Your guide to the new Indiana Fever players

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15-05-2025

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.