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Lexie Hull led the Indiana Fever to the brink of the WNBA Finals last season.
She did it without Caitlin Clark on the floor after the superstar was injured.
Now, with Clark returning in 2026, Hull believes and hopes they can win a championship and promote the game to the next generation of fans and aspiring players.
Indiana Fever guard Lexie Hull (10), guard Caitlin Clark (22) and guard Sophie Cunningham (8) laugh near the team’s bench June 3, 2025, during a game against the Washington Mystics at Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. (IMAGINE)
“Seeing girls, seeing boys showing up every day and being able to give them aspirations and show them what they can do and show them the possibilities,” Hull told PK Press Club Digital of the rewards of playing in the WNBA.
“Growing up, I didn’t necessarily watch the WNBA as much, I didn’t dream of playing in the league from a young age. And now girls have the ability to watch us, to see us, to dream of becoming professional athletes. And that’s what’s been the most rewarding part of all of this.
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“I love the game and I love it when [the fans] introduce yourself. And that’s part of the reason I love doing what I do: seeing the fans in the stands, seeing the little girls and being able to be a role model for them on and off the field. I think that’s really what motivates me and fuels me.”
Hull, who was drafted by the Fever in 2022, played her first two WNBA seasons without the huge spotlight Clark brought in 2024.
They took Fever to the playoffs together for the first time since 2016 that year before Hull led the team to the playoffs while Clark and teammate Sophie Cunningham were benched due to injuries in 2026.
In his career-best year in 2025, Hull posted career highs in points (7.2), rebounds (4.3) and assists (1.8) while shooting 36.7% from 3-point range and appearing in all 44 games.
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Lexie Hull of the Indiana Fever during a game against the Washington Mystics at CFG Bank in Baltimore on September 7, 2025. (Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
In the playoffs, she averaged 10.3 points, five rebounds and two assists in eight games. It all ended in a 107-98 overtime loss to the Las Vegas Aces in Game 5 of the WNBA Semifinals.
But Hull says she believes the 2026 team, in the third year of the Clark era, will be a different spectacle and one that will aim for the title.
“I think it’s because we succeeded where we did last year without some of our key pieces, and with a lot of injuries, and a lot of that adversity. … Our bench was longer than all the other benches. We had more people in the training room receiving treatment than any other team, and we still almost made it to the finals,” Hull said.
“To taste that, to be so close and feel like we have so much more to give, I think it changes our mindset a little bit. And it’s not necessarily overconfidence, but confident that we really have a chance. And we should play like every game matters, and we prepare for this last one.
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Lexie Hull, Caitlin Clark and Sophie Cunningham of the Indiana Fevers watch the Golden State Valkyries celebrate their 88-77 victory during a WNBA game at the Chase Center in San Francisco on June 19, 2025. (Scott Strazzante/San Francisco Chronicle via Getty Images)
“I think it’s very achievable with what we’re going to be able to do with free agency.”
