Caitlin Clark Excited For Fever Season, Under Contract For Two More After Option Exercised
The Indiana Fever exercised the 2027 team option in Caitlin Clark's contract during training camp. The star guard is excited for the coming season.
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK - APRIL 25: Caitlyn Clark #22 of the Indiana Fever gets shot up over Sabrina Ionescu #20 of the New York Liberty at Barclays Center on April 25, 2026 in Brooklyn, New York. (Photo by Michelle Farsi/Getty Images) Getty Images INDIANAPOLIS – Late last week, the Indiana Fever made the obvious a formality by exercising a team option in the contract of star guard Caitlin Clark. Clark, an MVP candidate who missed time due to injuries last season, is perhaps the best guard in the WNBA.
She was named to the All-WNBA First Team as a rookie in 2024, then averaged 16. 5 points and 8. 8 assists per game last season.
Her talent is undeniable, and the Fever look to be contenders in the coming season. Naturally, keeping the young star in Indiana as long as possible should be a goal for the franchise, and picking up her team option for 2027 does exactly that. Clark is on her rookie scale contract after being the first overall pick in the 2024 WNBA Draft.
Rookie scale deals come with a pre-determined salary value across four seasons – the new Collective Bargaining Agreement bumped up Clark’s salary for 2026 and 2027 , but she’s still on that four-year pact. And rookie scale deals have another unique quirk in that they have team options that cover the final seasons, but they have to be picked up a full year in advance. As it pertains to Clark, that meant the Fever had to decide about her contractual future for the 2027 season before the 2026 campaign even began.