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Janelle Salaün

Golden State Valkyries · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
51
#53 in the W
Trade value
54
#38 in the W
Contract surplus
+8.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Salaün is outproducing her contract by 8.3 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Janelle Salaün

51
Golden State Valkyries · F · age 25
Value & contract
Talent
51
Rotation
Trade value
54
Starter
Surplus
+8.3
Underpaid
Talent trend51– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $500K gtd
2026$500KGTD
2027$520KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 40 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
70
12.7
Assists
34
1.2
Rebounds
68
4.0
Usage
79
22.8 %
Efficiency
71
58 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,652 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
40
−0.8
Defense
61
−0.1

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

A balanced profile without a standout skill. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
51 talent
2027
52 proj
47–58
2028 · FA
52 proj
46–60

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%
2025GSV3627.011.35.11.20.60.11.540.6%36.6%80.6%
2026GSV4022.112.74.01.20.60.10.842.5%39.2%79.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275212.44.31.3
20285212.44.31.4

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 37
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 36
Seattle Storm8-36 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 33

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Janelle Salaün, 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.

Connecticut Sun sendsCONN B- · GSV C
Aaliyah Edwards
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · GSV C+
Emily Engstler
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Toronto Tempo sendsTOR C+ · GSV B-
Nyara Sabally
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · GSV B-
Azzi Fudd
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · GSV C+
Pauline Astier
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA B- · GSV C+
Rae Burrell
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · GSV 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.

Golden State Valkyries 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.

  • Aerial Powers · 2017 · age 24
  • Alicia Thompson · 2001 · age 25
  • Brittney Sykes · 2017 · age 24

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