Sophie Cunningham Shares 'Frustrating' Opinion About Fever Contract

News broke that the Indiana Fever signed Sophie Cunningham to a one-year deal last week, which cemented that most of the Fever's core from the 2025 season would be returning. Most free agency deals over the past few weeks have also come with monetary figures attached, especially when players are getting paid over seven figures. However, this was not the case when Cunningham's deal was announced. It since became clear that Cunningham's salary is $665,000 for 2026, according to Spotrac. And the reason why now seems to be that Cunningham might not be receiving as much as she would have liked, or at least would have hoped for. Cunningham's contract situation came up during an April 20 episode of her "Show Me Something" podcast. After noting the fact that Cunningham re-signed with the Fever, her co-host, West Wilson, asked, "Given the changes in structure and money [with the new CBA], was the contract better than you thought it would be?" Cunningham shook her head emphatically, signaling a clear response. This pr