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Jewell Loyd

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

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Talent score
41
#77 in the W
Trade value
35
#85 in the W
Contract surplus
-16.2
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Loyd is producing 16.2 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Jewell Loyd

41
Las Vegas Aces · G · age 32
Salary: $800KYears left: 3
Contract outlook
2026
$800K
41 talent
2027
$840K
38 proj
3245
2028
$880K
36 proj
3045

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%
2015SEA3425.910.73.51.90.60.22.041.1%20.8%90.4%
2016SEA3431.616.53.43.41.20.32.243.1%30.3%89.1%
2017SEA3431.117.73.23.41.30.42.543.1%38.6%86.3%
2018SEA3429.715.54.63.71.30.11.942.3%37.0%85.1%
2019SEA2725.412.32.72.01.30.11.939.1%33.7%92.8%
2020SEA2227.815.52.43.21.50.31.944.3%39.0%87.5%
2021SEA3131.017.94.03.81.50.22.342.0%37.6%88.9%
2022SEA3630.316.32.63.41.10.22.239.6%38.5%89.3%
2023SEA3835.424.74.73.41.00.42.837.0%35.6%88.8%
2024SEA3733.719.74.53.61.40.22.336.0%27.4%88.1%
2025LVA3216.72.82.5
2026LV3326.98.02.31.51.10.20.936.1%32.9%81.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20273810.22.51.8
2028369.32.31.7

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.

Connecticut Sun8-24 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 37
Los Angeles Sparks12-21 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 37
Portland Fire14-20 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 36

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Jewell Loyd — 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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Los Angeles Sparks sendsneeds a filler · 117% of her value
2027 1st
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Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 111% of her value
Jordan Harrison
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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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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.

  • Sophia Witherspoon · 2001 · age 32
  • Kayla McBride · 2023 · age 32
  • Riquna Williams · 2021 · age 32

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