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Fever Sign Grace VanSlooten to Rest-of-Season Contract

The 6-foot-3 rookie is intended to shore up Indiana’s interior depth after the club created a roster spot by waiving Shatori Walker-Kimbrough.

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Sep 14, 2025; College Park, Georgia, USA; Indiana Fever head coach Stephanie White on the sideline against the Atlanta Dream in the fourth quarter during game one of round one for the 2025 WNBA Playoffs at Gateway Center Arena at College Park. Mandatory Credit: Brett Davis-Imagn Images
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Overview

  • The Indiana Fever announced on Friday that they signed Grace VanSlooten to a rest-of-season contract to fill the roster spot opened when they waived guard Shatori Walker-Kimbrough earlier in the week.
  • VanSlooten was the No. 39 pick in the 2026 WNBA Draft, played four early-season games for the Seattle Storm and was waived on May 18 after averaging 4.3 points and 1.5 rebounds in limited minutes.
  • She finished her college career at Michigan State where she averaged 15.1 points and 6.8 rebounds as a senior and was a two-time All-Big Ten selection, traits that project to an interior, rebounding and defensive role in the WNBA.
  • Indiana has faced early frontcourt availability issues with Monique Billings and Aliyah Boston missing games, so the club views VanSlooten as low-risk depth to stabilize minutes inside and protect the rotation.
  • The signing is a standard early-season roster move that gives the Fever extra size and offensive-rebounding potential while the team finalizes its rotations and evaluates who earns consistent minutes.