The Optimistic Sophie Cunningham fever on the potential race of the title with Caitlin Clark
The fever of the Indiana He played the playoffs last year for the first time since 2016 largely due to the Superstar Rookie Caitlin Clark. This offseason, a new coach and the addition of several key players have increased the chances of success in Indiana.
Sophie Cunningham, one of those added, believes that the fever is main for a race to WNBA championship.
The guard of the Indiana Caitlin Clark (22) dribbles beyond the guard of Phoenix Mercury Sophie Cunningham (9) during the first half of a Wnba basketball match on Sunday 30 June 2024 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)
The 28 -year -old guard was acquired by the Phoenix Suns fever in February as part of a four -team trade that included the additions of Dallas Wings Jaelyn Brown and choice n. 19 In the Wnba Draft of 2025.
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“I am enthusiastic. I think this is a new era for myself,” Cunningham said to Fox News Digital in a recent interview. “I have to learn a lot, learn to become a professional. And now I can go to Indiana to play with some of the best players all over the world at the moment.”
On the list there is a new teammate Caitlin Clark, who stormed his career as a professional.
“We talked a lot in the last two months since I exchanged and it’s just a good human being,” Cuningham said Clark. “I think he has humor for her, he has wit. Everyone with whom I spoke with they said he is a great teammate. He just wants to win, right?”
The guard of the Indiana fever Caitlin Clark (22) rushes to the field against the guard of Phoenix Mercury Sophie Cunningham (9) Friday 12 July 2024, during the match at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (Grace Holors / Indystar / USA TODAY Network)
Cunningham told Fox News Digital that he believes that the “style of play” of Indiana is something in which it thrives. He said he believes that if the chemistry in the field is there, this team has good chance of winning a championship.
“I am just enthusiastic about competitiveness (of Clark). I am enthusiastic about everything that leads to the table. But once again, I am enthusiastic for everyone, right? You have Kelsey Mitchell, who has also been a veterinarian, who has been there for years, that I only have a wind. It is re-motivated, he refocalized my energy.
Cunningham, 28, was drawn up of Phoenix In the second round of the Wnba 2019 Draft and became one of the most popular players in the League. It appeared in 182 games, with an average of 7.7 points per game, 2.7 total rebounds and 1.4 assists.
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His best season was in 2022, when he scored 12.6 points per game, 4.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists on average.
Sophie Cunningham #9 of the Phoenix Mercury reacts to an out -of -limit call during the match against New York Liberty at the Footprint Center on August 26, 2024 in Phoenix, Arizona. Freedom defeated Mercury 84-70. (Chris Coed/Getty Images)
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Cunningham spoke with Fox News Digital on behalf of his partnership with this nutrition during the female NCAA tournament. The former star of the University of Missouri, who made appearances in the second round in each of his four seasons with the tigers, praised the new attention that the female tournament has received over the years.
“It’s enormous. And I think, you know, talent and controversial, competitiveness has always been there. Now it is only on TV where people are able to testify and in love with our game and fall in love with the players,” he said. “I was part of the NCAA tournament for four years. Now I will be a fan behind a bar that supports him with this.”
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During the weekend, Cunningham hosted a fans with fans in New York on behalf of this nutrition.
“I am really enthusiastic. I just think their products are becoming bigger, they are improving – still high proteins, low sugars – and therefore as an elite level athlete that is exactly what you want,” he said about his partnership. “You still want to eat healthy, but for me too, I have a weakness for sweets and therefore because I shouldn’t indulge in a tasty surprise because it is something that will always stick with me, so I would prefer to eat something that is good for me how bad you know.”
The Associated Press has contributed to this report.
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