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Kaitlyn Chen

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

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Talent score
35
#99 in the W
Trade value
35
#90 in the W
Contract surplus
+0.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Chen is outproducing her contract by 0.1 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

Kaitlyn Chen headshot

Kaitlyn Chen

35
Golden State Valkyries · G · age 24
Value & contract
Talent
35
Replacement
Trade value
35
Replacement
Surplus
+0.1
Fair value
Talent trend35– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $0K gtd
2026$278KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 44 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
46
7.2
Assists
59
1.9
Rebounds
8
1.1
Usage
66
20.2 %
Efficiency
81
61 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,165 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
20
−1.3
Defense
33
−0.8

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

Stands out for efficiency; rebounding is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
35 talent
2027 · FA
36 proj
31–42
2028 · FA
37 proj
31–45

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%
2025GSV2410.32.00.91.00.20.00.838.0%33.3%71.4%
2026GSV4415.37.21.11.90.30.01.252.7%41.7%72.1%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027366.71.31.8
2028377.01.31.9

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.

Atlanta Dream30-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 21
Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 20
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 20

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Kaitlyn Chen, 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 C+ · GSV C+
Charlisse Leger-Walker
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA B · GSV C
Mackenzie Holmes
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C+ · GSV B-
Jovana Nogić
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · GSV B-
Han Xu
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Toronto Tempo sendsTOR C · GSV B
Laura Juskaite
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C · GSV B
Rae Burrell
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · GSV B-
Jordan Harrison
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C+ · GSV B-
Makayla Timpson
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C+ · GSV B-
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
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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.

  • Marine Johannes · 2019 · age 25
  • Te'a Cooper · 2020 · age 24
  • Dana Evans · 2022 · age 24

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