The Indiana Fever’s run to the 2025 WNBA playoff semifinals was one of the league’s most compelling stories of the season. The Fever dealt with significant injury absences throughout the year, with Caitlin Clark missing more than half of the season, forcing Indiana to scramble for production wherever they could find it.
Despite the setbacks, the Fever kept fighting, battling short-handed through the regular season and all the way to the final four before eventually falling short. With their roster stretched thin, Indiana turned to the market for help. They signed Australian forward Chloe Bibby initially to a seven-day hardship contract.
She delivered immediately, averaging 9 points and shooting 50% from three in her first two games, both of which the Fever won. The performances were convincing enough that Indiana signed her to a rest-of-season deal on August 1. The partnership was brief but promising, until a left knee injury surfaced in late August, eventually ruling her out for the remainder of the season.
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Despite a productive stint in Indiana, the Fever did not bring Bibby back for 2026 and on April 3, she was drafted 11th overall by the Portland Fire. Portland, however, didn’t hold onto her long either.
Ahead of the roster finalization deadline, the Fire traded Bibby to the Phoenix Mercury on Wednesday in exchange for the rights to Julia Ayrault. It looked like Bibby had landed on her feet.
Less than 24 hours after the trade, the Mercury waived Bibby as part of their final roster cuts ahead of the 2026 season opener, making her one of the last casualties of cut-down day across the league (h/t Brendan Roman).
It’s a rough start to what Bibby had hoped would be a breakthrough season. She averaged 4.8 points per game at a 45% three-point clip during her rookie year split between Indiana and Golden State, and had earned a reputation as one of the more reliable shooters available at the margins of the league.
Now, with the 2026 WNBA season tipping off on Friday, she is without a team.
That said, the door is not necessarily closed. Players who clear waivers become free agents, leaving them eligible to sign with any team that develops a need, whether through injury or a roster shake-up. Given her shooting pedigree and WNBA experience, Bibby figures to draw interest before long.
