This week, Chiefs Wire's Ed Easton Jr. spoke to Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham at the Stumble Inn in New York City during a March Madness watch party as part of her partnership with Quest Nutrition.
Cunningham was traded from the Phoenix Mercury to Indiana during the offseason, joining an upstart team with plenty of hype behind it heading into the 2025 WNBA season.
In her conversation with Easton Jr., Cunningham analyzed the Fever's prospects for their coming campaign:
"Man, [we want] to win it all. I think that everyone knew we were going to be good. We started adding more and more pieces; I think we really turned heads around the W [WNBA]; this could be the team this year," said Cunningham. "So I think we have all the puzzle pieces, but now it's putting the puzzle together, and that's building chemistry, that's getting our rhythm, getting to know each other off the court. We do have all that, but we've never really played together, so there will be some transitional moments where it might be tough. It won't always be rainbows and butterflies, but we all have a really good mindset moving forward."
During her first six seasons in the WNBA, Cunningham played alongside the aforementioned perennial all-star Diana Taurasi. Now, she is set to take the court with reigning WNBA Rookie of the Year Caitlin Clark, who is among the most exciting athletes in professional sports.
Though Cunningham made it clear that her new dynamic with Clark would be different than that she had with Taurasi, the standout guard was excited about the prospect of playing with one of the WNBA's biggest stars.
"When I was around DT [Diana Taurasi], she's one of my best friends now, and the way she thinks about the game and the way she is the ultimate pro," Cunningham explained. "There's just so much to learn from her. I know Caitlin (Clark) is already a superstar, a mega-star around the world, and I don't want to take anything away from her, but she's also young. So there are things you don't know, and when you don't have that experience, I would love for her to lean on me, but again, I want her to do her thing."
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"This team is not just about that; you have DeWanna Bonner, a champion. You have Sydney Colson and Natasha Howard, and there's a lot of experience. There's playoff experience. When you have a group of young bucks willing to do anything to win, you have a bunch of experienced vets who have won or been around greatness, just wrestling for success."
Clark and Cunningham already share their love for the Kansas City Chiefs, as the latter didn't hold back on the possibility of the duo appearing at Arrowhead Stadium for a game in 2025.
"Hell yeah! We'd better," Cunningham said with a smile. "I used to go quite a bit, but this past year, I didn't because I've been doing NBA, commentating with the (Phoenix) Suns. But absolutely, I'm not kidding; those are some of my favorite memories. As a professional athlete, sometimes it's nice for you to go to a game and not have the pressure on you, and you just be able to sit back and relax. Like, I think it's funny that she's (Caitlin Clark) a big Kansas City fan (Not Kansas). I think it'll be fun for us to catch a game."
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