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Lauren Betts

Washington Mystics · C · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
42
#77 in the W
Trade value
43
#71 in the W
Contract surplus
+3.4
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
C
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2029, Betts is outproducing her contract by 3.4 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Lauren Betts

42
Washington Mystics · C · age 22
Value & contract
Talent
42
Replacement
Trade value
43
Rotation
Surplus
+3.4
Fair value
Talent trend42▼ -1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract4 yrs · $407K gtd
2026$407KGTD
2027$423KNON-GTD
2028$466KNON-GTD
2029$526KOPT
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 44 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
40
6.4
Assists
34
1.2
Rebounds
76
4.6
Usage
33
16.0 %
Efficiency
58
56 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,361 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
24
−1.2
Defense
56
−0.3

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

A balanced profile without a standout skill; offense is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
42 talent
2027
44 proj
36–51
2028
46 proj
38–52
2029
47 proj
39–53

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.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2026WSH4417.76.44.61.20.60.80.952.4%0.0%69.3%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027447.34.71.4
2028467.64.81.5

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
New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 33
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 33

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Lauren Betts, 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- · WSH B-
Laura Juskaite
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Chicago Sky sendsCHI C+ · WSH C+
Rickea Jackson
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX B- · WSH C+
Kahleah Copper
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C+ · WSH B-
NaLyssa Smith
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · WSH B-
Emily Engstler
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · WSH B-
Azzi Fudd
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · WSH B-
Pauline Astier
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · WSH C+
Tonie Morgan
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL B- · WSH C+
Brionna Jones
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN B- · WSH C+
Aaliyah Edwards
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C · WSH B
Courtney Williams2027 1st
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV B- · WSH C+
Gabby Williams
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · WSH C+
Natisha Hiedeman
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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.

Washington Mystics 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.

  • Stefanie Dolson · 2014 · age 23
  • Kalani Brown · 2019 · age 23
  • Ann Wauters · 2000 · age 20

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