Kelsey Mitchell's fate at Indiana Fever is so unpredictable now that her contract expires at the end of the 2024 season she has been at Indiana Fever since being drafted number two overall in 2018 through thick and thin mostly thin Mitchell has remained loyal to the franchise signing a three-year extension in 2021 that keeps her in Indiana until the end of the 2024 season it hasn't been an easy ride with four coaches in s years and four seasons of single-digit wins Mitchell has experienced the tough side of professional basketball before the arrival of Caitlyn Clark yet with gamebridge Fieldhouse now selling out and the fever in the playoffs things are looking up tsea is a classic example of someone who's been through the ringer with us said fever GM Lind dun she's had it rough but the last couple of years have shown her the direction we're heading Mitchell the team's leading scorer for five consecutive seasons is averaging 17.7 points per game this year just shy of Caitlyn Clark's 17.8 her 3,651 career points Place her second in franchise history trailing only to Mika Catchings the fever clearly value Mitchell's consistency and scoring prowess and Dunn should discuss her future with the team after the season we'll sit down postseason and talk about what's next dun said I want Kelsey to feel like she can achieve her goals here but that's something we'll have to figure out together Mitchell for her part is excited about the prospect of exploring free agency for the first time in her career I'm going to do what's best for me she said it's a business and I'm curious to see what free agency holds however Mitchell might not get a true Taste of free agency the fever have the option to core her similar to the NFL's franchise tag offering her a one-year supermax deal in exchange for exclusive negotiating rights this would boost her salary to $241,900 a manageable increase under the fever's cap especially with Erica Wheeler's $22,100 coming off the books yet the looming expansion draft for the Golden State Valkyries complicates matters if the Valkyries core Mitchell before the fever du Indiana could lose her with top free agents like Brianna Stewart and Kelsey Plum also on the market Mitchell's future is uncertain the fever's best bet lock her down with an extension before the season ends to keep their All-Star from slipping away