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The Sun waived Brown and Haley Peters ahead of Sunday’s midpoint deadline. Teams had until 5 PM ET on July 13 to waive any players on unprotected contracts, which became guaranteed for the rest of the season after that deadline. Brown appeared in 10 games for the Sun this season, averaging 3.7 points and 1.2 rebounds in 13.1 minutes.

Having started Connecticut’s last seven games, it’s possible that Rivers will not be available on Sunday due to an illness. Should she not be able to play, Jacy Sheldon and Jaelyn Brown are potential replacements in the starting lineup. Neither Sheldon nor Brown has been productive enough this season to be worthy of streaming consideration in most fantasy leagues.

The Sun made two moves on Monday, signing Brown to a rest-of-season contract and waiving veteran guard Robyn Parks. Brown spent the 2024 season with the Wings, averaging 10.1 minutes per game in 14 appearances. The second-year wing was in training camp with the Fever last month but was one of the team’s final cuts.

Brown was in the mix for the Fever’s final roster spot, along with 2025 draft pick Makayla Timpson. The 6-foot-1 guard/forward appeared in 14 games for the Wings in 2024, averaging 2.6 points and 1.5 rebounds per appearance. Brown being waived gets Indiana down to 11 players on its roster, meaning Timpson makes the cut.

After a stellar collegiate career at Gonzaga, Ejim was selected by Indiana with the 33rd overall pick in last month’s draft. With Jaelyn Brown and fellow 2025 draftee Makayla Timpson competing for a roster spot, Ejim faced challenging odds of making the cut with the Fever. Ejim was productive in Indiana’s exhibition win over Brazil, but the Fever are limited to 11 active roster spots instead of 12.

Indiana cutting Hall is not a surprise, as the Fever have multiple wings on the roster that hopped Hall in the rotation during the Fever’s two preseason games, including DeWanna Bonner, Sophie Cunningham, Lexie Hull, and Jaelyn Brown. The two-time national champion wing out of South Carolina did not play during the Fever’s first preseason game against the Mystics, but she did play the following day in Indiana’s preseason exhibition against Brazil. She scored nine points while shooting 4-for-9 from the field, including one three-pointer and four rebounds in 16 minutes. While that was a respectable showing, it’s worth remembering that the Fever can only carry 11 players on their opening day roster. The Fever’s final opening day roster spot will come down to either Brown, Timpson or No. 33 overall draft pick Yvonne Ejim.