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Rhyne Howard

Atlanta Dream · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
71
#13 in the W
Trade value
73
#16 in the W
Contract surplus
+5.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Howard is outproducing her contract by 5.3 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Rhyne Howard headshot

Rhyne Howard

71
Atlanta Dream · G · age 26
Value & contract
Talent
71
All-Star
Trade value
73
All-Star
Surplus
+5.3
Underpaid
Talent trend71– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $3.38M gtd
2026$1.1MGTD
2027$1.13MGTD
2028$1.15MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 43 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
92
17.7
Assists
86
3.7
Rebounds
65
3.8
Usage
67
20.3 %
Efficiency
53
56 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,760 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
71
+0.1
Defense
91
+1.5

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

Stands out for scoring and defense. Reads as an All-Star-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
71 talent
2027
70 proj
65–76
2028
70 proj
64–78

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.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2022ATL3431.316.24.52.81.60.81.636.1%34.3%79.2%
2023ATL3932.917.54.93.51.30.61.938.5%35.2%78.8%
2024ATL3033.917.34.43.11.80.61.737.1%32.9%78.4%
2025ATL3334.917.54.54.61.50.81.737.6%32.2%85.6%
2026ATL4334.217.73.83.72.30.91.340.5%35.5%86.2%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20277017.13.93.9
20287017.13.94.0

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 58
Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 58

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Rhyne Howard, 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.

New York Liberty sendsNY B- · ATL C+
Jonquel Jones
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · ATL C+
Jessica Shepard2027 1st
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · ATL C+
Leila Lacan2027 1st
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Indiana Fever sendsIND B- · ATL C+
Kelsey Mitchell2027 1st
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA B- · ATL C+
Awa Fam
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · ATL B-
Nneka Ogwumike
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C · ATL B
Jackie Young
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C · ATL B
Carla Leite
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · ATL C+
Shakira Austin2027 2nd (via CHI)
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C+ · ATL B-
Napheesa Collier
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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.

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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.

  • Alana Beard · 2008 · age 27
  • Diana Taurasi · 2007 · age 26
  • Epiphanny Prince · 2014 · age 27

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