As the organization finalizes their roster and gets ready for preseason games—on Saturday, May 3 the Fever will face off against the Mystics—Bonner talked to the media about the level of competitiveness in camp so far, and how, even with so much “firepower,” they’re still figuring out team fit and chemistry within rotations.

“It’s been competitive and great,” Bonner says of camp so far. “[We’re] just trying to figure out how we all can fit and how we can all make these rotations work. Giving each other a lot of grace because we have people coming in—like myself—that haven’t played since losing last year in the playoffs, so all just trying to figure it out. I think that’s the most exciting part because we have so [much] firepower and we can go anyway any given night and just be unpredictable. Just making sure everybody is locked in on the goal and understands what we want to do.”

Bonner, who signed with Indiana in free agency, is coming off of an All-Star-level season in Connecticut, where she played alongside her wife and now Phoenix Mercury star Alyssa Thomas for the past five seasons. Prior to that, DB was in Phoenix for the first eight years of her career as their No. 5 pick in the ’09 draft.

Earlier today, DB arrived for her first media day with her new squad:

Bonner has been praised by the Fever’s new head coach Stephanie White, who coached Bonner in CT, as having a “mama bear” type of personality as a veteran leader.

The Fever recently unveiled their new campaign this year, “Now You Know,” with a cinematic video featuring the team’s stars. The slogan is meant to emphasize the Fever’s “passion, pride and the pursuit of greatness,” this upcoming season.

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With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp—which started April 27—is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2.

Here’s training camp updates on the Wings:

April 29: Kaila Charles has arrived:

The Wings also gave us an exclusive look at how the runs in camp are going. Let’s dive in…

In the clips we’ve seen so far, the Wings’ ball movement has been eliteeeeee.

Mai Yamamoto was knocking down shots, too:

New head coach Chris Koclanes shared his thoughts on DiJonai Carrington’s top-tier defense.

He told the media, “I love Dijonai’s ability to guard multiple positions and she will for sure be attacking ball handlers and getting into the ball early. She just has a presence and an instinct that you can’t teach.”

After practice, Arike, PB and DiJonai went through shooting workouts today.

And here’s a clip, from Grant Afseth, on the Wings’ defense:

On a non-basketball note, the team’s rocker-paper-scissor game continues. Arike is still undefeated:

April 28: More Paige content.

April 27: It’s only Day 1 and the team’s chemistry is already apparent:

Speaking of Paige, journalist Dorothy J. Gentry asked her what’s the different between playing in college and the pros. Her response? SCREENS.

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With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp—which started April 27—is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2.

Here’s daily updates on the Sun:

April 29:

April 28: A glimpse of Day 2 of camp, where, according to The Hartford Courant’s Emily Adams, the team practiced on the floor at Mohegan Sun for the very first time.

Sun players answered a pretty tricky riddle – “What runs around the court but never gets tired?”

Not gonna lie, had to think about this for a minute…

ROSTER UPDATE: The team has waived Abbey Hsu and Mya Hollingshed.

April 27: Happy first day, Sun fans!

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With the 2025 WNBA season just around the corner, training camp—which started April 27—is well underway. All across the W, teams have given us a glimpse of what to expect ahead of preseason games, which tip-off May 2.

Here’s daily updates on the Atlanta Dream:

April 29: Happy birthday Rhyne Howard!

It’s crazy to think that just two years ago, the Dream guard was on the cover of SLAM 244. Now, she’s gearing up for Year 4 in the W. The coverline says it all: she’s a nightmare for any opponent.

April 28: Brittney Griner shares her first impression of the city:

BG was knocking down threes in practice today, too:

April 28: From Colombia to Georgia, former Gamecock Te-Hina Paopao opened up about her new teammate, Allisha Gray, and how Dawn Staley has prepared them for the pros:

April 27: First day for the rookies!

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With training camp having just started, Wings fans have already been preparing for what looks to be one of the most exciting seasons they’ve had in some time, especially with the backcourt of Paige Bueckers and Arike Ogunbowale. 

The duo has a new nickname by Wings fans: Parike. With excitement surrounding likely their new backcourt featuring the No.1 draft pick and their leading point in Ogunbowale, journalist Dorothy J. Gentry got their thoughts on the new nickname:

“It’s pretty cool, obviously Arike’s established herself,” says Bueckers. “To be on the same team as her and share the floor with her, it’s a great blessing.”

Added Arike: “I’m so glad that Dallas was able to get her. She’s an amazing player and she’s already really mature, so she’s gonna come in and make a big impact.”

As camp continues, fans will look to see just how their backcourt—which includes a dynamic scorer in PB and one of the most clutch shotmakers in Arike—builds chemistry and, alongside the entire team, helps re-define Wings basketball in this new era.

Expectations are high, but with new additions and a new head coach in Chris Koclanes leading the helm, the future is looking bright.

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WNBA training camp officially starts on Sunday (April 27) and teams around the League have started announcing their final rosters for camp. With that, keep in mind that official roster spots in the W are limited—there are only 156 roster spots amongst the 13 WNBA teams—which means not everyone will make the cut (although, with the upcoming expansion teams in Toronto and Portland, this number will change!) Here’s a few more things to have on your radar as we gear up for the start of the season:

• “Training camp contracts” are one-year, non-guaranteed contracts that give teams the chance to evaluate potential players.
• Teams can have up to 12 players on an official roster, but most only have 11
• Regular season starts May 16

Here’s every training camp roster, which we’ll update as they drop:

ATL DREAM:

CT SUN:

DALLAS WINGS:

Until then, the Wings just dropped an official playlist by Zaza, and her music choices are fireeee. Will definitely be blasting this on Sunday:

GOLDEN STATE VALKYRIES

INDIANA FEVER: stay tuned!

Until then, it looks like CC and Lexie are having fun wit it before camp, too:

LAS VEGAS ACES: stay tuned!

LOS ANGELES SPARKS

MINNESOTA LYNX:

The Lynx have also just announced that they’ve signed Diamond Johnson to a training camp contract.

NEW YORK LIBERTY:

APRIL 25 // UPDATE: Leaonna Odom signed a Training Camp Contract.

Full training camp roster hasn’t dropped yet, but until then, here’s a fun clip of Tash giving her official deli order:

PHOENIX MERCURY:

Per the team, the Mercury have signed three players to training camp contracts:

SEATTLE STORM:

WASHINGTON MYSTICS:

Until then, the rookies—Sonia, Georgia and Kiki—were at the Nationals game to throw the first pitch!

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