Minnesota Lynx · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Caldwell to the Trade Machine →In 2026, Caldwell is producing 0.3 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.
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.
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | ATL | 9 | 23.7 | 10.9 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 51.4% | 56.3% | 80.0% |
| 2023 | IND | 30 | 10.1 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 29.2% | 13.8% | 85.7% |
| 2024 | ATL | 25 | 16.2 | 5.2 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 41.6% | 30.0% | 80.0% |
| 2025 | ATL | 41 | 18.5 | 5.4 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | MIN | 35 | 13.9 | 4.1 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 37.0% | 37.3% | 80.0% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 25 | 4.7 | 2.5 | 1.4 |
| 2028 | 23 | 4.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 |
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 →
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.
A fair package each interested team would have to send for Maya Caldwell — assembled and priced by the same engine that grades trades, most valuable pieces first until the outgoing value matches hers. Open one in the machine to tweak it.
A starting point, not a prediction — each package is the fewest fair pieces by model value, and a real deal would flex around roster fit and both front offices. “Needs a filler” means the salaries don't yet fit under the cap without another piece.
The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.
Durability context: 45% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.
