaria Saxton
NaLyssa Smith*
Kristy Wallace
Erica Wheeler
2025 Fever roster:
*- added this offseason; Wheeler became a free agent after 2024 season and is unsigned
Kelsey Mitchell (two-time All-Star)
Kristy Wallace
Victaria Saxton
Natasha Howard* (two-time All-Star)
Aliyah Boston (two-time All-Star)
Sophie Cunningham*
Lexie Hull
DeWanna Bonner* (Six-time All-Star)
Damiris Dantas
Jaelyn Brown*
Caitlin Clark (All-Star)
Katie Lou Samuelson
Indiana Fever 2025 championship odds
According to BetMGM, the Fever have the fourth-best odds to win the 2025 WNBA championship. Here are the odds for the top-five teams in the WNBA.
New York Liberty: +200
Las Vegas Aces: +240
Minnesota Lynx: +350
Indiana Fever: +550
Phoenix Mercury: +1400