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Kiah Stokes

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

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Talent score
33
#108 in the W
Trade value
31
#111 in the W
Contract surplus
-3.9
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
C
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Stokes is producing 3.9 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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Kiah Stokes

33
Golden State Valkyries · C · age 33
Value & contract
Talent
33
Replacement
Trade value
31
Replacement
Surplus
-3.9
Fair value
Talent trend33▲ +1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $761K gtd
2026$375KGTD
2027$386KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
11
3.6
Assists
38
1.3
Rebounds
83
5.8
Usage
2
8.5 %
Efficiency
22
50 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,618 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
5
−2.8
Defense
80
+0.8

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

Stands out for rebounding and defense; usage is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
33 talent
2027
30 proj
24–37
2028 · FA
26 proj
20–35

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%
2015NY3425.45.86.40.80.72.01.154.7%0.0%68.8%
2016NY2724.16.97.40.70.71.41.164.1%0.0%62.7%
2017NY3419.64.86.30.90.41.11.253.1%0.0%79.6%
2018NY3014.23.14.50.40.40.60.754.5%0.0%53.3%
2020NY2227.35.76.71.20.51.21.337.2%23.5%57.1%
2021LV1520.51.56.11.00.40.70.558.8%0.0%50.0%
2021NY915.01.74.20.60.40.70.754.5%50.0%100.0%
2022LV3115.42.34.40.60.50.80.642.6%20.8%81.3%
2023LV4019.82.25.90.60.71.00.443.4%18.5%50.0%
2024LV3918.41.44.70.70.50.80.432.3%22.5%66.7%
2025LV4012.91.13.60.40.40.40.435.3%13.0%62.5%
2026GSV4322.33.65.81.30.61.70.543.5%29.0%42.1%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027302.94.81.0
2028262.14.10.9

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.

Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 39
New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 38
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 37

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Kiah Stokes, 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.

Toronto Tempo sendsTOR B- · GSV C+
Maria Conde
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C · GSV B-
Jordan Harrison
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · GSV B
Leonie Fiebich
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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 B- · GSV C+
Mackenzie Holmes
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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.

  • Sue Wicks · 2000 · age 34
  • LaToya Sanders · 2019 · age 33
  • Chasity Melvin · 2009 · age 34

Durability context: 50% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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