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Kelsey Mitchell

Indiana Fever · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
69
#16 in the W
Trade value
67
#23 in the W
Contract surplus
-6.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Mitchell is producing 6.0 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Kelsey Mitchell

69
Indiana Fever · G · age 30
Value & contract
Talent
69
All-Star
Trade value
67
All-Star
Surplus
-6
Overpaid
Talent trend69▼ -1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $1.4M gtd
2026$1.4MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 44 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
99
24.7
Assists
75
2.8
Rebounds
18
1.7
Usage
94
26.7 %
Efficiency
97
64 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,739 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
84
+0.9
Defense
6
−2.5

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

Stands out for scoring and efficiency; defense is the soft spot. Reads as an All-Star-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
69 talent
2027 · FA
67 proj
61–74
2028 · FA
64 proj
58–73

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%
2018IND3424.412.71.82.70.70.11.934.6%33.5%80.4%
2019IND3425.013.61.62.60.40.11.738.7%37.4%83.6%
2020IND2232.117.92.22.80.60.12.544.8%38.9%84.9%
2021IND3233.117.82.62.51.10.22.043.1%33.5%88.2%
2022IND3132.618.41.94.20.90.22.443.8%40.9%86.1%
2023IND4033.718.21.63.10.90.12.344.1%39.8%82.4%
2024IND4032.019.22.51.80.70.21.646.8%40.2%83.2%
2025IND4431.420.21.83.40.90.21.845.6%39.4%78.4%
2026IND4432.524.71.72.81.00.11.650.9%45.0%85.1%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20276721.31.73.0
20286419.91.62.9

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.

Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 51
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 45

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Kelsey Mitchell, 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.

Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · IND B-
Allisha Gray
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C · IND B-
Natisha Hiedeman2027 1st
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C · IND B-
Shakira Austin
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Toronto Tempo sendsTOR B · IND C
Marina Mabrey
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Portland Fire sendsPOR B- · IND C+
Emily Engstler
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · IND B-
Jonquel Jones
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · IND B-
Dearica Hamby
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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.

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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.

  • Diana Taurasi · 2011 · age 30
  • Jewell Loyd · 2023 · age 30
  • Iziane Castro Marques · 2010 · age 29

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