WNBAGM

Olivia Nelson-Ododa

Connecticut Sun · C · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

Add Nelson-Ododa to the Trade Machine →
Talent score
49
#54 in the W
Trade value
43
#69 in the W
discounted while out — healthy ≈ 48
Contract surplus
-3.8
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
C
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Nelson-Ododa is producing 3.8 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Olivia Nelson-Ododa headshot

Olivia Nelson-Ododa

49
Connecticut Sun · C · age 26
Value & contract
Talent
49
Rotation
Trade value
43
Rotation
Surplus
-3.8
Fair value
Talent trend49– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $1.44M gtd
2026$735KGTD
2027$700KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 33 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
62
10.1
Assists
50
1.6
Rebounds
85
5.9
Usage
63
19.5 %
Efficiency
87
62 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,388 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
8
−2.4
Defense
54
−0.4

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

Stands out for efficiency and rebounding; offense is the soft spot. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
49 talent
2027
49 proj
44–55
2028 · FA
49 proj
43–57

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%
2022LAS3014.54.03.00.40.30.81.056.0%0.0%70.3%
2023CON3915.04.53.70.60.50.80.853.7%0.0%70.8%
2024CON3711.83.42.50.20.40.60.849.5%0.0%65.9%
2025CON3721.68.25.00.90.71.21.152.6%50.0%70.3%
2026CONN3321.210.15.91.60.80.81.657.6%0.0%68.3%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027499.35.41.5
2028499.35.41.5

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 45
Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 33

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Olivia Nelson-Ododa, 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.

Toronto Tempo sendsTOR C+ · CONN C+
Marina Mabrey
open this trade in the machine →
Chicago Sky sendsCHI B- · CONN C+
Skylar Diggins
open this trade in the machine →
Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C+ · CONN C+
Kahleah Copper
open this trade in the machine →
Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C · CONN B-
Chelsea Gray
open this trade in the machine →
Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · CONN C+
Sarah Ashlee Barker
open this trade in the machine →
Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · CONN B-
Arike Ogunbowale2027 1st
open this trade in the machine →
New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · CONN C+
Sabrina Ionescu
open this trade in the machine →
Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · CONN C+
Brionna Jones
open this trade in the machine →
Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA B- · CONN C+
Cameron Brink
open this trade in the machine →
Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV B- · CONN C+
Gabby Williams
open this trade in the machine →
Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · CONN B-
Natisha Hiedeman
open this trade in the machine →
Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · CONN B-
Lauren Betts
open this trade in the machine →

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.

Connecticut Sun 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.

  • Shay Murphy · 2011 · age 27
  • Plenette Pierson · 2007 · age 26
  • Natalie Achonwa · 2019 · age 27

Similar players