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Janiah Barker

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

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Talent score
35
#95 in the W
Trade value
35
#86 in the W
Contract surplus
+0.7
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
C
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2029, Barker is outproducing her contract by 0.7 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Janiah Barker

35
Las Vegas Aces · C · age 21
Salary: $270KYears left: 4Drafted: 2026 Rd2 Pk14
Contract outlook
2026
$270K
35 talent
2027
$289K
36 proj
2843
2028
$317K
37 proj
2943
2029
$359K
39 proj
3145

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.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2026LVA16.61.02.00.01.00.00.00.0%0.0%50.0%

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 Sun8-24 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 49
Portland Fire14-20 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 48
Seattle Storm7-29 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 48

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Janiah Barker — assembled and priced by the same engine that grades trades, most valuable pieces first until the outgoing value matches hers. Open one in the machine to tweak it.

Connecticut Sun sendscap-legal · 146% of her value
2027 2ndNell Angloma
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Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 111% of her value
Jordan Harrison
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Seattle Storm sendsneeds a filler · 100% of her value
Jade Melbourne
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A starting point, not a prediction — each package is the fewest fair pieces by model value, and a real deal would flex around roster fit and both front offices. “Needs a filler” means the salaries don't yet fit under the cap without another piece.

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