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Indiana Fever Have Words for Kelsey Mitchell After Chicago Sky Game

Originally posted on Athlon Sports
By Rowan Fisher-Shotton | Last updated Sep 6, 2025 4:07 PM ET

The Indiana Fever used Saturday to put a spotlight on their top scorer and veteran leader, Kelsey Mitchell.

In an appreciation post on X, the team called out Mitchell’s season line of 20.5 points per game on 45.3% shooting with 3.5 assists and noted she leads the WNBA in 3-pointers made with 107.

The nod arrived less than 24 hours after Indiana’s 97-77 win over the Chicago Sky to fortify playoff positioning and in the middle of a stretch when Mitchell has shouldered primary-creator duties with Caitlin Clark sidelined for most of the season.

The public push reflects a fan-driven MVP drumbeat that’s grown louder as the Fever keep pace in the standings.

Kelsey Mitchell appreciation post

she is averaging 20.5 PPG, 45.3 FG%, 3.5 APG and leads the league in three-pointers made with 107 and counting this season.

MVP Mitchell pic.twitter.com/M4fBu1AZOu
— Indiana Fever (@IndianaFever) September 6, 2025

Mitchell is one of just two players to have eclipsed 100 made threes on the season, and her turnovers (1.7 per game) have stayed low despite a top-10 usage rate (26.5%), boasting the highest assist-to-turnover ratio (2.03) of any player with over a 25% usage rate.

In the last two weeks of August and early September, she scored more than 25 points four times in eight games, including a season-high 38 in an overtime win against the Connecticut Sun on Aug. 17.

The MVP Conversation and Where the Odds Stand

The Fever’s post ended with a two-word tag, "MVP Mitchell," that mirrors how a growing segment of fans has reframed her season.

In a field often anchored by top-two seeds and all-in-one box-scorers, Mitchell’s candidacy is unconventional but not baseless: elite 3-point volume and efficiency, a usage spike without a corresponding turnover surge and a tangible team impact.

Still, the betting markets have treated her as a long shot for most of the year. As of Saturday, ESPN Bet has A'ja Wilson (-140) of the Las Vegas Aces as the favorite to win the award, followed by Napheesa Collier (+105) of the Minnesota Lynx.

While Indiana’s late push and Mitchell’s continued production have narrowed perception gaps, she remains outside the consensus favorites.

This article first appeared on Athlon Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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