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Talent 20–99poorgreat
Trade value 20–99
2-team trade
Cap used6.5M / 7.0M
0.5M cap space remaining
  • Nneka Ogwumike headshotNneka OgwumikeF · age 36 · expiring950K
  • Dearica Hamby headshotDearica HambyF · age 32 · thru 20281100K
  • Cameron Brink headshotCameron Brink✚F · age 24 · thru 2027494K
  • Rae Burrell headshotRae BurrellG · age 26 · expiring278K
  • Ariel Atkins headshotAriel AtkinsG · age 30 · thru 20281085K
  • Tonie Morgan headshotTonie MorganG · age 22 · thru 202753K
  • Erica Wheeler headshotErica WheelerG · age 35 · thru 2027625K
  • Monique Akoa Makani headshotMonique Akoa MakaniG · age 25 · thru 2027300K
  • Chance Gray headshotChance GrayG · age 22 · thru 2029270K
  • Emma Cannon headshotEmma CannonF · age 37 · expiring278K
  • Aaliyah Nye headshotAaliyah Nye✚G · age 24 · thru 2028278K
  • Jihyun Park headshotJihyun ParkF · age 26 · expiring270K
Developmental · non-cap
  • Shyanne Sellers headshotShyanne SellersG · age 23Dev · non-cap
  • Ndjakalenga Mwenentanda headshotNdjakalenga MwenentandaG · age 22Dev · non-cap
Future Picks
  • 1ST2027 Round 1 pickfuture asset · no cap hit
  • 2ND2027 Round 2 pickfuture asset · no cap hit
  • 2ND2027 Round 2 pick(via SEA)future asset · no cap hit
  • 3RD2027 Round 3 pickfuture asset · no cap hit

Talent (20–99)

How good she is right now. Same 20–99 scale as Trade Value. 66+ star · 40–65 rotation · under 40 fringe.

Trade value (20–99)

Overall trade worth — talent adjusted for age, contract, and availability. Same 20–99 scale as Talent; this is what the grade weighs.

Cap used6.9M / 7.0M
0.1M cap space remaining
  • Paige Bueckers headshotPaige BueckersG · age 24 · thru 2028500K
  • Jessica Shepard headshotJessica ShepardF · age 30 · thru 20271000K
  • Azzi Fudd headshotAzzi Fudd✚G · age 23 · thru 2029500K
  • Arike Ogunbowale headshotArike OgunbowaleG · age 29 · thru 20271190K
  • Awak Kuier headshotAwak KuierF · age 25 · expiring525K
  • Alanna Smith headshotAlanna Smith✚F · age 30 · thru 20281190K
  • Maddy Siegrist headshotMaddy SiegristF · age 26 · expiring501K
  • Aziaha James headshotAziaha JamesG · age 23 · thru 2028289K
  • Odyssey Sims headshotOdyssey SimsG · age 34 · expiring278K
  • Kitija Laksa headshotKitija LaksaG · age 30 · expiring34K
  • Li Yueru headshotLi YueruC · age 27 · expiring278K
  • Haley Jones headshotHaley JonesG · age 25 · expiring18K
  • Alysha Clark headshotAlysha ClarkF · age 39 · expiring278K
Developmental · non-cap
  • Christyn Williams headshotChristyn WilliamsG · age 26Dev · non-cap
  • Costanza Verona headshotCostanza VeronaG · age 27Dev · non-cap
  • Deja Kelly headshotDeja KellyG · age 25Dev · non-cap
Future Picks
  • 1ST2027 Round 1 pickfuture asset · no cap hit
  • 1ST2027 Round 1 pick(via LV)future asset · no cap hit
  • 2ND2027 Round 2 pickfuture asset · no cap hit
  • 2ND2027 Round 2 pick(via MIN)future asset · no cap hit

Talent (20–99)

How good she is right now. Same 20–99 scale as Trade Value. 66+ star · 40–65 rotation · under 40 fringe.

Trade value (20–99)

Overall trade worth — talent adjusted for age, contract, and availability. Same 20–99 scale as Talent; this is what the grade weighs.

Market movers

Biggest Talent Score moves since 2026-09-24

▲ RisersTalentΔ
Madina Okotatl35+8
Mackenzie Holmessea28+6
Anastasiia Olairi Kosumin31+5
Courtney Vanderslootchi51+2
Awak Kuierdal44+2
Stephanie Talbotlv26+2
Kiah Stokesgsv33+2
▼ FallersTalentΔ
Nia Brodiemin32-4
Chloe Bibbymin25-3
Dorka Juhászmin23-3
Caitlin Clarkind80-2
Cecilia Zandalasinigsv36-2
Laeticia Amiheregsv32-2
How the grades work

Talent score (20–99)

One rating of how good a player is right now, built from her box-score stats and adjusted so flukes, team pace, and small samples don’t distort it. 66+ is a star, 40–65 a rotation player, under 40 fringe.

Trade value (20–99)

What a player is worth in a trade — on the SAME 20–99 scale as Talent. It blends how good she is with her contract surplus and her age, so a young, productive player on a cheap deal is worth the most. This is the number the grade weighs, shown as the “TV” badge on each roster row.

Minutes & samples

We fold in last season too — more for veterans, whose level is steadier — and don’t over-read a few games or a short hot streak. Rookies get draft-pedigree credit until they’ve played enough.

Contracts & aging

Contract surplus asks whether a player is worth more or less than she’s paid; future years are projected on the league’s aging curve. Cheap young risers grade up; long deals for aging vets grade down.

Availability & dead money

Players ruled out lose value for the games they’ll miss; waived players’ dead money stays on the team’s cap, so the math matches the real sheets.

Team direction

Win-now, retool, or rebuild comes from live standings and roster age — refreshed daily, never hand-set. A team that becomes a seller gets graded like one.

Composite grade

Each side is scored on cap legality plus four factors — talent, team direction, contract surplus, and positional fit. One star outweighs two role players.

Full formulas, the aging curve, and data sources are on the methodology page.

Data sources & credits
  • Salaries, multi-year contracts, cap totals & draft-pick ownership — cited as the Her Hoop Stats WNBA Salary Cap Database.
  • Advanced stats (net rating, defensive rating, true shooting %, usage rate) — WNBA Advanced Stats (official league data).
  • 2026 box scores, standings, injuries & transactions — ESPN.
  • 2025 per-game box scores (prior-season stabilizer) — RealGM.
  • 2026 preseason projections (small-sample fallback only) — RotoWire.

Stats, standings, injuries & transactions refresh every day.

WNBAGM is an unofficial fan project made for entertainment, and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the WNBA or any team. Trade grades are the output of an opinionated model, not official evaluations. WNBA statistics, player information, and team marks are property of the WNBA and their respective owners, used here for informational, non-commercial purposes.

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