Minnesota Lynx · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add McDonald to the Trade Machine →In 2026, McDonald is outproducing her contract by 3.4 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.
Below the >70%-of-team-games qualified cutoff — percentiles are indicative, still ranked against the qualified pool.
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | ATL | 30 | 16.4 | 6.3 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 32.2% | 30.8% | 88.2% |
| 2022 | ATL | 36 | 24.3 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 41.1% | 33.8% | 87.1% |
| 2023 | ATL | 24 | 23.5 | 7.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 40.2% | 32.1% | 76.2% |
| 2024 | LA | 26 | 21.8 | 8.7 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 40.3% | 31.9% | 84.3% |
| 2025 | IND | 20 | 26.3 | 9.8 | 2.4 | 4.7 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 42.9% | 30.8% | 78.4% |
| 2026 | MIN | 3 | 15.3 | 7.3 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 26.3% | 33.3% | 90.0% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 27 | 5.6 | 1.8 | 1.4 |
| 2028 | 25 | 5.1 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
Future-year talent figures above are projections on the league aging curve (fit from 4,692 player-seasons, 1997–2025), not measurements — they fade in the display because they should.How the projections work →
Her attribute profile scored against each team's current roster deficits — where she'd fill the biggest hole, not just where she'd be fun.
No team can currently assemble a fair, cap-legal package for Aari McDonald. At her trade value and contract, the model doesn’t see a within-one-letter deal — the mark of a player who is effectively untradeable at fair value right now.
The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.
Durability context: 50% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.
