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Makayla Timpson

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

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Talent score
37
#90 in the W
Trade value
38
#79 in the W
Contract surplus
+2.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Timpson is outproducing her contract by 2.0 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Makayla Timpson headshot

Makayla Timpson

37
Indiana Fever · F · age 24
Value & contract
Talent
37
Replacement
Trade value
38
Replacement
Surplus
+2
Fair value
Talent trend37– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $0K gtd
2026$278KNON-GTD
2027$305KNON-GTD
2028$345KOPT
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
30
5.7
Assists
6
0.5
Rebounds
81
4.9
Usage
6
11.1 %
Efficiency
99
66 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,579 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
20
−1.3
Defense
20
−1.3

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

Stands out for efficiency and rebounding; usage is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
37 talent
2027
38 proj
33–44
2028
39 proj
33–47

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%
2025IND317.12.61.80.00.40.30.356.1%0.0%66.7%
2026IND4319.15.74.90.50.60.80.864.1%0.0%69.4%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027385.74.50.6
2028395.94.60.6

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.

Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 32
New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 28
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 28

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Makayla Timpson, 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 · IND B
Laura Juskaite
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C+ · IND C+
Jovana Nogić
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C+ · IND C+
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · IND C+
Jordan Harrison
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · IND B-
Han Xu
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C · IND B-
Rae Burrell
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN B- · IND C+
Charlisse Leger-Walker
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA B · IND C
Mackenzie Holmes
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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.

Indiana Fever 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.

  • Rebekkah Brunson · 2004 · age 23
  • Ruthy Hebard · 2021 · age 24
  • Kasha Terry · 2008 · age 25

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

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