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Bridget Carleton

Portland Fire · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
52
#49 in the W
Trade value
44
#68 in the W
Contract surplus
-19.2
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Carleton is producing 19.2 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Bridget Carleton headshot

Bridget Carleton

52
Portland Fire · F · age 29
Value & contract
Talent
52
Rotation
Trade value
44
Rotation
Surplus
-19.2
Overpaid
Talent trend52– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $3.75M gtd
2026$1.19MGTD
2027$1.25MGTD
2028$1.31MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 40 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
80
14.6
Assists
64
2.1
Rebounds
74
4.5
Usage
64
19.7 %
Efficiency
53
56 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,444 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
81
+0.8
Defense
77
+0.7

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

Stands out for offense and scoring. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
52 talent
2027
50 proj
44–57
2028
48 proj
41–56

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%
2019CON47.30.00.80.30.00.00.30.0%0.0%0.0%
2019MIN42.80.80.30.00.00.00.050.0%50.0%0.0%
2020MIN2225.86.63.52.50.70.01.252.0%45.7%64.3%
2021MIN3219.34.82.31.50.80.20.840.1%36.5%80.0%
2022MIN3616.84.32.11.10.40.10.640.0%34.9%73.1%
2023MIN3815.13.22.30.90.30.10.434.5%33.7%73.3%
2024MIN3929.99.63.82.21.00.31.044.4%44.4%78.9%
2025MIN4427.96.53.62.00.80.30.840.2%37.3%72.0%
2026POR4030.914.64.52.11.60.41.240.5%36.8%88.2%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275011.14.02.1
20284810.53.82.1

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.

Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 40

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Bridget Carleton, 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 C+ · POR B-
Brittney Sykes
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C · POR B-
Kahleah Copper
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL B- · POR C+
Naz Hillmon
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · POR B-
Arike Ogunbowale
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · POR B-
Satou Sabally
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN B- · POR C+
Brittney Griner
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C+ · POR B-
Gabby Williams
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C · POR B
Natisha Hiedeman
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH B- · POR C+
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.

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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.

  • Betty Lennox · 2005 · age 29
  • Janeth Arcain · 1997 · age 29
  • Allisha Gray · 2022 · age 28

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