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Rachel Banham

Chicago Sky · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
22
#156 in the W
Trade value
20
#163 in the W
Contract surplus
-5.5
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Banham is producing 5.5 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Rachel Banham

22
Chicago Sky · G · age 33
Salary: $425KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$425K
22 talent
2027
FA
20 proj
2027
2028
FA
20 proj
2029

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%
2016CON1510.93.70.70.90.50.10.540.8%35.1%66.7%
2017CON309.43.31.10.70.10.00.432.7%28.1%80.0%
2018CON3312.85.20.91.50.50.10.541.4%37.0%86.8%
2019CON2912.23.61.00.90.30.10.932.2%30.6%69.2%
2020MIN2017.06.91.32.40.50.11.046.2%47.2%80.0%
2021MIN2712.65.01.21.60.30.10.939.5%37.3%62.5%
2022MIN3617.57.91.32.30.30.11.343.0%38.3%80.0%
2023MIN3213.65.51.01.70.30.11.137.0%40.2%78.6%
2024CON2112.94.81.20.70.40.20.535.8%34.8%90.0%
2024CHI1619.86.91.81.60.40.10.634.6%38.2%70.0%
2025CHI4424.69.01.72.70.60.31.638.3%35.7%88.1%
2026CHI3012.94.71.11.10.30.30.836.4%32.7%81.3%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027205.61.31.5
2028204.31.11.3

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 →

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.

Toronto Tempo10-23 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size · 0.6M space
build this trade · fit score 25
Los Angeles Sparks12-21 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 23
Connecticut Sun8-24 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 22

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Rachel Banham — 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.

Toronto Tempo sendsneeds a filler · 110% of her value
Temi Fagbenle
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Los Angeles Sparks sendscap-legal · 115% of her value
Chance Gray
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Connecticut Sun sendsneeds a filler · 120% of her value
Kennedy Burke
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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.

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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.

  • Shannon Johnson · 2007 · age 33
  • Essence Carson · 2019 · age 33
  • Marie Ferdinand-Harris · 2011 · age 33

Durability context: 50% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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