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Frieda Buhner

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

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Talent score
28
#134 in the W
Trade value
28
#126 in the W
Contract surplus
+0.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Buhner is outproducing her contract by 0.0 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Frieda Buhner

28
Portland Fire · F · age 22
Value & contract
Talent
28
Replacement
Trade value
28
Replacement
Surplus
0
Fair value
Talent trend28– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $241K gtd
2026$241KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 39 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
38
6.3
Assists
13
0.7
Rebounds
26
2.1
Usage
54
17.9 %
Efficiency
61
57 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,049 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
51
−0.6
Defense
31
−0.9

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

A balanced profile without a standout skill; assists is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
28 talent
2027 · FA
30 proj
22–37
2028 · FA
31 proj
23–37

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%
2026POR3915.56.32.10.70.30.10.943.3%34.7%87.5%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027307.12.30.9
2028317.42.41.0

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 20
Atlanta Dream30-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 20
Seattle Storm8-36 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 18

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Frieda Buhner, 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.

Chicago Sky sendsCHI C+ · POR B-
Gabriela Jaquez
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Toronto Tempo sendsTOR C+ · POR B-
Maria Conde
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C+ · POR C+
Kayla Thornton
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C+ · POR B-
Noemie Brochant
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · POR B-
Charlisse Leger-Walker
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · POR B-
Naz Hillmon
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · POR B-
Aziaha James
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C+ · POR C+
Jewell Loyd
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · POR C+
Mackenzie Holmes
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C+ · POR C+
Sophie Cunningham
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C · POR B-
Emma Čechová
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · POR B-
Marine Johannès
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA B- · POR C+
Ariel Atkins
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · POR 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.

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.

  • Shameka Christon · 2004 · age 23
  • Morgan Tuck · 2016 · age 23
  • Sidney Spencer · 2008 · age 24

Durability context: 43% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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