The WNBA’s coaching carousel has reached another level in the 2024 offseason.
One week after the WNBA Finals ended, the Indiana Fever announced they parted ways with head coach Christie Sides. Sides is the sixth coach to be dismissed this offseason and there could be even more movement, meaning over half the league could start next season with a new head coach.
While openings in Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Los Angeles and Washington are appealing in their own right, Indiana’s job may be the most attractive because it comes with an opportunity to coach the league’s last two No. 1 overall picks and Rookies of the Year: Caitlin Clark and Aliyah Boston.
Here are some options that make sense for the job.
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Stephanie White
Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. Despite still being under contract as the head coach in Connecticut, White has been linked to the Fever long before Sides’ dismissal, including a recent report from Annie Costabile of the Chicago Sun-Times.
White is an Indiana native who starred at Purdue, spent most of her playing career with the Fever and was already the franchise’s head coach in 2015 and 2016. The 2023…
