Contract
One year in Indiana,
reported at $665,000
Reported 2026 value
Term
Season covered
- Club
- Indiana Fever
- Season covered
- 2026
- Length
- One year
- Reported value
- $665,000, reported fully guaranteed
- Announced
- 12 April 2026
- Status before signing
- Unrestricted free agent
- Reported by
- IndyStar and Spotrac
She wanted longer, and said so
She reached the 2026 off-season as an unrestricted free agent and re-signed with Indiana for a single season. Speaking on Show Me Something, the podcast she co-hosts, in April 2026, she called the situation “a little, kind of frustrating”: she had wanted the security of a longer-term arrangement, and the deal she signed was for one year. She returned to the subject afterwards to say the remark “made me sound snotty and ungrateful, and that is the last thing I ever want”, and that she was happy to be back.
The first off-season under the new CBA
The deal was signed in the first off-season under the collective bargaining agreement ratified in March 2026, which raised the ceiling on what WNBA clubs can pay. A $665,000 salary would not have been possible a season earlier, and it still sits well below the new maximum.
Bonuses, options and earlier salaries
The reporting does not describe bonuses, incentives, options or triggers inside the deal. Published career-earnings totals for her eight WNBA seasons disagree with one another.
What the Fever pay, and what they do not
The $665,000 is her basketball salary. It is separate from her commercial work, which by August 2026 ran to seven partnerships, the most recent being Once Upon A Coconut, announced by the company on 17 August 2026. It is separate again from her USA Network studio role and her podcast. None of those announcements discloses a fee. They are described on off the court.
A salary is not a fortune. What she is paid to play in one season says nothing about accumulated wealth; the published estimates are on net worth.
Sophie Cunningham’s contract: three questions answered
What is Sophie Cunningham's salary in 2026?
$665,000, as reported by IndyStar and by the contract tracker Spotrac. Because the deal runs for the single 2026 season and is reported as fully guaranteed, that figure is both the reported total contract value and the compensation for the year. The WNBA publishes no contract database, so the number rests on reporting rather than official disclosure.
How long is Sophie Cunningham's current contract?
One year. The Fever announced the re-signing on 12 April 2026, and the agreement covers the 2026 season only. She had reached free agency after the 2025 season, which ended early with a right knee injury.
Is Sophie Cunningham signed for 2027?
As of 19 September 2026, no 2027 contract has been publicly announced by the Fever or the WNBA. Contract trackers list her 2027 status as an unrestricted free agent, and April 2026 reporting noted that an extension beyond 2026 remained possible. Nothing published establishes where she will play in 2027.
Sources: IndyStar — Cunningham's 2026 contract; Spotrac — Sophie Cunningham contract; PR Newswire — Once Upon A Coconut partners with Sophie Cunningham (17 August 2026). Her comments come from reporting of the 20 April 2026 podcast episode. Checked 8 September 2026.