The Indiana Fever are indeed going to bring back 2019 WNBA All-Star Game MVP Erica Wheeler after she missed the 2020 season (COVID) and played for the Sparks in 2021 and Dream in 2022. Wheeler split her rookie season of 2015 between Atlanta and New York before playing for Indiana from 2016 to 2019.
The Fever have also traded Danielle Robinson in order to get Kristy Wallace from the Dream, signed Maya Caldwell, signed Khayla Pointer, Chelsey Perry and Rennia Davis to training came contracts, taken the interim tag off of general manager Lin Dunn and promoted Hillary Spears to assistant GM. Meanwhile, unrestricted free agent Tiffany Mitchell is leaving the team to join the Lynx.
By the numbers*
Free agents (type) (2022 average salary)
Total average salary of free agents: $374,419
Total team salary: $941,879
Cap space: $478,621
Analysis
In our original Fever free agency piece, we talked about the Fever probably needing to overpay a star to get them to come to Indiana. So we said that if they were to bring Wheeler back, they may have to pay her over the max. Well, they got her back at the max, so it’s good news for them that they didn’t have to overpay. Wheeler is a legit star with the ability to score and distribute. Her numbers haven’t been consistently high every…
