Raven Johnson Explains 'Surreal' Feeling Before Fever Game vs Liberty

While the Indiana Fever selecting Raven Johnson with their No. 10 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft was somewhat polarizing among Fever fans, the former South Carolina Gamecocks guard has done a wonderful job ingratiating herself with the Fever fan base and franchise throughout preseason training camp. Johnson has not only curried favor with what she can do on the basketball court, but the way she has conducted herself in front of a microphone has been even more impressive. She has shown a real gratitude toward Indiana for using their draft pick on her, and praised her new teammates for showing her the ropes during what has surely been a wild time in her life. Johnson added to this with a wholesome sentiment she shared when speaking about her emotions heading into the Fever's preseason opener against the New York Liberty on April 24. "I feel like I'm dreaming, literally. Like, I can't believe I'm in the WNBA. I dreamed of this as a little girl. But I feel like when the first game comes, I'm probably gonna be like,