Free agent Sophie Cunningham has agreed to a one-year contract to return to the Indiana Fever, sources confirmed to ESPN on Sunday. The 6-foot-1 guard rejoins Kelsey Mitchell and Lexie Hull as key free agents coming back to the team that reached the WNBA semifinals last season. Cunningham's return provides valuable experience alongside young stars Aliyah Boston and Caitlin Clark.

Cunningham spent the first six years of her career with the Phoenix Mercury before joining the Fever in a four-team trade before the 2025 season. Last year she averaged 8.6 points and 3.5 rebounds while shooting over 43% from three-point range in 30 games. Her season ended in August when she suffered a season-ending MCL tear in her right knee.

The Fever have been active in free agency, also adding Monique Billings and Ty Harris to complement their core. Cunningham, drafted in the second round in 2019 after a standout career at Missouri, brings championship experience and perimeter shooting that should bolster Indiana's title aspirations.