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Emily Engstler

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

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Talent score
48
#58 in the W
Trade value
53
#39 in the W
Contract surplus
+13.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Engstler is outproducing her contract by 13.1 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Emily Engstler

48
Portland Fire · F · age 26
Value & contract
Talent
48
Rotation
Trade value
53
Starter
Surplus
+13.1
Underpaid
Talent trend48– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $0K gtd
2026$278KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 44 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
62
10.1
Assists
64
2.1
Rebounds
82
5.7
Usage
57
18.6 %
Efficiency
61
57 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,038 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
56
−0.5
Defense
10
−2.0

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

Stands out for rebounding; defense is the soft spot. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
48 talent
2027 · FA
48 proj
43–54
2028 · FA
48 proj
42–56

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

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2022IND3518.25.25.21.50.81.11.439.6%35.6%55.3%
2023MIN127.81.82.40.60.40.10.838.1%28.6%37.5%
2024WAS3214.56.24.01.50.60.80.749.4%47.4%81.8%
2025WAS4012.83.73.31.50.70.71.039.6%25.4%66.7%
2026POR4424.710.15.72.11.41.41.946.5%37.1%71.8%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027488.95.12.0
2028488.95.12.1

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.

New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 51
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 49
Atlanta Dream30-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 47

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Emily Engstler, 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-
Nyara Sabally
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Chicago Sky sendsCHI C+ · POR B-
Skylar Diggins2027 1st
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C+ · POR B-
Natasha Mack
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Indiana Fever sendsIND B- · POR C+
Makayla Timpson2027 1st
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C+ · POR C+
Chelsea Gray
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · POR C+
Pauline Astier
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · POR B-
Azzi Fudd
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · POR B-
Dearica Hamby
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · POR C+
DeWanna Bonner
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN B- · POR C+
Aaliyah Edwards
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C+ · POR C+
Kayla McBride
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA B- · POR C+
Natisha Hiedeman
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C+ · POR C+
Janelle Salaün
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · POR C+
Lauren Betts2027 2nd (via CHI)
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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.

Portland Fire 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.

  • Jessica Breland · 2014 · age 27
  • Sancho Lyttle · 2011 · age 28
  • Alanna Smith · 2023 · age 27

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