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Aziaha James

Dallas Wings · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
31
#115 in the W
Trade value
31
#105 in the W
Contract surplus
+0.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, James is outproducing her contract by 0.0 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Aziaha James headshot

Aziaha James

31
Dallas Wings · G · age 23
Value & contract
Talent
31
Replacement
Trade value
31
Replacement
Surplus
0
Fair value
Talent trend31▲ +1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $0K gtd
2026$289KNON-GTD
2027$318KNON-GTD
2028$359KOPT
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 39 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
33
6.1
Assists
38
1.3
Rebounds
34
2.4
Usage
85
24.3 %
Efficiency
10
47 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 857 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
27
−1.1
Defense
2
−3.6

wRAPM — her effect on team net scoring per 100 possessions, adjusted for teammates and opponents.

Stands out for usage; defense is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
31 talent
2027
32 proj
27–38
2028
33 proj
27–41

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%
2025DAL3817.77.52.91.60.60.21.037.3%28.6%74.5%
2026DAL3911.86.12.41.30.90.20.838.8%24.6%73.9%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027326.52.61.4
2028336.92.71.5

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.

New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 26
Atlanta Dream30-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 26
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 26

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Aziaha James, built and graded by the same engine that grades trades. A deal only appears if it’s cap-legal both ways and lands within one letter grade on both sides — the model’s bar for a fair trade. Sorted by which teams most need her; open one in the machine to tweak it.

Toronto Tempo sendsTOR B- · DAL C+
Maria Conde
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · DAL B
Leonie Fiebich
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C · DAL B-
Jordan Harrison
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · DAL B-
Monique Akoa Makani
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · DAL C+
Saniya Rivers
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA B- · DAL C+
Mackenzie Holmes
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C · DAL B
2027 1stNia Brodie
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · DAL B-
Cotie McMahon
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A starting point, not a prediction — each package is the fewest fair pieces the model can assemble, and a real deal would flex around roster fit and both front offices.

Dallas Wings teammates

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.

  • Shavonte Zellous · 2011 · age 25
  • Tamara James · 2007 · age 24
  • Alanna Smith · 2020 · age 24

Durability context: 35% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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