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Chelsea Gray

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

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Talent score
60
#30 in the W
Trade value
58
#34 in the W
Contract surplus
-6.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Gray is producing 6.1 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Chelsea Gray

60
Las Vegas Aces · G · age 33
Value & contract
Talent
60
Starter
Trade value
58
Starter
Surplus
-6.1
Overpaid
Talent trend60▲ +1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $3.15M gtd
2026$1MGTD
2027$1.05MGTD
2028$1.1MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
69
12.0
Assists
97
6.7
Rebounds
57
3.3
Usage
54
17.9 %
Efficiency
56
56 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,595 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
98
+2.5
Defense
83
+1.0

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

Stands out for offense and assists. Reads as a Starter-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
60 talent
2027
57 proj
51–64
2028
50 proj
44–59

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%
2015CON3416.06.92.32.70.60.11.742.4%34.8%81.6%
2016LAS3316.45.91.82.20.50.11.245.2%30.4%78.0%
2017LAS3433.114.83.34.41.10.21.950.7%48.2%82.7%
2018LAS3432.714.93.45.11.40.22.348.4%39.2%83.5%
2019LAS3432.614.53.85.91.00.13.241.6%38.2%91.7%
2020LAS2230.614.03.75.31.50.12.744.2%30.5%93.9%
2021LVA3228.911.12.95.91.20.32.845.4%38.0%88.9%
2022LVA3529.713.73.26.11.60.32.349.1%34.0%91.0%
2023LVA4032.215.24.07.31.40.62.549.0%42.1%89.7%
2024LVA2726.08.62.94.91.30.72.440.8%33.8%81.3%
2025LVA4431.111.23.95.41.40.62.843.8%36.8%88.5%
2026LV4332.712.03.36.71.40.32.844.1%36.5%93.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275710.73.45.8
2028509.03.05.3

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 61
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 54
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 53

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Chelsea Gray, 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.

New York Liberty sendsNY B · LV C
Satou Sabally
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · LV C+
Lauren Betts2027 2nd (via CHI)
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C · LV B-
Jordin Canada
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C · LV B
Kelsey Plum
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C · LV B
Jessica Shepard
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA B- · LV C+
Natisha Hiedeman
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · LV C
Aaliyah Edwards
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · LV C+
Emily Engstler
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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.

  • Natasha Cloud · 2023 · age 32
  • Erica Wheeler · 2023 · age 33
  • Kristi Toliver · 2019 · age 33

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