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Bold Indiana Fever 2026 WNBA Draft Prediction Raises Eyebrows
Jun 22, 2025; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Indiana Fever guard Caitlin Clark (22) during the during the first half of a WNBA basketball game against the Las Vegas Aces at T-Mobile Arena. Mandatory Credit: Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images Lucas Peltier-Imagn Images
There's no doubt that the Indiana Fever's roster for the 2026 WNBA season is going to feature some new faces. This is owed to several things. One is that if a new Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) is ratified, the first order of business will likely be figuring out when the Expansion Draft for the Toronto Tempo and the Portland Fire will take place. Regardless of whether the Fever get to protect five or six players for that process, they're likely to lose at least two members of their 2025 roster to those respective drafts. After that will come WNBA free agency. And since every WNBA veteran except two is becoming a free agent, there's sure to be a lot of turnover from team to team. All of this makes it easy to forget that there's still going to be the 2026 WNBA Draft, likely at some point in April. And while the Fever don't know what their entire roster will look like at that point, they do know they'll have the No. 10 pick, which should make some appealing options available. ESPN WNBA insider Michael Vo

This article first appeared on Indiana Fever on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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