Aliyah Boston is signing a four-year, $6.3 million extension with the Indiana Fever, a deal that multiple reports said Friday will give the 24-year-old the richest total salary in WNBA history to date.
Boston, a three-time All-Star, is set to earn $1 million this season and will reportedly make 20% of the salary cap through 2029. Shams Charania posted that the Indiana Fever three-time WNBA All-Star was securing the extension, while 's Alexa Philippou reported that the contract was made possible by the EPIC provision in the league's new collective bargaining agreement.
The size of the deal is notable because Boston was eligible to sign for the standard $1.19 max deal this season, but she opted to take less money to help Indiana build out the rest of its roster, according to 's Kendra Andrews. Boston had previously received All-WNBA recognition, which allowed her to replace what she was going to make in 2026 and fast-track a max contract.
The Fever picked Boston No. 1 overall out of South Carolina in 2023, making her the centerpiece of a rebuild that has now turned into a franchise commitment at the top of the pay scale. The new agreement also arrives as the league's labor rules are changing, with the EPIC provision creating a different path for elite players to reach max money sooner.
The open question now is not whether Indiana has locked in aliyah boston, but how much the Fever can surround her with after she accepted less than the maximum to keep the roster flexible. For a team that made her the No. 1 pick three years ago, the contract says as much about what it wants to build around her as it does about Boston herself.