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Dearica Hamby

Los Angeles Sparks · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
67
#19 in the W
Trade value
66
#26 in the W
Contract surplus
-1.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Hamby is producing 1.3 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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Dearica Hamby

67
Los Angeles Sparks · F · age 32
Value & contract
Talent
67
All-Star
Trade value
66
All-Star
Surplus
-1.3
Fair value
Talent trend67– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $3.4M gtd
2026$1.1MGTD
2027$1.12MGTD
2028$1.18MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 42 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
78
14.5
Assists
67
2.4
Rebounds
90
7.0
Usage
70
20.7 %
Efficiency
78
60 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,408 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
63
−0.3
Defense
77
+0.7

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

Stands out for rebounding. Reads as an All-Star-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
67 talent
2027
64 proj
58–71
2028
60 proj
54–69

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%
2015SAS3117.46.14.10.70.40.21.335.4%35.3%64.2%
2016SAS2525.39.05.11.00.50.51.642.2%14.3%72.3%
2017SAS3420.27.84.21.00.90.31.445.7%37.5%60.8%
2018LVA3314.47.43.61.20.70.31.152.6%28.9%74.2%
2019LVA3424.811.07.61.91.00.41.848.8%32.1%71.8%
2020LVA2228.313.07.12.71.70.22.053.9%47.4%71.6%
2021LVA2924.511.66.71.71.10.11.554.5%25.0%65.5%
2022LVA3426.59.37.11.11.10.11.546.6%21.9%72.0%
2023LAS4024.78.95.91.80.80.31.443.1%22.0%64.8%
2024LAS4033.717.39.23.51.70.23.051.2%34.1%63.1%
2025LAS4431.218.47.93.31.60.52.757.2%27.8%62.7%
2026LA4228.714.57.02.41.50.41.955.2%23.1%68.7%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20276414.56.92.6
20286013.36.52.5

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.

Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 63
Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 52

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Dearica Hamby, 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 · LA C
Marina Mabrey
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C+ · LA B-
Kahleah Copper2027 1st
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Portland Fire sendsPOR B- · LA C+
Emily Engstler
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Indiana Fever sendsIND B- · LA C+
Kelsey Mitchell
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · LA B-
Jessica Shepard
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV B- · LA C+
Gabby Williams2027 1st
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · LA C+
Allisha Gray
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · LA B
Jonquel Jones
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN B- · LA C
Kayla McBride
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA B- · LA C
Natisha Hiedeman
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · LA B
Shakira Austin
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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.

Los Angeles Sparks 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.

  • DeWanna Bonner · 2019 · age 32
  • Natasha Howard · 2023 · age 32
  • Plenette Pierson · 2012 · age 31

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