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Veteran forward becomes first unrestricted free agent to sign with Indiana Fever in 2026
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- Veteran forward Monique Billings is signing a multi-year deal with the Indiana Fever.
- She has recently played alongside future teammates Kelsey Mitchell and Caitlin Clark in other leagues.
- Billings has fully recovered from an ankle injury that sidelined her for part of the 2025 season.
Monique Billings is coming to the Indiana Fever on a multi-year deal, sources confirmed to IndyStar on Saturday.
Billings, an eight-year veteran forward, played with the Golden State Valkyries in 2025 after she was selected as the lone unrestricted free agent in the 2024 expansion draft. She played 26 games with eight starts in 2025, averaging 7.3 points and 4.5 rebounds per game.
She missed part of the Valkyries’ season with an ankle injury, missing all of August while she recovered. She has since fully recovered, playing in the final month of the WNBA season and participating in Unrivaled and the FIBA Qualifying Tournament in early 2026. Billings has recent history with some of Indiana’s core players, too: she played with Kelsey Mitchell on Hive BC in Unrivaled, then with Caitlin Clark at the FIBA Qualifying Tournament in Puerto Rico in March.
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Chloe Peterson is the Indiana Fever beat reporter for IndyStar. Reach her at capeterson@indystar.com or follow her on X at @chloepeterson67. Get IndyStar’s Indiana Fever and Caitlin Clark coverage sent directly to your inbox with our Caitlin Clark Fever newsletter. Subscribe to IndyStar’s YouTube channel for Fever Insiders Live.