Aliyah Boston had a career year for the Indiana Fever in what was just her third season in the WNBA. So far, she's been Rookie of the Year and a three-time All-Star and has received several Eastern Conference Player of the Week awards—all in what's still a very young career. What really sticks out for Aliyah Boston's time in the WNBA is the way she stepped up for Indiana in a season full of complete chaos. The story isn't new. It involves a team that has faced so much adversity after several players went down with season-ending injuries, a departure of a big offseason acquisition, and many new faces being added to the roster regularly. Oh yeah, and all of this happened under an entirely new coaching staff.
Boston was consistent all season, and the Fever really needed it. She held down the middle of the paint, dominating around the rim alongside new teammate Natasha Howard. She even expressed how important it was for the growth of her game to have a veteran and WNBA champion as a teammate. It helped Boston grow as a player and built her confidence up. During the regular season, she averaged 15 points, 8.2 rebounds, and 3.7 assists per game, and she really stepped on the gas during the postseason. Boston gave league MVP A'ja Wilson a run for her money during the semifinals, nearly taking the Fever to the Finals. She had an even more significant role for Indiana in 2025 and simply embraced it.
Despite her success so far, Boston is still young and has room to grow. One skill she could soon add to her game is a consistent 3-point shot.
3-point shooting is a crucial skill for Aliyah Boston to develop
In her exit interview with the media on Thursday morning, Aliyah Boston was asked about head coach Stephanie White's comments regarding Boston developing her outside shot for next season. Boston firmly agreed with her head coach. She has never been known as an outside threat to opponents. After all, she averaged just 20.7% from 3-point range this season. Many may think, why should she? She has Caitlin Clark and Kelsey Mitchell as teammates. There have been many times this season, however, where Boston needed to take the deep shot and she hesitated. It isn't a confident skill for her because sheplays the middle of the floor so well, but in terms of developing schemes to confuse the defense it would allow the Fever to open up other opportunities.
"I 100% agree. I think that's going to be a big key piece for me coming into next year. Being able to knock down that shot outside consistently. But also I think, for me, working a lot more in that mid-post area and making teams have to guard out there and not just having to worry about back-to-the-basket," Boston said.
Aliyah Boston will have the entire offseason to further develop her craft while competing in her second season of 3-on-3 basketball in Unrivaled. She had expressed how playing in a 3v3 basketball style allowed her to pick up her pace—something she struggled to keep up with during Caitlin Clark's first season. The results of her improvement were heavily beneficial to the Fever's success in 2025.