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Lexie Hull led the Indiana Fever to the brink of the WNBA Finals last season.
He did it without Caitlin Clark on the court after the superstar was injured.
Now, with Clark returning in 2026, Hull believes and hopes to win a championship and promote the game to the next generation of fans and aspiring players.
Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10), guard Caitlin Clark (22) and guard Sophie Cunningham (8) laugh near the team bench June 3, 2025, during a game against the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (IMAGE)
“Seeing girls, seeing guys show up every day and being able to give them aspirations and show them what they can do and show them the possibilities,” Hull told Pak Gazette Digital about the rewards of playing in the WNBA.
“Growing up, I didn’t necessarily watch the WNBA as much, I didn’t dream of playing in the league at a young age. And now girls have the ability to watch us, see us, dream about being professional athletes. And that’s the most rewarding part of this.
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“I love the game and I love when [the fans] appear. And that’s part of the reason why I love doing what I do: seeing the fans in the stands, seeing the girls and being able to be a role model for them on and off the court. “I think that’s really what motivates me and fuels me.”
Hull, who was drafted by the Fever in 2022, played her first two seasons in the WNBA without the major attention that Clark brought in 2024.
They led the Fever to the playoffs together for the first time since 2016 that year before Hull led the team on a playoff run while Clark and teammate Sophie Cunningham were sidelined with injuries in 2026.
In 2025, the best year of his career, Hull averaged career highs in points (7.2), rebounds (4.3), and assists (1.8), while shooting 36.7% from 3-point range and appearing in all 44 games.
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Indiana Fever’s Lexie Hull during a game against the Washington Mystics at CFG Bank in Baltimore on September 7, 2025. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
In the playoffs he averaged 10.3 points, five rebounds and two assists in eight games. It all came to an end in a 107-98 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 5 of the WNBA semifinals.
But Hull says he believes the 2026 team, in the third year of the Clark era, will be a different show and will challenge for the title.
“I think it’s because we got to where we got last year without some of our key pieces, and with a lot of injuries, and a lot of adversity… Our bench was longer than any other bench. We had more people in the training room getting treatment than any other team, and we still almost made it to the Finals,” Hull said.
“To taste that and to be so close and feel like we have a lot more to give, I think that changes our mentality a little bit. And it’s not necessarily overconfidence, but confidence in the fact that we really have a chance. And we should play like every game matters, and we’re preparing for the last one.
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Lexie Hull, Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fevers watch as the Golden State Valkyries celebrate their 88-77 victory in a WNBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco on June 19, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
“I think it’s very achievable with what we’re going to be able to do with free agency.”
