There is no one who has been waiting for this Indiana Fever playoff berth like Kelsey Mitchell.
When the Fever take the floor in the first round on Sunday, it will be their first postseason game in eight years, ending the longest such drought in the WNBA. That period saw the organization change front offices and coaches and rebuilding strategies. Losses piled up. People moved on. Mitchell stayed. Drafted by Indiana with the second pick in 2018, she chose to stick with the franchise and eventually signed a multiyear extension, making her the longest tenured member of this roster by far. The guard spent a long time hoping to play in late September with the Fever. She now will finally experience it.
