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Former Fever guard Aerial Powers shares heartfelt Team USA message after international run
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Aerial Powers may not have landed a WNBA roster spot this season, but the former Indiana Fever guard still found an opportunity to represent the United States around the world. Powers reflected on her busy international run in an Instagram post after competing in three FIBA 3x3 Women's Series events during August.
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"3 different countries in 30 days. What a blessing," Powers wrote. "Here are some pics that warmed my heart so I wanted to share."
The 32-year-old guard joined Madison Scott , Mikayla Blakes and Taylor Bigby on the United States roster. The group competed in Tokyo, Bordeaux and Debrecen during a demanding month of travel and basketball. The Americans recorded their best finish in Bordeaux, placing third. Powers' strongest individual performance came in Debrecen, where she scored nine points in one game.
Aerial Powers found another way to keep competing
The opportunity represented another chapter in a professional career that began when the Dallas Wings selected Powers with the fifth overall pick in the 2016 WNBA Draft. Powers later became a WNBA champion with the Washington Mystics in 2019. She also has played for the Minnesota Lynx , Atlanta Dream , Golden State Valkyries and Fever.
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Her 2025 WNBA season included two games with Golden State and eight with Indiana. She averaged 7.4 points, 3.9 rebounds and two assists in 16.7 minutes per game across those appearances. Powers did not secure a WNBA contract for the 2026 season. She signed with Turkish club Çanakkale Belediyespor and also continued her career through Athletes Unlimited Pro Basketball.
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Her Team USA opportunity demonstrated the value of remaining ready. Three-on-three basketball brings a different rhythm and set of demands. The court is smaller, possessions move quickly and each player must contribute as a scorer, defender and rebounder. Powers' experience and physical style made her a natural option for the format.
Her post focused less on results than on gratitude. After playing in three countries within one month, Powers appeared determined to appreciate every stop and every chance to wear a USA jersey.
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The WNBA portion of her career may currently be on pause, but Powers has not stopped finding ways to compete. Her August journey offered both a reminder of what she has accomplished and evidence that her basketball story is still being written.
