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Maya Caldwell

Minnesota Lynx · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
24
#149 in the W
Trade value
24
#144 in the W
Contract surplus
+0.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Caldwell is outproducing her contract by 0.0 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Maya Caldwell

24
Minnesota Lynx · G · age 27
Value & contract
Talent
24
Replacement
Trade value
24
Replacement
Surplus
0
Fair value
Talent trend24▼ -1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $0K gtd
2026$278KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 44 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
16
4.1
Assists
30
1.1
Rebounds
34
2.4
Usage
19
14.3 %
Efficiency
16
49 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,120 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
36
−0.9
Defense
54
−0.4

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

A balanced profile without a standout skill; efficiency is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
24 talent
2027 · FA
24 proj
20–31
2028 · FA
22 proj
20–30

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%
2022ATL923.710.92.42.20.80.21.651.4%56.3%80.0%
2023IND3010.11.90.90.60.30.10.729.2%13.8%85.7%
2024ATL2516.25.21.81.10.60.20.941.6%30.0%80.0%
2025ATL4118.55.43.11.80.9—————
2026MIN4414.34.12.41.10.60.20.737.1%36.5%81.5%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027244.62.61.3
2028224.22.41.3

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 24
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 24
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 24

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Maya Caldwell, 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.

Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C · MIN B
Jovana Nogić
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C · MIN B
Makayla Timpson
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C · MIN B
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · MIN B-
Teja Oblak
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C · MIN B-
Charlisse Leger-Walker
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · MIN 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.

Minnesota Lynx 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.

  • Nicole Ohlde · 2008 · age 27
  • Stephanie Talbot · 2021 · age 28
  • Armintie Herrington · 2010 · age 26

Durability context: 55% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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