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Kaila Charles

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

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Talent score
37
#91 in the W
Trade value
33
#101 in the W
Contract surplus
-10.6
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Charles is producing 10.6 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Kaila Charles headshot

Kaila Charles

37
Golden State Valkyries · G · age 28
Value & contract
Talent
37
Replacement
Trade value
33
Replacement
Surplus
-10.6
Overpaid
Talent trend37– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $1.22M gtd
2026$600KGTD
2027$615KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 44 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
38
6.3
Assists
44
1.4
Rebounds
78
4.7
Usage
34
16.2 %
Efficiency
18
50 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,493 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
73
+0.2
Defense
85
+1.2

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

Stands out for defense; efficiency is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
37 talent
2027
35 proj
29–42
2028 · FA
34 proj
27–42

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%
2020CON2117.95.42.60.90.80.30.941.2%36.7%71.0%
2021CON3016.34.32.81.10.50.40.936.8%30.3%87.5%
2022ATL12.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0%0.0%0.0%
2023SEA410.31.51.30.30.30.00.025.0%0.0%0.0%
2025DAL/GS1819.37.44.50.91.10.21.246.3%35.7%81.8%
2026GSV4420.26.34.71.40.80.31.040.6%27.6%76.8%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027356.14.31.3
2028345.64.11.3

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.

Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 35
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 31
Seattle Storm8-36 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 29

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Kaila Charles, 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.

Portland Fire sendsPOR C · GSV B-
Jordan Harrison
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · GSV B-
Maddy Siegrist
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · GSV B
Han Xu
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · GSV B-
Monique Akoa Makani
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · GSV C+
Saniya Rivers
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · GSV C+
Jade Melbourne
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · GSV B-
Cotie McMahon
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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.

  • Isabelle Harrison · 2020 · age 27
  • Mistie Bass · 2010 · age 27
  • Kia Vaughn · 2015 · age 29

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