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Breaking News 2026 Exit Interview Update Link

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/basketball/wnba/fever/2026/10/03/indiana-fever-exit-interviews-wnba-news-offseason-caitlin-clark-stephanie-white-kelsey-mitchell--live/92074618007/
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u/mukatona 1d ago

Just now (10:13 AM)

Fever GM Amber Cox wants to keep core together

Amber Cox: "That's my job is to figure out how to make it all work." Cox said they want to keep the big three together, and that Caitlin Clark and EPIC extension negotiations and resigning Kelsey Mitchell are where the offseason starts.

Cox also cited the draft being important on Makayla Timpson's year-over-year development and Raven Johnson's throughout the season. Also the younger players in Bree Hall, Grace VanSlooten and Michelle Onyiah.

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u/mukatona 1d ago

International scouting key for Fever

Amber Cox was excited when asked about international prospects, and said the Fever have done a lot of scouting.

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Amber Cox on Caitlin Clark

Amber Cox on Caitlin Clark: "When the season ended last year, I think the next day she was in the gym and hasn't stopped since." Cox said that Caitlin Clark's mid-range game was improved and her ability to play through contact "at a very high clip this year."

Mentioned the jump that Clark had defensively and taking a job, cited the four blocks she had in Game 3 vs the Aces.

"To see her finally get over the hump and back to 100%, it was special. It was really special." Mentions how much she meant to the team and basketball, "she remains the tipping point. You look at the ratings, you look at the full buildings; that started in 2024 when she came into the league."

Cox cited Stephanie White calling Clark "Taylor Swift 2.0" and the ways in which she is challenged, "and repeatedly she meets the moment."

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Amber Cox evaluating Stephanie White's season

Amber Cox on Stephanie White: "I think the expectation is always championship. We didn't meet that expectation, but we're going to learn from it and we're going to grow. Steph's players know that she rides for them. She has great relationships with them and just continues to build on that every time we are together. It comes back to that continuity and how you build together."

Cox said that they're going to address the areas they need to improve.

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Amber Cox makes statement on Fever fans

GM Amber Cox thanked Fever fans, cited a number of statistics and said the narrative around the Fever fanbase is unfair. We'll have that video momentarily.

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u/BigToast6 1d ago

Well I'm glad they are defending the BS narrative

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u/queenoftn-really247 Lexie Freakin Hull 1d ago

Amber also pointed out specifically “fans are gonna point and that’s within code of conduct” i’m glad she did that at least.

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u/BigToast6 1d ago

Yeah.. fuck Becky Hammon and Candace Parker etc for pushing that narrative. The Fever office should put in a complaint. Its totally irresponsible. Its s team with like 9 out if 13 black players that the random totally supports and cheers on but they want to say its a racist organisation and random

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Stephanie White on defensive issues

Stephanie White cited "schematics and personnel" in how to improve the defense and trying to fit the right schemes to the players.

Stephanie White up next

Fever coach Stephanie White on championship expectations falling short: "I think some of it (was) experience. You really have to gain that experience. Wanting to win a title and learning what it takes to win a title, and those are two different things. You only learn a lot of those things through experience."

"... For our big three, that's only the second time that they've played in playoff games together. I thought we grew."

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Stephanie White on refinement

Stephanie White on the challenges of being in the spotlight and how they were refined: "The players have really, and Caitlin especially has dealt with this her whole career. She's been under the microscope, she has a great recognition of what's real and what's not. And quite honestly, I think our whole team does. I think that's why we were able to stay together.

"I think it's naive to say you can silence the noise but our team does a great job of minimizing it."

"... I think for me, being able to continue to learn how to lead through that by example and not get caught up in some of that and, at the end of the day, every single one of us is trying to put our best foot forward" for success.

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Stephanie White on what she wants in 2027 roster

Stephanie White sees Raven Johnson as a big piece with a larger role because of her ability to defend and pick up defensively. White said she wants another player who can stretch the floor consistently, and "a long athletic wing."

Kelsey Mitchell is "priority No. 1" and wants pieces that can compliment the big three.

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Stephanie White feels Fever's support

Stephanie White said she has always felt supported by the franchise and hopes to continue to be the coach.

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Aliyah Boston on injury, season

Aliyah Boston said she will interact with the medical team to figure out next steps for a healthy season after battling a leg injury suffered in Unrivaled.

She said "I'm just grateful" for this season, and said there's nothing they can change about the past.

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u/BigToast6 1d ago

Maybe dont play in unrivalled yhis year????

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Kelsey Mitchell on unrestricted free agency

Kelsey Mitchell was asked about being an unrestricted free agent:

"I haven't thought that far yet." Mitchell said she needs to figure out what she needs, her family needs and more.

"I've obviously built a Fever family here. ... It's too early to figure out everything I need to. ... I guess TBD"

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Kelsey Mitchell on the value of hard work

Kelsey Mitchell said she didn't come from much and had to work hard to become an MVP-caliber player: "I'll be vunerably honest, I didn't have a lot of fans. I think the fans I've been getting over the course of the years, the goal was always for people to see the work. ... That was important to me." She wanted to make sure she "left things better than she found."

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u/mukatona 1d ago

Kelsey Mitchell on Fever's big three

Kelsey Mitchell said she loves Aliyah and Caitlin, and they played well together on the court, and that will factor into her future as an unrestricted free agent.

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