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Rae Burrell

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

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Talent score
44
#68 in the W
Trade value
48
#54 in the W
Contract surplus
+9.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Burrell is outproducing her contract by 9.1 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Rae Burrell

44
Los Angeles Sparks · G · age 26
Value & contract
Talent
44
Rotation
Trade value
48
Rotation
Surplus
+9.1
Underpaid
Talent trend44– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $0K gtd
2026$278KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
80
14.6
Assists
70
2.5
Rebounds
31
2.3
Usage
77
22.4 %
Efficiency
68
58 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,345 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
77
+0.6
Defense
9
−2.1

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

Stands out for scoring; defense is the soft spot. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
44 talent
2027 · FA
44 proj
39–50
2028 · FA
44 proj
38–52

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%
2022LAS314.51.71.00.30.70.00.311.1%16.7%100.0%
2023LAS2911.13.61.20.60.40.10.538.7%39.0%81.0%
2024LAS3715.75.91.81.10.80.31.036.2%33.3%78.0%
2025LAS2818.47.52.31.20.60.20.943.3%32.8%74.5%
2026LA4328.814.62.32.50.80.62.445.5%38.3%81.4%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20274413.22.42.4
20284413.22.32.4

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.

Atlanta Dream30-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 43
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 41
Seattle Storm8-36 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 39

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Rae Burrell, 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.

Chicago Sky sendsCHI C+ · LA C+
Rickea Jackson
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Toronto Tempo sendsTOR C+ · LA C+
Julie Allemand
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · LA B-
DeWanna Bonner
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C+ · LA B-
Jovana Nogić2027 1st
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · LA C+
Aaliyah Edwards
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · LA B-
Azzi Fudd
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C+ · LA B-
Janelle Salaün
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C · LA B
2027 1stJade Melbourne
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · LA B-
Pauline Astier
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · LA B
Lauren Betts2027 2nd (via CHI)
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · LA B-
Emily Engstler
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C+ · LA C+
Makayla Timpson2027 1st
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C+ · LA B-
NaLyssa Smith
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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.

  • Jewell Loyd · 2019 · age 26
  • Ariel Atkins · 2022 · age 26
  • Tiffany Hayes · 2016 · age 27

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