Indiana Fever guard Sophie Cunningham was mentioned as a potential player to part ways with the organization. The Fever are expected to have a list of players deemed unprotected, according to ESPN, with Cunningham on the list.The WNBA expansion draft for the Toronto Tempo and Portland Fire is set to take place soon. Although details about when and where it will happen are still unknown, fans expect it before the start of the 2026 season. In ESPN's report, they mentioned that only five likely players will remain with the franchise.Caitlin Clark, Aliyah Boston, Kelsey Mitchell, Lexie Hull and Makayla Timpson are the players who are expected to be protected, according to ESPN. Cunningham, along with the rest of the roster, is considered unprotected. That means they could be part of the expansion draft and potentially join either the Toronto or Portland franchise.After seeing Sophie Cunningham on the list, fans couldn't help but react. Here are some of what the fans said about it."Imagine if Sophie went to Portland omg she’d be in hell 😭😭😭" a fan said.User Idiotlor | John Keats HATER @idiotlorLINKImagine if Sophie went to Portland omg she’d be in hell 😭😭😭"Try gotta protect Sophie but the top 5 gotta me locked in for the next 3-5 years," another fan commented."No one who has watched games or read the stat sheet would worry about Timpson being stolen away... Cunningham is the 5th piece to be protected," one fan said.More fans want Cunningham to stay in Indiana."Protect Sophie at all costs," someone commented.Scranton Legget @LeggetScrantonLINK@nosyone4 Protect Sophie at all costs"I’d protect Sophie or Timpson any day," a comment read."No complaints out of me. Hope we get to keep Sophie somehow but this core is 🔥" a fan pointed out.In her first year with the Fever, Cunningham earned fans with her strong play on both ends. She has also developed great chemistry with their star player.Sophie Cunningham reacts to being part of the top 10 most searched athletes in 2025Sophie Cunningham had a great 2025. After becoming teammates with Caitlin Clark, she instantly rose to fame. According to Google, Cunningham was the seventh most-searched athlete of the year. She beat her star teammate, who's already considered the face of the WNBA.On Wednesday's episode of her podcast, "Show Me Something," Cunningham shared her thoughts about being in the top 10."But there's no real feelings towards it. People want to know more about me. I mean, yeah. But I'm sure last year [Clark] was probably No. 1, right? She blew up in college... this is just this year," the Fever guard said.Sophie Cunningham averaged 8.6 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 30 games for the Fever in 2025.