Aliyah Boston probably wished she could take her question back the second Shakira Austin answered it.
Kelsey Mitchell hits unrestricted free agency as one of the biggest names on the market after a career-best 2026 campaign with Indiana, averaging 24.7 points per game while shooting 50.9% from the field and 45% from three.
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With plenty of front-office changes happening in Indiana and free agency talks opening in February, her future is completely up in the air.
Meanwhile, Shakira Austin just put together a brilliant 2026 season of her own for Washington, averaging 17.0 points, 9.5 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 blocks on 48.3% shooting, including a 31-point, 10-rebound outburst against Portland and a 20-point, 10-rebound double-double right against Mitchell’s Fever.
Shakira Austin wants to play alongside Kelsey Mitchell
Aliyah Boston got way more than she bargained for during a recent chat with Shakira Austin. When Boston asked the Mystics forward to name one WNBA player she would love to team up with, Austin dropped Indiana Fever guard Kelsey Mitchell‘s name, leaving a panicked Boston scrambling.
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Aliyah Boston asked on Post Moves: “One player you’d love to team up with.”
Shakira Austin responded: “I ain’t going to lie. Uh, no shade but Kelsey Mitchell.”
Aliyah Boston then said: “Not too much. Not too much shade. Slow it down. We got to edit this, y’all. We got to edit this. I should have never asked that.”
Re-signing Kelsey Mitchell is easily Indiana’s biggest priority this offseason as they try to keep their core intact. Still, Austin’s comment adds a fun twist to free agency, showing that if Mitchell decides to test the open market, she already has a star teammate openly lobbying for her in Washington.
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