ESPN Fantasy Projection: McDonald was waived by the Sparks ahead of the 2025 regular season but landed a hardship contract with the Fever in early June. She was waived less than two weeks later, though the 26-year-old guard ultimately signed a rest-of-season pact with the Fever in late June due to Caitlin Clark's persistent left groin injury. McDonald appeared in 20 regular-season games (13 starts) before her season was cut short by a broken bone in her right foot, finishing with averages of 9.8 points, 4.7 assists, 2.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals while shooting a career-high 42.9 percent from the field in 26.3 minutes per game. McDonald then appeared in just one Unrivaled game in 2026 before being ruled out for the remainder of the season with a right lower extremity injury, and it's unclear whether she'll be available to begin the 2026 WNBA season.