Sophie Cunningham optimistic of Fever about the potential title with Caitlin Clark

Indiana fever He arrived at the playoffs last year for the first time since 2016 largely due to the rookie superstar Caitlin Clark. This low season, a new chief coach and the addition of several key players have increased the chances of success in Indiana.

Sophie Cunningham, one of those additions, believes that fever is better for a career in the WNBA championship.

The 28 -year -old guard was acquired by the Phoenix Suns fever in February as part of an exchange of four teams that included the additions of Jaelyn Brown of the Dallas Wings and Selection No. 19 in the 2025 WNBA Draft.

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“I am excited. I think this is a new era for me,” Cunningham told Pak Gazette Digital in a recent interview. “I have to learn a lot, learn to become a professional. And now I can go to Indiana to play with some of the best players in the world at this time.”

On the list there is a new teammate Caitlin Clark, who took his professional career by assault.

“We have spoken a lot in recent months since they exchanged to me and she is a good human,” Cunningham said about Clark. “I think she has humor for her, she has ingenuity for her. Everyone with whom I talked said she is a great teammate. He just wants to win, right?”

Indiana’s fever guard, Caitlin Clark (22), rushes to the court against Phoenix Mercury Sophie Cunningham (9) on Friday, July 12, 2024, during the game in Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Grace Holgars / Indiestar / USA Today Network)

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Cunningham told Pak Gazette Digital that he believes that Indiana’s “style of play” is something he thrives. He said he believes that if the chemistry on the court is there, this team has a good opportunity to win a championship.

“I am excited by [Clark’s] Competitiveness I am excited by everything she brings to the table. But again, I’m excited by everyone, right? You have Kelsey Mitchell, who has also been veterinarian, who has been there for years, who is also a player of a player. And so, for me, only to be part of something for the first time, a new team for the first time in six years, I think it is a new wind. It is what I needed. It is motivated again, my energy is forwarded. And again, as at the end of the day, I just want to win. I want championships and I think this is the appropriate team for it. ”

Cunningham, 28, was recruited By Phoenix In the second round of the WNBA 2019 and has become one of the most popular players in the League. She appeared in 182 games, averaging 7.7 points per game, 2.7 total rebounds and 1.4 assists.

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His best season was in 2022, when he averaged 12.6 points per game, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists.

Sophie Cunningham #9 of the Phoenix Mercury reacts to a call outside the limits during the game against the New York Liberty in Footprint Center on August 26, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Freedom defeated Mercury 84-70. (Chris Coduto/Getty Images)

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“It’s huge. And I think, you know, talent and struggle, competitiveness has always been there. Now it is only on television where people can witness it and fall in love with our game and fall in love with the players,” he said. “I was part of the NCAA tournament for four years. Now I can be a fan behind a bar that supports him with Quest.”

“I am really excited. I think their products are getting bigger, they are improving, even as a high protein, low sugar, and just as an elite level athlete, that is exactly what you want,” he said about his association. “You still want to eat healthy, but also, for me, I have a tooth of sweets, and why I would not want to enjoy a little pleasure because that is something that will always stay with me, so I prefer to eat something that is good for me about what you know something bad.”