Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell make significant career decisions
Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Aug 30, 2026, 3:59 AM
Last updated Aug 30, 2026
Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell of the Indiana Fever have made important choices regarding their basketball careers. Boston recently signed a four-year contract extension worth $6.3 million, securing her with the Fever through 2029. Mitchell, however, signed a supermax contract worth $1.4 million and will not participate in the 3×3 league Unrivaled this season, opting instead for a contract with Project B, a new professional women's global league. This raises concerns among Fever owners about the financial implications and potential risks of significant injuries outside the WNBA, especially given the high salaries of both players, now earning seven figures. The regarding player contracts and offseason decisions is shifting in the WNBA as it moves into a new financial era.
- •Aliyah Boston signs four-year extension worth $6.3 million.
- •Kelsey Mitchell signs a supermax contract for $1.4 million.
- •Mitchell opts for Project B, not playing in Unrivaled season.
- •Concerns raised about risk for WNBA team owners with player injuries.
- •Both players now earn seven figures in WNBA, altering contractual expectations.
- 12:23 PMYahoo Sports — Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell’s Career Moves Put Fever Owners On Alert, Former Insider Claims
- 3:59 AMYahoo Sports — “Real Issue”: Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell’s Career Decisions Reveal Alarming Concerns for Fever Owners, Claims Former Insider
"Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell are easily among the top players in the Fever franchise right now. Plus, with the new CBA proposal these players and their teammates are all seeing a lot more money than they did before. This is a great thing for the players, but it also means that the franchises will [...]
"With the 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement, WNBA salaries have been pushed to as much as $1. 4 million for supermax players, but franchise risk control is now becoming a big question mark.
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External links- Yahoo SportsAug 31, 2026, 12:23 PMAliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell’s Career Moves Put Fever Owners On Alert, Former Insider Claims
Aliyah Boston and Kelsey Mitchell are easily among the top players in the Fever franchise right now. Plus, with the new CBA proposal these players and their teammates are all seeing a lot more money than they did before. This is a great thing for the players, but it also means that the franchises will [...]
- Yahoo SportsAug 30, 2026, 3:59 AM“Real Issue”: Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell’s Career Decisions Reveal Alarming Concerns for Fever Owners, Claims Former Insider
With the 2026 Collective Bargaining Agreement, WNBA salaries have been pushed to as much as $1. 4 million for supermax players, but franchise risk control is now becoming a big question mark.
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