Pair of Fever stars extend WNBA athlete list joining Project B league

November 25, 2025

Indiana Fever guards Kelsey Mitchell and Sophie Cunningham are the latest WNBA players to sign on with women’s basketball startup league Project B, which begins play in Europe, Asia and Latin America in 2026.

On Monday and Tuesday, the league revealed that Mitchell and Cunningham would join its expanding roster that includes names like Seattle Storm forward Nneka Ogwumike and Phoenix Mercury Forward Alyssa Thomas. As with Ogwumike and Thomas, the Fever stars will also have ownership in the league.”Project B represents the next evolution of women’s basketball,” Mitchell said in a statement on Monday. “I’m honored to be part of this global movement and excited to compete on a stage built for the future of the game.”

Cunningham echoed her Fever teammate’s thoughts, saying she was “excited to join Project B’s athlete roster as they launch a new chapter in women’s basketball.” The WNBA star, who has previously been critical of the WNBA, heaped praise on the startup organization as it pushes to grow basketball globally. “Our game is exploding in popularity, and I’m all in on carrying that momentum forward in any way I can, both at home in the US and beyond,” she said. USA Today