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A'ja Wilson

Las Vegas Aces · C · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
98
#1 in the W
Trade value
99
#1 in the W
Contract surplus
+18.4
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
C
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Wilson is outproducing her contract by 18.4 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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A'ja Wilson

98
Las Vegas Aces · C · age 30
Salary: $1400KYears left: 3
Contract outlook
2026
$1400K
98 talent
2027
$1470K
96 proj
9099
2028
$1544K
92 proj
8699

Projected per stat on the fitted league aging curves (scoring fades, rebounding holds, minutes drive late decline) — 4,700 player-seasons, 1997–2025. Ranges are 10th–90th percentile from held-out backtest error.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2018LVA3330.620.78.02.20.81.71.446.2%0.0%77.4%
2019LVA2628.416.56.41.80.51.72.247.9%0.0%79.2%
2020LVA2231.720.58.52.01.22.01.648.0%0.0%78.1%
2021LVA3231.918.29.33.10.91.21.444.4%100.0%87.6%
2022LVA3630.019.59.42.11.41.91.750.1%37.3%81.3%
2023LVA4030.722.89.51.61.42.21.655.7%31.0%81.2%
2024LVA3834.426.911.92.31.82.61.351.8%31.7%84.4%
2025LVA4031.223.410.23.11.62.32.250.5%42.4%85.5%
2026LV3232.225.99.73.11.42.12.552.0%41.6%85.4%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20279622.89.33.1
20289221.38.92.9

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 →

Best team fits

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.

Portland Fire14-20 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 80
Connecticut Sun8-24 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 79
Washington Mystics19-14 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 66

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for A'ja Wilson — assembled and priced by the same engine that grades trades, most valuable pieces first until the outgoing value matches hers. Open one in the machine to tweak it.

Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 119% of her value
Carla Leite2027 1st
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Connecticut Sun sendsneeds a filler · 111% of her value
Leila LacanAaliyah Edwards
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Washington Mystics sendsneeds a filler · 113% of her value
Sonia CitronCotie McMahon
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A starting point, not a prediction — each package is the fewest fair pieces by model value, and a real deal would flex around roster fit and both front offices. “Needs a filler” means the salaries don't yet fit under the cap without another piece.

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Aging comps

The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.

  • Breanna Stewart · 2023 · age 29
  • Candace Parker · 2013 · age 28

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