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Nneka Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
72
#11 in the W
Trade value
77
#11 in the W
Contract surplus
+13.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Ogwumike is outproducing her contract by 13.1 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Nneka Ogwumike

72
Los Angeles Sparks · F · age 36
Value & contract
Talent
72
All-Star
Trade value
77
All-Star
Surplus
+13.1
Underpaid
Talent trend72– flat
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LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $950K gtd
2026$950KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
90
17.3
Assists
78
3.1
Rebounds
95
9.0
Usage
78
22.7 %
Efficiency
75
60 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,485 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
77
+0.6
Defense
83
+1.0

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

Stands out for rebounding and scoring. Reads as an All-Star-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
72 talent
2027 · FA
65 proj
59–72
2028 · FA
59 proj
53–68

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%
2012LAS3327.914.07.51.21.40.91.353.5%14.3%73.4%
2013LAS3425.814.67.61.31.51.01.956.6%40.0%82.6%
2014LAS3327.615.87.11.51.80.52.152.0%30.0%87.3%
2015LAS2334.116.57.32.11.10.51.952.5%8.3%86.6%
2016LAS3331.619.79.13.11.31.22.166.5%61.5%86.9%
2017LAS3430.918.87.72.11.90.51.556.1%34.0%87.0%
2018LAS2730.815.56.82.01.60.41.552.5%34.6%81.6%
2019LAS3227.916.18.81.81.90.51.851.0%33.8%82.8%
2020LAS1826.213.34.81.71.10.21.656.9%50.0%83.7%
2021LAS1831.714.56.52.71.40.32.253.2%36.7%80.0%
2022LAS3431.418.16.62.01.70.41.854.4%36.8%82.6%
2023LAS3631.119.18.82.71.70.72.251.2%33.9%87.0%
2024SEA3731.816.77.62.31.90.51.351.1%40.5%87.6%
2025SEA4430.918.27.02.21.10.41.951.9%36.7%82.2%
2026LA4330.917.39.03.11.20.31.851.6%38.7%85.5%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20276515.17.32.5
20285913.16.52.2

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 64
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 62
Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 51

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Nneka Ogwumike, 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+ · LA C+
Kelsey Plum2027 1st
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · LA C+
Leila Lacan2027 1st
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C · LA B
Jackie Young
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL B- · LA B-
Jessica Shepard2027 1st2027 1st (via LV)
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL B- · LA C+
Rhyne Howard
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C+ · LA B
Aliyah Boston
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C+ · LA B-
Napheesa Collier
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · LA C+
Flau'jae Johnson
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New York Liberty sendsNY B- · LA C+
Jonquel Jones
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · LA B
Kiki Iriafen
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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.

Los Angeles Sparks 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.

  • Tina Charles · 2022 · age 34
  • DeWanna Bonner · 2023 · age 36
  • Elena Delle Donne · 2022 · age 33

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