Kelsey Mitchell Makes 'Selfish' Admission About Indiana Fever Future

Now that the dust has settled on the Indiana Fever's first-round elimination in the WNBA playoffs, the fans are starting to look ahead at what's to come for this young team next season.

This, of course, includes significant personnel decisions that need to be made in the offseason, with perhaps none more compelling than the future of two-time All-Star Kelsey Mitchell. The 28-year-old has become an unrestricted free agent, which means that she could walk away from Indiana and sign a new contract with a different team if she so chooses.

Mitchell recently opened up about her offseason plans amid all the buzz surrounding her supposed Fever exit. The 5-foot-8 guard acknowledged the fact that Indiana will always be home for her (she's played all seven years of her career for the Fever), but at the same time, Mitchell refused to close the door on her potential departure.

“Definitely a lot of emotions and thoughts that float through my mind,” Mitchell said, via Fever reporter Matthew Byrne of ClutchPoints . “I know that when the time comes and the opportunity is ready for me to make those decisions — obviously, I've always had a home in Indy, so it could potentially be a home for me again. But I think right now, the switching dynamic of my family and everything, you know, I gotta do what's best for me.

“I got to be selfish about that process. When I know, you’ll know.”

That statement does not exactly inspire confidence in Fever fans in terms of Mitchell's commitment to the team. At this point, however, as she said, she will need to put her family first above anything else.

Mitchell's father, Mark Mitchell, passed away in March this year, and she has been carrying this burden throughout this season. It appears that this tragic development will also play a role in her free agency decision.

If Mitchell has indeed already played her last game for the Fever, there's no denying that she has left a lasting legacy as one of the most prominent figures in franchise history.

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