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Leila Lacan

Connecticut Sun · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
52
#46 in the W
Trade value
59
#33 in the W
Contract surplus
+18.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Lacan is outproducing her contract by 18.0 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Leila Lacan

52
Connecticut Sun · G · age 22
Value & contract
Talent
52
Rotation
Trade value
59
Starter
Surplus
+18
Underpaid
Talent trend52▼ -2
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $289K gtd
2026$289KGTD
2027$318KNON-GTD
2028$359KOPT
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 30 GP

Below the >70%-of-team-games qualified cutoff — percentiles are indicative, still ranked against the qualified pool.

PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
66
11.4
Assists
88
4.4
Rebounds
19
1.9
Usage
70
20.9 %
Efficiency
24
51 % TS
Stands out for assists; rebounding is the soft spot. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
52 talent
2027
55 proj
50–61
2028
57 proj
51–65

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%
2025CON2526.610.42.43.72.20.21.947.7%22.4%85.7%
2026CONN3028.011.41.94.41.60.32.342.2%32.4%73.1%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275512.22.14.4
20285712.52.24.6

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.

New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 54
Atlanta Dream30-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 51
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 51

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Leila Lacan, 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 C+ · CONN B-
Kiki Rice
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · CONN C+
Jonquel Jones
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Chicago Sky sendsCHI C · CONN B
Kamilla Cardoso
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX B- · CONN C+
Kelsey Plum
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · CONN C+
Jordin Canada
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA B- · CONN C
Dearica Hamby
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · CONN B-
Shakira Austin
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · CONN C+
Jessica Shepard
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV B- · CONN C-
Chelsea Gray
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · CONN B-
Flau'jae Johnson
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · CONN C+
Emily Engstler2027 1st
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C+ · CONN C+
Natasha Howard
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C+ · CONN B-
Veronica Burton
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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.

  • Skylar Diggins · 2013 · age 23
  • Moriah Jefferson · 2016 · age 23
  • Samantha Prahalis · 2012 · age 23

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