May 15, 2025 - Sports
Your guide to the new Indiana Fever players
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The Indiana Fever are red hot. But this year's team looks different after offseason roster changes brought in six new players.
State of play: With the regular season tipping off Saturday, we've put together a guide to all the new members of the revamped roster.
#25 DeWanna Bonner, guard-forward

- The fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft, Bonner won WNBA titles with the Phoenix Mercury in 2009 and 2014 before heading to Connecticut in 2020.
- She finished the 2024 season No. 4 on the WNBA's all-time scorers list, ninth for all-time in rebounds and third on the list of total games played at 502.
- She only needs 215 more points to move up to No. 2 for points scored.
- Bonner is a six-time WNBA All-Star who joins Tamika Catchings as the only other player to record 7,000 points, 3,000 rebounds and 1,000 assists in league history.
#51 Sydney Colson, guard

- Colson is an established WNBA veteran who joined the Fever following three years in Las Vegas that included back-to-back championships in 2022 and 2023.
- A native of Houston, she started her career with the Connecticut Sun in 2011 after attending Texas A&M University.
- In addition to playing for six different WNBA teams, Colson also has experience playing in Poland and Israel.
#8 Sophie Cunningham, guard

- The 13th overall pick in the 2019 WNBA Draft out of Mizzou, Cunningham spent six years with the Phoenix Mercury before joining the Fever in the offseason.
- She shot nearly 38% from behind the arc in 2024, 17th-best in the league.
- Cunningham has done commentary for the Phoenix Suns and sees broadcasting in her future as a self-proclaimed "yapper."
- She provided a spark off the bench against the Mystics, forcing overtime by making two big free throws and finishing with 21 points.
#6 Natasha Howard, forward

- Drafted by the Fever as the fifth overall pick in the 2014 draft, she played two seasons in Indy before being traded.
- She won WNBA titles with Minnesota in 2017, Seattle in 2018 and Dallas in 2020.
- Howard is a two-time WNBA All-Star who was named the league's most improved player in 2018 and best defensive player in 2019.
#21 Makayla Timpson, forward-center

- Timpson, a three-time member of the ACC All-Defensive Team, was selected by the Fever with the 19th overall pick.
- She ranked third in the country for blocks per game during her final season at FSU.
- She is the only rookie on the Fever this year.
#11 Brianna Turner, forward-center

- Turner is a University of Notre Dame grad who was part of the 2018 NCAA National Championship team. She also played for a national title as a freshman in 2015.
- She holds Notre Dame records for most blocks (372) and rebounds (1,048).
- She was drafted 11th overall by the Atlanta Dream in 2019 and traded to the Phoenix Mercury before the start of her rookie season.
- She was named to the WNBA's All-Defensive Team in 2020 and 2021.
