Field Level Media
15 Jul 2025, 01:25 GMT+10
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Third year forward/center Aliyah Boston, of the WNBA's Indiana Fever, has become an investor in the NWSL's upcoming expansion team, Boston Legacy FC.
Boston, 23, was the WNBA Rookie of the Year for the Fever in 2023 and has averaged a career-best 16.2 points with 7.9 rebounds and 3.6 assists in 21 games (all starts) this season.
Over three seasons in the WNBA, the South Carolina product and native of the Virgin Islands has averaged 14.6 points with 8.5 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 101 games (all starts). She has been an All-Star all three seasons in the league.
Boston was the No. 1 overall draft pick by Indiana in 2023.
Boston Legacy FC will start play in the NWSL in 2026. Along with the debut of a Denver franchise in the same season, it will bring the team's total number of teams to 16.
Boston Legacy FC boasts an all-female ownership group led by Stephanie Connaughton, Ami Danoff, Jennifer Epstein and Anna Palmer. Investors include gymnast Aly Raisman, actor Elizabeth Banks and Tracy Stevens, wife of Boston Celtics' president of basketball operations Brad Stevens.
--Field Level Media
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