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Jackie Young

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

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Talent score
77
#8 in the W
Trade value
81
#9 in the W
Contract surplus
+9.5
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Young is outproducing her contract by 9.5 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Jackie Young

77
Las Vegas Aces · G · age 29
Value & contract
Talent
77
All-Star
Trade value
81
Elite
Surplus
+9.5
Underpaid
Talent trend77▼ -1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $1.19M gtd
2026$1.19MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
93
18.9
Assists
98
6.8
Rebounds
72
4.4
Usage
84
23.9 %
Efficiency
86
62 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,553 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
97
+2.3
Defense
88
+1.3

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

Stands out for assists and offense. Reads as an All-Star-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
77 talent
2027 · FA
75 proj
69–82
2028 · FA
72 proj
65–80

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%
2019LVA3422.56.63.34.50.80.41.632.2%31.8%80.8%
2020LVA2225.811.04.33.00.70.11.649.2%23.1%85.2%
2021LVA3231.812.24.13.21.10.31.550.5%25.0%83.3%
2022LVA3433.215.94.43.91.40.21.347.6%43.1%85.9%
2023LVA4031.517.64.03.81.30.11.852.3%44.9%86.7%
2024LVA3732.615.84.45.31.00.22.143.0%33.7%86.7%
2025LVA4430.416.54.55.11.30.42.247.4%35.7%89.4%
2026LV4332.318.94.46.80.90.32.448.8%38.3%92.8%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20277516.94.36.0
20287216.14.15.9

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 66
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 58

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Jackie Young, 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.

Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · LV C+
Kiki Iriafen
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL B · LV C
Rhyne Howard
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · LV B
Breanna Stewart
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN B- · LV C
Leila Lacan2027 1st
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · LV C+
Nneka Ogwumike2027 1st
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · LV C+
Carla Leite
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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.

  • Lindsay Whalen · 2011 · age 30
  • Bria Hartley · 2020 · age 28
  • Skylar Diggins · 2018 · age 28

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