That is damn good news, Good speed and stamina. There was only a controversial foul against Caitlin. She has said nothing negative against Caitlin or the fever, so there is very little as baggage coming with her.
Not just former players, but former players drafted by Krauskopf. Pretty sure that Krauskopf was the GM for the Fever when they drafted both Howard and Mitchell.
@ yeah but they are in win now mode and Smith does not help with that. She was untradable mid-season last year and there was no reason to believe it would be different this year. A front court of AB, Temi, Natasha Howard and Dantas would have been awesome. Then they’d only have to worry about backup guards and another SF
Temi is a restricted free agent, so they'd have to bid on her with other teams just to keep her, whereas Smith is under contract and a rookie contract at that.
BIG TIME SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Tell Smith she's getting traded without telling he she's getting traded! LET'S GO FEVER. Howard has a great attitude and personality, love her game! I believe she can run with us too! Great stats! Drama-free!
Good signing but her numbers will go DOWN. She will be a 4th option (maybe) on this team. She averaged close to 18ppg last year, if you think she'll average 19 or 20 ppg you are crazy.
She basically takes about 10 shots per game historically.Thats close enough to NaLyssa’s numbers to make it even. She gets her shots by passes to her in space and Offensive rebounds. This is not a knock. She is a tremendous team and individual defender. And she runs well.
@@michaelgarbers1256 Now that they don't have to draft a starting 4, I like the idea of drafting someone to sit behind Howard, develop and learn and play 10 minutes a game to hopefully fill that spot in 2026 and beyond.
Natasha is 33 years old and was originally drafted by the Fever at the beginning of her career. Smith has been in the league three years and not enough experience with Sides benching her. Her experience will add depth to the team.
I agree that Howard is a short-term signing. That's why you sign Janelle Salaun for depth now and as a starter a year or two down the road. Right now you're sitting with Mitchell, Boston, Hull, Howard, and Caitlin as your starting 5. You have, at the moment, Smith, Dantas, Berger, Wallace, Saxton, Samuelson, and one roster space. I say fill that space with Salaun. Then you find a place to trade Smith. What you're looking for in return is a young trainable shooting guard that you can train up to be a hybrid point/shooting guard. That's going to naturally lead to a clearing of cap space. You still have Wallace and Samuelson that have large overvalued contracts. But with Salaun in the fold, and that young guard I mentioned, the Fever will look like this. Boston, Howard, Hull, Mitchell, Clark, and that's your starters. As a bench you have Salaun, Dantas, Berger, Samuelson, Wallace, Saxton, and the aforementioned younger guard for development. That's 12 players. You the can draft the picks you have for the best avaliable and see if you can improve on any of those positions. That looks like an excellent roster to me.
Janelle or Elena Della Donne, who is a free agent and deadly from 3- can play 3-4. Could actually get both. Not sure if Janelle is a FA or not. If not, send over Nalyssa smith. Another good deal would be Elena Della Donne, and send Nalyssa to the Sun for Marina Mabrey. Mabrey can shoot from all three levels and can play at 1,2 or 3-D. Smith can play with her girlfriend. This move would give us a free agent sniper from 3 that can move in transition, and a three level scorer, 3 position fill in, and defensive skills we definitely need. Mabrey has to want out of the Sun now, and she would definitely be our Enforcer. People will say she and CC had some beefs, but that was Mabrey’s job. She has nothing against Clark. If that doesn’t work out, Natasha Cloud, defense and 3s, is sitting at the Suns waiting to leave. I like a trade for Rhyne Howard from Atlanta for Smith and 2025#2. Rhyne can play 3-5, more 3-D, athletic as hell, good defense. Sorry so long.
I like the idea you floated of Smith for Mabry. Let Carrington and Smith be together and Mabry coming off the bench is a potential championship team. Some security too in the event of an injury.
Everybody says this but what makes everybody think the Suns would want to put Smith on the same team with Carrington? I guarantee the new coach doesn’t want that dynamic. At a regular 9-5 job, who wants to work in the same office as a husband and wife, or gf/bf, or gf/gf, or husband/wife/and gf, or…… 😅
@ It definitely would. But, I don’t see them being as mature as Bonner and Thomas were tho, so it could potentially mess up the team - especially with a new 1st yr coach
kind of a lateral move but Howard CAN play good defense if she thinks the effort will pay off with a win. i’m thinking she signed with the Fever to do just that…win!
I mean the move doesn’t excite me that much considering Howard has not been nearly the same player she was in Seattle; but of the remaining FA who are available and considering it’s a one year contract it’s a fine signing.
@@Oneanddone14 keep looking at stats. How's she going to function as a 4th option? The Fever have enough scoring. They need defense and 3 point shooting. Howard can't shoot and hasn't played defense in 4 years.
@@godkot4466you're a casual,go look her game's in Turkey, she's an upgrade from smith offensively and defensively and moreover she's an enforcer that the fever needs so much
Easy to sign the best when you have skilled players on your team. Unlike the Sky who are signing 1 year near retirement guards who score 6ppg and 2 assist…as a guard. But hey people wanna play with Clark unlike Reese
Okay, a trade of Smith for Mabrey would be great but that may create some salary cap issues. Don’t forget that with the #8 pick in the draft there are some REALLY good players that will still be available. BIGS: A. Morrow, J. Barker, A. Lee (Morrow might not still be available) GUARDS: T. Paupao,S.Sellers, S. Rivers, G. Amoore
Natasha Howard was originally drafted bt the Fever in 2014. I think it is great to have her back. She signed a one year contract. I can't wait until she starts working with Kevin Porter. Hopefully, she can hold on to Clark's passes.
Smith was always better as a Wing than a 4. Being a Wing gave her size on the opponent on both sides of the court. They had her playing out of position. The Fever had her gain weight and work on skills of a traditional 4 but she’s a natural Wing.
Smith is gone, No Way she's on the roster. They will definitely draft a forward round one and try to get another Free Agent true 4. Howard can play 3. Lexie can fill in some 3 as well.
I will think this is a big mistake until Howard retaliates against someone who hits Caitlin, and at that point in time I will be forever be a Natasha Howard Fan! Show and tell.
@@CCBB157 I don’t think the Fever are finished. We cut Wallace and Wheeler, which almost gets us to supermax money. Trade Smith to the Sun for Mabrey or Cloud, both good shooters and know Coach White’s defense. We then trade Dantas or Samuelson and the 19 and 20 second round picks for someone like Elena Della Donne, Rachel Saluan or Rhyne Howard and one better positioned draft pick 8-10. With that we get Aneesha Morrow, Silvka,Saluan, Maddy Westbeld or Janiah Barker. That team will win it all.
@@CCBB157 We have Grace Berger now. She is playing very well in Turkey. We also have assists to trade for another if needed. Cut Wallace and Wheeler gives us almost a Supermax contract in cash. So guards aren’t a problem.
Hey Mick, I dont know that I necessarilly disagree with you but can you please explain your statemnt that "Satou is now out for the Fever because they now have 3 max contract spots filled" But also have stated repeatedly that NY is going to sign Satou which would give them 4 max ontract players including Stewie who was committed a supermax via being cored? Which is it? You can only have 3 max contracts (Katie Lou isnt even an actual max, and Eric Wheeler is gone) or is that that you can have 4 players making over 200K but only if your team name is "Liberty"? LOL
@@christopherkohl6511 I just wanted him to clarify what he was thinking, I guess its possible but I dont understand the math. I like a lot of Mick's takes but he has never once responded to any comments that I have seen so I guess commenting is a waste of time. Mick may want to spend some time keeping the subscribers he has, not just getting new ones to lose them a month later because he never responds.
Sounds like a masterclass move. That means, forget Satou! One more to go: Marina Mabrey. Then the last thing to tick off the box: the 2025 draft! Otherwise, sell Nalyssa to Dijonai?!
@@solomonwafua We would need to trade Nalyssa Smith for Marina Mabrey or Natasha Cloud, both play for the Sun with Dijonai. Mabrey is more of a SG/SF and “Enforcer”, while Cloud is a quicker, better passing PG/SG. Both play good defense and we could get either with Smith.
Nice. If all goes well and the final pieces fall into place, it feels like the Fever could be a 30-win team (out of 44 games) next season, compete for a 3 or 4-seed, and could push into the 2nd round of the playoffs and put up a real fight when they get there.
Remember when Larry Nance JR joined the lakers and then ppl started pulling up old tweets from him calling Kobe a rapist… that worked out ok and THAT had to be crazy awkward at first teaming up w him after that.
Not the best, but they signed one of the best. Nneka is the best "Free Agent" leftover with a clean UFA (2nd team ALL-WNBA) so this is still good free agent. They need to now use the remaining cap space to pick up a better SF now. They got Wallace + Smith as assets and the draft picks if they need to... Satou is still on the table and so is Nneka.
@@Ryyian That's fine. Next year they all reset anyway and INDY can go for the big deals. If all you've given up Smith + Wallace + a draft pick (#8) then it's perfectly fine to throw that package out. 8's haven't panned out that often.
@@lisareynolds9799 Probably not. Would depend on Nneka wanting to ring chase and surprise everyone. Seattle is going downhill. Fever are going uphill. Nneka probably would be enough to put them over the edge. I just don't really see her signing with them because of her being against the fans there, or something. Basketball reasons would make that roster the favorites.
The Fever have 11 players under contract now and you want them to get 1 overseas player, sign 1 more vet, and sign their 1st pick? Saxton's the only player they can cut without taking a cap hit so I guess, in this scenario, they're cutting her and trading Nalyssa for a future draft pick? I personally think they're better off nixing the "1 more vet" idea and keeping Saxton (she's cheap and that 12th player isn't playing anyway), but otherwise that sounds good to me. Add Salaun, sign your pick, trade Nalyssa for CT's 2026 2nd rounder, and call it a day.
She was very good in the past, but not that good anymore. These available unrestricted free agents are too old. The Fever needs young players that can run fast for 48 minutes!👊
@@neemoecash3934 nobody asking her to be a 3 points sniper but if she can make open 3s at a decent rate it would open up the paint for Boston to go 1vs1
@@neemoecash3934if she can make open 3s it open up the paint for her teamate when they drive, nobody asking her to be a 3 point sniper just being respectable is enough. If she cant than her defender will just leave her wide open to defend the paint.
They can still get her via trade with Dallas and I agree her spacing the floor for Clark & Mitchell > Howard, instead bring Howard off the bench and u can pencil in the Fever to the WNBA finals.
Natasha Howard back in Indiana. She was drafted by the Fever when Tamika was still playing so a vet who connects to Fever legacy. Excellent acquisition! 🎉❤😊
Nalyssa shot 38% from 3 her rookie season then she just stopped shooting. When Christie got there. Believe it or not she isn't a better shooter or finisher than Nalyssa. Shes definitely a better defender though.
I was hoping for Satou. I also think Natasha Howard isn't as big of a forward as I'd like, but height isn't everything. Howard is _really_ good. If the Fever couldn't get Satou then Natasha Howard is the best option. She can run, which really fits with Caitlin Clarks style, and we don't see Howard getting hurt like Satou. Damn, she might be a better fit than Satou.
Lol. She’s 33 years old and has seen her better days. She was dpoy nearly 6 years ago! Not the defensive presence you’re letting on. Remember: the Wings were the only team worse on defense then the Fever and yet that’s where Mick wants them to do all their shopping. Lol.
The Fever have the tough work to do now. I am guessing Howard cost them around 225k for the season, but they currently have 1 open roster spot and 3 draft picks. Need to trade Smith as I think she’ll be toxic off the bench in Indiana, Wallace should probably go as well. Would love to see them sign Tiffany Hayes as well but doubt it will happen.
@@seeweda She would be a good sign and is a free agent, so she would cost us money. We can trade Smith to the Sun for Mabrey or Cloud. Either would be nice pickups, a trade for trade so no extra money, and Smith will be with Dijonai.
She was not my first choice but a huge upgrade from Smith. But a good player that buys in is better than a great player that has their own agenda. If she buys in, I will be a huge fan. I still hope they can add Salaun or Gabby Williams. Now trade smith and the 8th pick to move up in the draft.
Agreed, if they can get players who believe and trust in something more than just a paycheck, then nothing will hold them back from becoming the next WNBA dynasty and the Paychecks will come
Lets TRADE SMITH to Connecticut for MARINA MABREY and if not a possible Solution then TRADE SMITH for Superstar SOPHIE Cunningham!!! Nobody with either of these TWO PLAYERS The FEVER is CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND !!!😎😍😇
To be fair, you've covered approximately 100 possible free agents for the fever lol
Lmao yeah
That seems to be Mick’s schtick! Har har
😂😂😂😂
I thought that he was spot on about signing the inanimate carbon rod.
This has been reported by ESPN so not just speculation on his part.
Lexie Hull and Howard on defense, this is going to be a fun season
Mick was so excited he forgot to beg for subscribers!
To be fair, they all do, but I agree with you.
@@Duh6666666 Yeah, but his are so much more annoying with his number goals than a simple " please hit the subscribe button."
😂😂
lol…there’s first time for everything
Lol I was in the shower and missed the news. omg. Subscribe! subscribe! 😂😂
That is damn good news, Good speed and stamina. There was only a controversial foul against Caitlin. She has said nothing negative against Caitlin or the fever, so there is very little as baggage coming with her.
And she has been playing off season in Turkey! She will be in shape!
Oh Nice! She’s a better defender than Satou!
Satou who?
😆@jasonhealy-u9x
Yes. And is a good rim runner as well.
@@Oneanddone14 Tall Rim Runner like Temi.
@jasonhealy-u9x exactly
5:08 i wasnt ready for the accuracy of this impression omg 😂😂 bruuutal
Seems like the Fever assembling former players to win the ultimate prize 😂
and coach.
Very cool that these include former Fevers.
I'll take Maybrey, shes streaky,but she's also a big shot hitter...That'll add more offensive flair.
Not just former players, but former players drafted by Krauskopf. Pretty sure that Krauskopf was the GM for the Fever when they drafted both Howard and Mitchell.
@@aden538OH, wow! This just adds to the feeling of "depth."
You can get players that said something about Caitlin if not to extreme. And is a good person in the locker-room.
This is Big
Perfect fit for CC and the Fever.
Still a HUGE mistake to have protected Nalyssa over Temi
Smith has less mileage
@ yeah but they are in win now mode and Smith does not help with that. She was untradable mid-season last year and there was no reason to believe it would be different this year. A front court of AB, Temi, Natasha Howard and Dantas would have been awesome. Then they’d only have to worry about backup guards and another SF
Temi is a restricted free agent, so they'd have to bid on her with other teams just to keep her, whereas Smith is under contract and a rookie contract at that.
@aden538 I know.
I really liked Temi, a big that ran the floor quickly and played D. Would love to get her back on the roster somehow.
BIG TIME SCORE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Tell Smith she's getting traded without telling he she's getting traded!
LET'S GO FEVER.
Howard has a great attitude and personality, love her game!
I believe she can run with us too!
Great stats!
Drama-free!
Howard and Smith can co-exist
Smith can keep the bench nice and warm until she's gone...
Very good signing. Two way player that has fluid movement on the court and Championship experience.
Fever got one
Helps fill a gaping hole left by Temi, I so liked seeing Temi play
Between Howard, Hull, and Boston...this shores up the inside now on defense...Kelsey signing might have helped this out a lil
@@tdsportscards Hull ain’t starting
She will get layups from CC, so her numbers will go up
There will be a lot of runners.
Good signing but her numbers will go DOWN. She will be a 4th option (maybe) on this team. She averaged close to 18ppg last year, if you think she'll average 19 or 20 ppg you are crazy.
She basically takes about 10 shots per game historically.Thats close enough to NaLyssa’s numbers to make it even. She gets her shots by passes to her in space and Offensive rebounds. This is not a knock. She is a tremendous team and individual defender. And she runs well.
HUGE move for the Fever, and shows they are not waiting any longer it is WIN NOW, they win it all this Year🔥
Dennis Rodman went to the Bulls and he mess with MJ but MJ said get Rodman
Fever need to contend, the starting 5 is complete now.
Yes, starting 5 looks great, just need a couple more players to help solidify the bench.
@@michaelgarbers1256 Now that they don't have to draft a starting 4, I like the idea of drafting someone to sit behind Howard, develop and learn and play 10 minutes a game to hopefully fill that spot in 2026 and beyond.
Malonga, citron, morrow
No thank you about mustard
Not yet. They need a real starter at the 3.
Threw 176 things against the wall and ONE stuck… Congratulations, Mick! 🎉
I'm so glad to hear that Natasha Howard is for the FEVER. That will shore up a point-forward, good-baller.
Natasha is 33 years old and was originally drafted by the Fever at the beginning of her career. Smith has been in the league three years and not enough experience with Sides benching her. Her experience will add depth to the team.
Smith also laughed with her girlfriend when she was bragging how she almost poked out Caitlin Clark's eye.
I agree that Howard is a short-term signing. That's why you sign Janelle Salaun for depth now and as a starter a year or two down the road. Right now you're sitting with Mitchell, Boston, Hull, Howard, and Caitlin as your starting 5. You have, at the moment, Smith, Dantas, Berger, Wallace, Saxton, Samuelson, and one roster space. I say fill that space with Salaun. Then you find a place to trade Smith. What you're looking for in return is a young trainable shooting guard that you can train up to be a hybrid point/shooting guard. That's going to naturally lead to a clearing of cap space. You still have Wallace and Samuelson that have large overvalued contracts. But with Salaun in the fold, and that young guard I mentioned, the Fever will look like this. Boston, Howard, Hull, Mitchell, Clark, and that's your starters. As a bench you have Salaun, Dantas, Berger, Samuelson, Wallace, Saxton, and the aforementioned younger guard for development. That's 12 players. You the can draft the picks you have for the best avaliable and see if you can improve on any of those positions. That looks like an excellent roster to me.
Janelle or Elena Della Donne, who is a free agent and deadly from 3- can play 3-4. Could actually get both. Not sure if Janelle is a FA or not. If not, send over Nalyssa smith. Another good deal would be Elena Della Donne, and send Nalyssa to the Sun for Marina Mabrey. Mabrey can shoot from all three levels and can play at 1,2 or 3-D. Smith can play with her girlfriend. This move would give us a free agent sniper from 3 that can move in transition, and a three level scorer, 3 position fill in, and defensive skills we definitely need. Mabrey has to want out of the Sun now, and she would definitely be our Enforcer. People will say she and CC had some beefs, but that was Mabrey’s job. She has nothing against Clark. If that doesn’t work out, Natasha Cloud, defense and 3s, is sitting at the Suns waiting to leave. I like a trade for Rhyne Howard from Atlanta for Smith and 2025#2. Rhyne can play 3-5, more 3-D, athletic as hell, good defense. Sorry so long.
Fever let go Erica Wheeler? I didnt see her name.
I like the idea you floated of Smith for Mabry. Let Carrington and Smith be together and Mabry coming off the bench is a potential championship team. Some security too in the event of an injury.
Will Mabrey be good about not being a starter? 0_0
I honestly don't see Mabrey as a good fit.
I’d take it.
I literally just watched the Howard game last night.... I definitely see Smith going to Sun now some how
Everybody says this but what makes everybody think the Suns would want to put Smith on the same team with Carrington? I guarantee the new coach doesn’t want that dynamic.
At a regular 9-5 job, who wants to work in the same office as a husband and wife, or gf/bf, or gf/gf, or husband/wife/and gf, or…… 😅
@@jumpshooter4095 bro they already have that on teh suns bro. Im not saying it will happen but wrong team to have this message for lol
@@dontdoit.4022 They don’t have that on the suns
That would be perfect for her and her partner.
@ It definitely would. But, I don’t see them being as mature as Bonner and Thomas were tho, so it could potentially mess up the team - especially with a new 1st yr coach
kind of a lateral move but Howard CAN play good defense if she thinks the effort will pay off with a win. i’m thinking she signed with the Fever to do just that…win!
Her wife also wrote a supportive insta story about her going back to the fever social itll be fine
Nice one , she's not going to get bullied,she can hold her own defensively and can score too. She is doing very well in Turkey
I mean the move doesn’t excite me that much considering Howard has not been nearly the same player she was in Seattle; but of the remaining FA who are available and considering it’s a one year contract it’s a fine signing.
The fact that she’s replacing smith makes it a great signing
Her stats last year were the best of her career. I saw all three Fever games with Dallas and she looked good. I'm happy.
@@Oneanddone14 keep looking at stats. How's she going to function as a 4th option? The Fever have enough scoring. They need defense and 3 point shooting. Howard can't shoot and hasn't played defense in 4 years.
@@godkot4466they don’t need 3 pt shooting they need interior forwards
@@godkot4466you're a casual,go look her game's in Turkey, she's an upgrade from smith offensively and defensively and moreover she's an enforcer that the fever needs so much
Easy to sign the best when you have skilled players on your team. Unlike the Sky who are signing 1 year near retirement guards who score 6ppg and 2 assist…as a guard. But hey people wanna play with Clark unlike Reese
Everyone who plays with Caitlin loves her - don’t worry about what they’ve said Caitlin will change minds
Hard not to love getting passed open for an easy shot
Natasha Howard is balling out in Euroleague! She is averaging 18 points and 8 rebounds per game and is the leading scorer on the Mersin team!
If she can give Indiana 18 and 8 the Fever will be the 2025 champions
Anything that keeps Smith on the bench is a good trade.
Ok, this is better than Satou Sabally. We still need another solid player. I'm still holding out that we get Satou.
Can still get Satou via trade of assets.
Still need an enforcer to protect CC from the nonsense that happened last year.
"Flash" is Back!!!🔥
NATASHA HOWARD is going to
“HELP DEFENSIVELY”
LET’S GO FEVER !
Okay, a trade of Smith for Mabrey would be great but that may create some salary cap issues. Don’t forget that with the #8 pick in the draft there are some REALLY good players that will still be available.
BIGS: A. Morrow, J. Barker, A. Lee (Morrow might not still be available)
GUARDS: T. Paupao,S.Sellers, S. Rivers, G. Amoore
Natasha Howard was originally drafted bt the Fever in 2014. I think it is great to have her back. She signed a one year contract. I can't wait until she starts working with Kevin Porter. Hopefully, she can hold on to Clark's passes.
Natasha has good hands and can run the rim,
Smith was always better as a Wing than a 4. Being a Wing gave her size on the opponent on both sides of the court. They had her playing out of position. The Fever had her gain weight and work on skills of a traditional 4 but she’s a natural Wing.
Pretty sure they moved her inside because she can't shoot.
She can’t shoot and she was lazy as hell, playing out of position doesn’t make you lazy
Smith is gone, No Way she's on the roster. They will definitely draft a forward round one and try to get another Free Agent true 4. Howard can play 3. Lexie can fill in some 3 as well.
100%
I will think this is a big mistake until Howard retaliates against someone who hits Caitlin, and at that point in time I will be forever be a Natasha Howard Fan! Show and tell.
Haha i think this is the first post of yours I actually agree with!
I think once she and her wife get to know Clark, they’ll see the kind of heart she has. They need to give it a chance.
Finally got some defense and Natasha Howard is a perfect fit.
Absolutely a great fit. Now if the Fever can wrangle away Satou from the Wings they have a championship level roster, maybe even a dynasty.
Well, Mick FINALLY predicted one right.
We're winning 10 championships; Fever revenue may fix all the roads in Indy!!!!
Whoop Whoop. She was on my list of wants. Thank you Natasha. Welcome to the Fever...made a great choice.
Top 5 of the FA for sure. I picked her too
Omg! This changes everything!!
Oh NICE! I was not expecting them to pull that off. I wonder what they gave up for her 🤔
She is a FA so cash- max to Supermax.
I'll get excited about this when we see how it works out. Both on the floor and off.
What happened to satou stabally ? I hope she still coming to Indiana Fever
The Fever can still trade their assets for her, don't listen to Mick he doesn't know what he's talking about as usual.
Now if we can trade Smith for Mabrey, would have that perfect guard to spell Clark and Mitchell and keep momentum cruising
We dealt with smith and her he gf hating on CC. Hopefully Howard can separate what her wife thinks vs being a good player on the court
Howard is an alpha gal. She'll keep the wife in check,
@ that’s all that’s needed. Don’t let the wife mess up her game. Keep focused and let home stuff stay at home
With that defence and CC and Mitchell up front it’s going to be a formidable team
in the backcourt u mean 😂😂
We need a great guard too when Clark and Mitchell need rest. Not Wheeler please.
@@CCBB157 I don’t think the Fever are finished. We cut Wallace and Wheeler, which almost gets us to supermax money. Trade Smith to the Sun for Mabrey or Cloud, both good shooters and know Coach White’s defense. We then trade Dantas or Samuelson and the 19 and 20 second round picks for someone like Elena Della Donne, Rachel Saluan or Rhyne Howard and one better positioned draft pick 8-10. With that we get Aneesha Morrow, Silvka,Saluan, Maddy Westbeld or Janiah Barker. That team will win it all.
@@CCBB157 We have Grace Berger now. She is playing very well in Turkey. We also have assists to trade for another if needed. Cut Wallace and Wheeler gives us almost a Supermax contract in cash. So guards aren’t a problem.
Hey Mick, I dont know that I necessarilly disagree with you but can you please explain your statemnt that "Satou is now out for the Fever because they now have 3 max contract spots filled" But also have stated repeatedly that NY is going to sign Satou which would give them 4 max ontract players including Stewie who was committed a supermax via being cored? Which is it? You can only have 3 max contracts (Katie Lou isnt even an actual max, and Eric Wheeler is gone) or is that that you can have 4 players making over 200K but only if your team name is "Liberty"? LOL
Mick has no clue what's he's blubbering about as usual.
@@christopherkohl6511 I just wanted him to clarify what he was thinking, I guess its possible but I dont understand the math. I like a lot of Mick's takes but he has never once responded to any comments that I have seen so I guess commenting is a waste of time. Mick may want to spend some time keeping the subscribers he has, not just getting new ones to lose them a month later because he never responds.
You have been analyzing the individuals. Could you take a shot of analyzing how the team is go8ng to mesh.
I trusted the Fever to make the best choice.
Sounds like a masterclass move. That means, forget Satou! One more to go: Marina Mabrey. Then the last thing to tick off the box: the 2025 draft! Otherwise, sell Nalyssa to Dijonai?!
@@solomonwafua We would need to trade Nalyssa Smith for Marina Mabrey or Natasha Cloud, both play for the Sun with Dijonai. Mabrey is more of a SG/SF and “Enforcer”, while Cloud is a quicker, better passing PG/SG. Both play good defense and we could get either with Smith.
fever got themselves a power forward that's a rim runner?!!? the squad is rounding out real nice.
Nice. If all goes well and the final pieces fall into place, it feels like the Fever could be a 30-win team (out of 44 games) next season, compete for a 3 or 4-seed, and could push into the 2nd round of the playoffs and put up a real fight when they get there.
Remember when Larry Nance JR joined the lakers and then ppl started pulling up old tweets from him calling Kobe a rapist… that worked out ok and THAT had to be crazy awkward at first teaming up w him after that.
Mick knows the game! Good call.
Howard is having a great season with mersin ,this is a decent signing .
Welcome Howard bye bye Smith
They gave up Temi....for that?
@@JamesStewart-pw6qd Absolutely, and a definite improvement.
Mick Happy Natasha Howard Day. 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤ Nowwwwww were cooking with grease!!!
Not sure what that means…..but I like it. A little grease keeps food from sticking and adds flavor? Is that it?
I can't wait to see where Smith, Carter and Carrington end up.
Gonna be interesting!
#FREENATASHACLOUD!
Not the best, but they signed one of the best. Nneka is the best "Free Agent" leftover with a clean UFA (2nd team ALL-WNBA) so this is still good free agent.
They need to now use the remaining cap space to pick up a better SF now. They got Wallace + Smith as assets and the draft picks if they need to...
Satou is still on the table and so is Nneka.
Forget satou , she's not Worth a year rental and a 1st round pick because she's not going to resign
@@Ryyian That's fine. Next year they all reset anyway and INDY can go for the big deals.
If all you've given up Smith + Wallace + a draft pick (#8) then it's perfectly fine to throw that package out.
8's haven't panned out that often.
Question. Do you think we could pull off getting Nneka too?
@@lisareynolds9799 Probably not. Would depend on Nneka wanting to ring chase and surprise everyone.
Seattle is going downhill. Fever are going uphill. Nneka probably would be enough to put them over the edge.
I just don't really see her signing with them because of her being against the fans there, or something.
Basketball reasons would make that roster the favorites.
CC
Kelsey
Lexie
Natasha Howard
AB
That’s a top 4 starting five in the league
Lexie is a 6th man I think that spot for A morrow after she has rested from the ncaa
@@aussiewendt3029 100%
I love A Morrow, but not a 3pt shooter. Lexie starts at the wing unless they add a better 3&D wing who shoots the 3pt well.
The Fever have 11 players under contract now and you want them to get 1 overseas player, sign 1 more vet, and sign their 1st pick? Saxton's the only player they can cut without taking a cap hit so I guess, in this scenario, they're cutting her and trading Nalyssa for a future draft pick? I personally think they're better off nixing the "1 more vet" idea and keeping Saxton (she's cheap and that 12th player isn't playing anyway), but otherwise that sounds good to me. Add Salaun, sign your pick, trade Nalyssa for CT's 2026 2nd rounder, and call it a day.
This guy is a huge get for them
Smith gonna go live with her gf lol, the Sun is literally burning.
Welcome to the family Natasha Howard.I got the FEVER baby!
The second best thing about this signing is that this probably means Smith is gone
You’ve made a lot of videos Mick! LOL But love the info😆
Clark made the pick. She's not worried about her partner.
She was very good in the past, but not that good anymore. These available unrestricted free agents are too old. The Fever needs young players that can run fast for 48 minutes!👊
Lets hope Howard relearn how to shoot 3s again. She shot 20% last year after a few decent shooting season for a powerfoward.
She doesn't need to shoot 3s on this team..we have that covered. Her focus is defense
We don’t need her to shoot any 3s
@@neemoecash3934 nobody asking her to be a 3 points sniper but if she can make open 3s at a decent rate it would open up the paint for Boston to go 1vs1
@@neemoecash3934if she can make open 3s it open up the paint for her teamate when they drive, nobody asking her to be a 3 point sniper just being respectable is enough. If she cant than her defender will just leave her wide open to defend the paint.
she a level up from temi but satou would have been a better pick then howard.
They can still get her via trade with Dallas and I agree her spacing the floor for Clark & Mitchell > Howard, instead bring Howard off the bench and u can pencil in the Fever to the WNBA finals.
@@cheitopagan6208 Only if she stayed healthy. That would always be the big question through the entire season. Of course anyone can get hurt.
Keep both Lyss and Howard
Natasha Howard back in Indiana. She was drafted by the Fever when Tamika was still playing so a vet who connects to Fever legacy. Excellent acquisition! 🎉❤😊
Yay for Howard!!! Woohoo!!
Nalyssa shot 38% from 3 her rookie season then she just stopped shooting. When Christie got there. Believe it or not she isn't a better shooter or finisher than Nalyssa. Shes definitely a better defender though.
Yes!!!!. Just add morrow from draft and it my dream team
Morrow will be 2025's biggest draft bust. I just hope it's not the Fever who get suckered into drafting her.
Nice!👍
I was hoping for Satou. I also think Natasha Howard isn't as big of a forward as I'd like, but height isn't everything. Howard is _really_ good. If the Fever couldn't get Satou then Natasha Howard is the best option. She can run, which really fits with Caitlin Clarks style, and we don't see Howard getting hurt like Satou. Damn, she might be a better fit than Satou.
Mic has a video of dozens of players he said was a perfect fit, he has perfected the see I called it! 🤣😂🎉🥳
Lol. She’s 33 years old and has seen her better days. She was dpoy nearly 6 years ago! Not the defensive presence you’re letting on. Remember: the Wings were the only team worse on defense then the Fever and yet that’s where Mick wants them to do all their shopping. Lol.
Not so old she can't ball. She still dropped 28 PTS, 12 REB, 11 AST against Chicago last season.
wow great addition wow!!!
The Fever have the tough work to do now. I am guessing Howard cost them around 225k for the season, but they currently have 1 open roster spot and 3 draft picks. Need to trade Smith as I think she’ll be toxic off the bench in Indiana, Wallace should probably go as well. Would love to see them sign Tiffany Hayes as well but doubt it will happen.
@@seeweda She would be a good sign and is a free agent, so she would cost us money. We can trade Smith to the Sun for Mabrey or Cloud. Either would be nice pickups, a trade for trade so no extra money, and Smith will be with Dijonai.
Awesome news👏👏👏
You crack me up, Mick. Good lad.
Now we just need to get rid of Smith and we are set!!!
That is an awesome pickup
It's not fair to compare anyone to Smith to make your point of replacing her😅
Don't look now but the Phantom suddenly look like the #1 team in Unrivaled
She was not my first choice but a huge upgrade from Smith. But a good player that buys in is better than a great player that has their own agenda. If she buys in, I will be a huge fan. I still hope they can add Salaun or Gabby Williams. Now trade smith and the 8th pick to move up in the draft.
Agreed, if they can get players who believe and trust in something more than just a paycheck, then nothing will hold them back from becoming the next WNBA dynasty and the Paychecks will come
Agred Mick. Natasha Broke the Ice....Let's go!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤The rest of future players will be ex antagonists too!!😂😂😂🎉🎉🎉😂
Lets TRADE SMITH to Connecticut for MARINA MABREY and if not a possible Solution then TRADE SMITH for Superstar SOPHIE Cunningham!!! Nobody with either of these TWO PLAYERS The FEVER is CHAMPIONSHIP BOUND !!!😎😍😇
Ayeeeeee lyss is gone 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉