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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
#12 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
Salary: $950KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$950K
72 talent
2027
FA
65 proj
5972
2028
FA
59 proj
5368

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%
2026LA3231.316.98.83.11.10.41.850.8%39.3%85.2%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20276514.97.12.4
20285912.96.32.2

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 Fire14-20 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 61
Connecticut Sun8-24 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 60
Seattle Storm7-29 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 57

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Nneka Ogwumike — 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.

Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 92% of her value
Carla Leite
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Connecticut Sun sendsneeds a filler · 119% of her value
Leila LacanCharlisse Leger-Walker
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Seattle Storm sendscap-legal · 96% of her value
Dominique Malonga
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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.

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
  • Tina Thompson · 2008 · age 34

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