Indiana Fever star Sophie Cunningham exited the 2026 WNBA season as one of the league’s most popular players. From her comments on transgender athletes in women’s sports, which sparked national controversy, to viral on-court moments, including a prolonged point-down confrontation with DeWanna Bonner, Cunningham has been everywhere, and her recent surge in fame helped her build an extensive endorsement and brand partnership portfolio, backed by over 4.3 million Instagram followers. While Cunningham continues to work with multiple brands, there is one we likely won’t see her get affiliated with.

On the latest episode of This Past Weekend podcast with comedian Theo Von, Cunningham refused when Von asked whether she ever thought of doing OnlyFans. Von then showed Cunningham via a Google search that former WNBA players Erica Wheeler joined the platform this year to create content on training, family, and health, which is usually considered unconventional on the platform, and Liz Cambage, who joined five years ago. The Fever guard chipped in, questioning the brand’s effort to focus on non-adult content with a funny example.

“This just doesn’t make sense to me because that’s like McDonald’s trying to serve enchiladas. Like, that’s never going to be right. You get what I’m saying? I promise you no one is going (to OnlyFans) and thinking, “Oh, family, health content, right?” Cunningham told Theo Von.

Cunningham added that Cambage, who reportedly nets $1.5 million annually on the platform, would have been earning way more if she was still in the WNBA. According to Spotrac, Cambage earned a little over $590,000 throughout her WNBA career.

Theo Von’s question about OnlyFans came after the 30-year-old revealed her financial struggles as a rookie. Cunningham joined the WNBA in 2019 as a second-round, 13th overall pick, when the league was still operating under the 2014 Collective Bargaining Agreement.

“My rookie year, after taxes and everything, I think I made like $28,000… and I was like, I need to get a job. Like, I need to actually do something to make money,” Cunningham said on the podcast.

In the 2019 season, rookie salaries ranged from approximately $41,965 to $53,537. Cunningham was a second-round pick, so her base contract was lower than average. The entire team salary cap for all 12 players combined was a mere $996,100. Compared to now, that is laughable, as the latest CBA revolutionized the league.

According to Spotrac, Cunningham signed a one-year, $665,000 contract with the Fever. Her teammate, Aliyah Boston, signed a four-year, $6,300,000 contract extension, which stands as the richest total salary deal in WNBA history to date, eclipsing five-time MVP A’ja Wilson’s three-year, $5,000,000 fully guaranteed, supermax contract with the Las Vegas Aces.

Meanwhile, the $1.5 million team salary cap from last year has ballooned to $7.0 million, with minimum salaries reaching $270,000–$300,000 and average compensation standing at $583,000. The latter is projected to cross $1 million by 2032. Such figures are the reason Cunningham said Liz Cambage, who played five active seasons in the WNBA from 2011 to 2022, could have earned more than she currently averages on OnlyFans if she hadn’t left the WNBA.

Regardless, Cunningham told Theo Von that OnlyFans is “not up my alley,” so she is likely not going down the same path as Cambage and Wheeler. Cunningham also has a busy offseason ahead. She is now an unrestricted free agent after her one-year deal with the Fever expired. While former Fever general manager Amber Cox wanted Cunningham to stay, it will be interesting to see what the future holds for the 30-year-old guard.

But we will still see Cunningham on the court during the offseason, as she is part of the roster for Project B, a global 5-on-5 women’s basketball league launching its traveling tour from November through April.