Minnesota Lynx · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Howard to the Trade Machine →Over her deal through 2027, Howard is outproducing her contract by 13.1 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | IND | 34 | 16.9 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 44.3% | 0.0% | 59.4% |
| 2015 | IND | 30 | 11.4 | 4.2 | 2.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 37.9% | 0.0% | 72.1% |
| 2016 | MIN | 34 | 14.6 | 6.7 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 57.4% | 20.0% | 67.7% |
| 2017 | MIN | 34 | 11.7 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 48.4% | 21.4% | 73.3% |
| 2018 | SEA | 34 | 25.6 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 54.7% | 32.7% | 79.8% |
| 2019 | SEA | 34 | 31.3 | 18.1 | 8.2 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 43.9% | 30.8% | 81.0% |
| 2020 | SEA | 22 | 21.0 | 9.5 | 7.1 | 1.0 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 53.0% | 35.0% | 77.8% |
| 2021 | NYL | 13 | 27.5 | 16.2 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 3.8 | 49.4% | 33.3% | 77.4% |
| 2022 | NYL | 35 | 29.9 | 15.1 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 3.2 | 48.2% | 32.6% | 71.5% |
| 2023 | DAL | 39 | 33.0 | 16.5 | 8.0 | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 2.8 | 45.8% | 29.9% | 81.5% |
| 2024 | DAL | 27 | 30.5 | 17.6 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 45.6% | 20.0% | 71.8% |
| 2025 | IND | 44 | 24.1 | 11.4 | 6.6 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 55.2% | 18.2% | 71.2% |
| 2026 | MIN | 35 | 28.9 | 15.2 | 7.7 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 59.0% | 23.1% | 71.8% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 61 | 11.4 | 6.3 | 2.3 |
| 2028 | 56 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 2.0 |
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 Natasha Howard — 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: 35% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.
