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Courtney Williams

Minnesota Lynx · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
60
#31 in the W
Trade value
56
#36 in the W
Contract surplus
-9.9
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Williams is producing 9.9 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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Courtney Williams

60
Minnesota Lynx · G · age 32
Value & contract
Talent
60
Starter
Trade value
56
Starter
Surplus
-9.9
Overpaid
Talent trend60– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $2.44M gtd
2026$1.19MGTD
2027$1.25MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
74
13.8
Assists
87
4.3
Rebounds
80
4.8
Usage
75
21.9 %
Efficiency
27
51 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,436 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
81
+0.8
Defense
85
+1.2

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

Stands out for assists and defense. Reads as a Starter-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
60 talent
2027
57 proj
51–64
2028 · FA
53 proj
47–62

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%
2016PHX64.20.51.20.30.00.00.311.1%0.0%50.0%
2016CON1917.28.13.61.50.60.21.042.7%30.8%57.9%
2017CON3426.012.34.22.10.60.21.447.3%32.4%87.8%
2018CON3027.112.65.93.00.80.11.845.6%37.7%68.0%
2019CON3429.113.25.63.81.40.41.643.5%45.7%80.0%
2020ATL2030.514.67.23.20.70.12.743.6%23.5%69.6%
2021ATL3234.416.56.84.01.10.51.841.8%38.2%64.2%
2022CON3427.911.14.63.31.00.41.742.6%33.8%75.0%
2023CHI4030.110.46.06.31.00.32.543.7%44.3%60.0%
2024MIN4026.511.14.75.50.90.42.544.3%33.3%81.0%
2025MIN4428.613.64.96.21.30.32.342.7%38.9%84.9%
2026MIN4329.813.84.84.31.10.31.845.1%36.8%82.7%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275712.44.64.7
20285311.44.34.5

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.

Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 56
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 54

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Courtney Williams, 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- · MIN C
Brittney Sykes
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New York Liberty sendsNY B- · MIN C+
Sabrina Ionescu
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL B- · MIN C
Brionna Jones
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C · MIN B-
Dearica Hamby
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · MIN C+
Lauren Betts
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · MIN B-
Arike Ogunbowale2027 1st
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · MIN C+
Natisha Hiedeman
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · MIN C
Aaliyah Edwards
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · MIN C+
Emily Engstler
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C+ · MIN C+
Gabby Williams2027 1st
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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.

Minnesota Lynx 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.

  • Penny Taylor · 2010 · age 30
  • Erica Wheeler · 2021 · age 31
  • Lindsay Whalen · 2014 · age 33

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