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Cecilia Zandalasini

Golden State Valkyries · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
36
#94 in the W
Trade value
33
#100 in the W
Contract surplus
-6.9
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Zandalasini is producing 6.9 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Cecilia Zandalasini

36
Golden State Valkyries · F · age 30
Value & contract
Talent
36
Replacement
Trade value
33
Replacement
Surplus
-6.9
Overpaid
Talent trend36▼ -1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $500K gtd
2026$500KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 37 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
53
8.6
Assists
52
1.7
Rebounds
26
2.1
Usage
83
23.4 %
Efficiency
22
50 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,266 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
46
−0.7
Defense
65
+0.1

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

Stands out for usage; efficiency is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
36 talent
2027 · FA
34 proj
28–41
2028 · FA
32 proj
26–41

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. Years marked FA are past her current deal — projection only.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2017MIN36.20.70.30.00.00.00.725.0%0.0%0.0%
2018MIN2916.55.71.91.10.30.01.140.9%38.3%84.0%
2024MIN4112.24.81.11.10.40.20.846.8%45.2%65.6%
2025GSV1923.710.52.91.70.90.21.344.7%40.7%87.5%
2026GSV3719.08.62.11.70.90.21.439.3%32.4%82.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027348.22.21.7
2028327.42.11.6

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.

Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 31
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 30
Seattle Storm8-36 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 30

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Cecilia Zandalasini, 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.

Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · GSV B-
Charlisse Leger-Walker
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · GSV B
Han Xu
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C · GSV B
Jordan Harrison
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C · GSV B-
Monique Akoa Makani
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · GSV C+
Mackenzie Holmes
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · GSV 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.

Golden State Valkyries 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.

  • Epiphanny Prince · 2018 · age 31
  • Marie Ferdinand-Harris · 2008 · age 30
  • Kedra Holland-Corn · 2003 · age 29

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