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Sabrina Ionescu

New York Liberty · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
57
#35 in the W
Trade value
51
#46 in the W
Contract surplus
-14.2
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Ionescu is producing 14.2 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Sabrina Ionescu

57
New York Liberty · G · age 28
Value & contract
Talent
57
Starter
Trade value
51
Rotation
Surplus
-14.2
Overpaid
Talent trend57▼ -1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $3.75M gtd
2026$1.19MGTD
2027$1.25MGTD
2028$1.31MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 31 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
80
14.6
Assists
89
4.7
Rebounds
65
3.8
Usage
83
23.4 %
Efficiency
33
53 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,677 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
92
+1.6
Defense
14
−1.8

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

Stands out for offense and assists; defense is the soft spot. Reads as a Starter-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
57 talent
2027
55 proj
49–62
2028
53 proj
46–61

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%
2020NYL326.618.34.74.00.70.04.345.2%35.0%100.0%
2021NYL3030.011.75.76.10.60.53.237.9%32.5%91.1%
2022NYL3632.317.47.16.31.10.33.041.1%33.3%93.1%
2023NYL3631.517.05.65.41.00.32.642.3%44.8%87.2%
2024NYL3932.218.34.66.11.00.32.839.7%32.8%89.9%
2025NYL3831.418.24.95.71.30.42.640.1%29.9%93.3%
2026NY3129.814.63.84.70.70.32.838.8%29.5%89.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275514.74.14.9
20285314.03.94.8

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.

Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 56
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 52

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Sabrina Ionescu, 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.

Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · NY C+
Brionna Jones
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C · NY B-
Lauren Betts2027 2nd (via CHI)
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Toronto Tempo sendsTOR C+ · NY C+
Marina Mabrey
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · NY B-
Natisha Hiedeman
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C+ · NY C+
Aaliyah Edwards
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · NY B-
Arike Ogunbowale2027 1st
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX B- · NY C+
Kahleah Copper
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C · NY B
Dearica Hamby
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV B- · NY C+
Gabby Williams
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C+ · NY B-
Courtney Williams
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · NY C+
Sarah Ashlee Barker
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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.

  • Chelsea Gray · 2020 · age 28
  • Jasmine Thomas · 2018 · age 29
  • Cappie Pondexter · 2009 · age 27

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