When news broke on Friday that Indiana Fever star Aliyah Boston had signed the biggest contract in WNBA history, it’s no surprise that teammate Caitlin Clark took notice.
Clark was quite supportive of her teammate getting a deal that put her in the stratosphere of WNBA salaries. Boston’s deal gives her, right now, the richest total salary in WNBA history to this point.
Caitlin Clark Shares Thoughts on Aliyah Boston’s New Deal
Boston’s deal with the Fever even got the attention of ESPN NBA Insider Shams Charania, who posted about the contract on X on Friday.
“Indiana Fever three-time WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston is signing a four-year, $6.3 million contract extension with the franchise, giving her the richest total salary in league history to date, Zack Miller of WME Basketball tells me, @alexaphilippou and @kendra_andrews,” Charania wrote. “Boston will make $1M in the upcoming season and 20% of the cap from 2027-29.”
Indiana Fever three-time WNBA All-Star Aliyah Boston is signing a four-year, $6.3 million contract extension with the franchise, giving her the richest total salary in league history to date, Zack Miller of WME Basketball tells me, @alexaphilippou and @kendra__andrews. Boston… pic.twitter.com/k5GoeI7qJv
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 17, 2026
What, though, did Clark have to say on Friday afternoon? Clark kept her reaction brief, but got her message to Boston over quite clearly. Clark posted on X, “Absolutely … congrats AB!!!!!”
Absolutely 🙌🏻 congrats AB!!!!! https://t.co/CyBmK98ku4
— Caitlin Clark (@CaitlinClark22) April 17, 2026
When looking at comparable contracts to Wilson’s deal, the most recent example is probably Las Vegas Aces star A’ja Wilson. Wilson, who is the WNBA’s first-ever four-time Most Valuable Player, signed a 3-year, $5 million supermax contract to return to the Aces. Up to that point, Wilson’s deal was the biggest in WNBA history.
Boston has played three seasons with the Fever, winning the WNBA Rookie of the Year award in 2023. Last season, Boston played in 44 games (starting 44) for Indiana. She averaged 15.0 points, 8.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, and 1.2 steals per game. Boston shot 53.8% from the floor, too, for the Fever.
In 124 career WNBA games, Boston averages 14.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game. Boston is also shooting 54.7% from the floor, 26.2% from beyond the 3-point arc, and 74.9% from the free-throw line.
Boston was the No. 1 overall draft pick by the Fever in the 2023 WNBA Draft. She played her college basketball at South Carolina under head coach Dawn Staley.
With her new deal in hand and Clark offering congratulations, Boston can now set her sights on helping the Fever aim to win a WNBA championship.
