The Indiana Fever have parted ways with coach Christie Sides after two seasons, the team announced on Sunday. Sides, who was hired ahead of the 2023 season, went 33-47 during her time in Indianapolis and led the Fever to their first playoff appearance since 2016 last season.
Despite that accomplishment, the organization decided to go in a different direction. Moving on from Sides completes a total overhaul of the basketball brain trust. Earlier in the offseason, the Fever hired Amber Cox as the chief operating officer and general manager and brought Kelly Krauskopf — the team’s original president and general manager from 2000-18 — back as the president of basketball and business operations.
“We are incredibly thankful to Coach Sides for embracing the challenge of leading us through an integral transition period over the last two seasons, while also positioning us well for future growth,” Krauskopf said in a statement Sunday.
“While decisions like these are never easy, it is also imperative that we remain bold and assertive in the pursuit of our goals, which includes maximizing our talent and bringing another WNBA championship back to Indiana. Coach Sides was an incredible representative of the Fever…
