Indiana Fever, Aliyah Boston strike $6.3 million extension; highest total value in WNBA history

Boston averaged a career-high 15.0 points along with 8.2 rebounds and 3.7 assists in the regular season en route to finishing sixth in MVP voting, just behind Mitchell in fifth. Boston was also named to the All-WNBA second team, which made her eligible for the Exceptional Performance in Initial Contract clause in the new CBA. She is the first player to sign this clause in WNBA history. As part of the EPIC clause, any player who is still on her rookie deal and has already made an All-WNBA team can renegotiate to increase her salary in the final year of her contract. What’s more, the player must also add a minimum of three new years to her deal.

Boston and Clark, arguably the best young duo in the WNBA, are now under contract through at least 2027. Clark is also eligible for the EPIC clause since she was named to the All-WNBA first team in 2024. The star point guard will likely wait until next year, however, to sign an extension because she’s entering only the third year of her rookie deal and her salary can’t be renegotiated until the fourth year. Clark is still set to receive a massive pay bump from her previous 2026 salary of $85,873 under the old CBA to $528,846 in the new CBA.

While Clark is the unquestioned face of the Fever, Boston’s arrival has also been invaluable to their resurgence. She became the first No. 1 pick in Franchise history when she was drafted out of South Carolina in 2023. The former Gamecocks star, who won a national championship in 2022, already ranks No. 4 in Fever history with 1,051 rebounds and second in double-doubles with 41.

The Fever begin training camp Sunday. They will open their season May 9 at home against the Dallas Wings, who are headlined by 2025 and 2026 No. 1 picks Paige Bueckers and Azzi Fudd, respectively.

This article originally appeared in The Athletic.

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