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Jade Melbourne

Seattle Storm · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
36
#93 in the W
Trade value
33
#99 in the W
Contract surplus
-6.9
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Melbourne is producing 6.9 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Jade Melbourne

36
Seattle Storm · G · age 24
Value & contract
Talent
36
Replacement
Trade value
33
Replacement
Surplus
-6.9
Overpaid
Talent trend36– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $500K gtd
2026$500KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 42 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
58
9.1
Assists
86
3.7
Rebounds
26
2.1
Usage
46
17.0 %
Efficiency
47
55 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,024 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
6
−2.6
Defense
54
−0.4

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

Stands out for assists; offense is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
36 talent
2027 · FA
37 proj
32–43
2028 · FA
38 proj
32–46

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%
2023SEA2910.62.61.21.20.40.00.939.1%15.0%79.3%
2024WAS3714.25.41.51.60.60.11.743.4%35.7%71.4%
2025WAS4323.45.91.92.90.60.21.740.0%27.4%67.1%
2026SEA4224.59.12.13.70.90.21.843.3%30.8%77.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027378.62.23.5
2028388.92.33.7

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 37
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 34
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 32

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Jade Melbourne, 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.

New York Liberty sendsNY C · SEA B-
Han Xu
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · SEA B-
Cotie McMahon
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · SEA C+
Naz Hillmon
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · SEA B-
Monique Akoa Makani
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Chicago Sky sendsCHI C · SEA B-
Skylar Diggins
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C+ · SEA C+
Sophie Cunningham
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · SEA C+
Maddy Siegrist
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · SEA C+
Saniya Rivers
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV B- · SEA C+
Jewell Loyd
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C · SEA B-
Jordan Harrison
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C · SEA B-
Tiffany Hayes
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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.

Seattle Storm 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.

  • Kelsey Plum · 2018 · age 24
  • Amber Jacobs · 2006 · age 25
  • Crystal Dangerfield · 2021 · age 24

Durability context: 35% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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