Phoenix Mercury · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Plum to the Trade Machine →In 2026, Plum is outproducing her contract by 5.3 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.
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.
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | SAS | 31 | 22.9 | 8.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.5 | 34.6% | 36.5% | 87.0% |
| 2018 | LVA | 31 | 25.5 | 9.5 | 2.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 46.7% | 43.9% | 87.5% |
| 2019 | LVA | 34 | 25.5 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 36.5% | 35.7% | 87.2% |
| 2021 | LVA | 26 | 25.5 | 14.8 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 43.7% | 38.6% | 94.4% |
| 2022 | LVA | 36 | 32.8 | 20.2 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 | 46.0% | 42.0% | 83.9% |
| 2023 | LVA | 39 | 32.4 | 18.7 | 2.4 | 4.5 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 2.1 | 47.5% | 38.9% | 91.2% |
| 2024 | LVA | 38 | 34.0 | 17.8 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 42.3% | 36.8% | 86.6% |
| 2025 | LAS | 43 | 35.1 | 19.5 | 3.1 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 42.2% | 35.5% | 89.3% |
| 2026 | PHX | 16 | 31.4 | 22.3 | 2.2 | 5.6 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 52.8% | 38.6% | 81.1% |
| 2026 proj | — | 41 | — | 18.7 | 2.6 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.2 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 72 | 18.2 | 2.8 | 5.2 |
| 2028 | 68 | 17.0 | 2.6 | 5.0 |
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 →
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.
A fair package each interested team would have to send for Kelsey Plum — 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.
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.
