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Saniya Rivers

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

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Talent score
30
#119 in the W
Trade value
30
#112 in the W
Contract surplus
+0.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Rivers is outproducing her contract by 0.0 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Saniya Rivers

30
Connecticut Sun · G · age 23
Value & contract
Talent
30
Replacement
Trade value
30
Replacement
Surplus
0
Fair value
Talent trend30– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $0K gtd
2026$310KNON-GTD
2027$341KNON-GTD
2028$385KOPT
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 38 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
43
6.9
Assists
78
3.1
Rebounds
38
2.5
Usage
59
18.9 %
Efficiency
2
40 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,668 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
24
−1.2
Defense
4
−2.6

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

A balanced profile without a standout skill; efficiency is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
30 talent
2027
31 proj
26–37
2028
32 proj
26–40

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%
2025CON4226.18.82.82.71.50.91.540.7%34.1%74.6%
2026CONN3822.56.92.53.11.10.71.334.3%17.1%60.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027317.92.83.0
2028328.22.93.2

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.

New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 46
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 43
Atlanta Dream30-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 42

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Saniya Rivers, 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 B- · CONN C+
Maria Conde
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New York Liberty sendsNY C · CONN B
Sabrina Ionescu
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C · CONN B
Kahleah Copper
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Chicago Sky sendsCHI C+ · CONN C+
Azurá Stevens
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C+ · CONN C+
Sophie Cunningham
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · CONN B-
Monique Akoa Makani
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV B- · CONN C
Jewell Loyd
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · CONN C+
Naz Hillmon
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · CONN B-
Maddy Siegrist
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · CONN B-
Bridget Carleton
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · CONN B-
Cotie McMahon
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · CONN C+
Jade Melbourne
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV B- · CONN C+
Kayla Thornton
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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.

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.

  • Helen Darling · 2000 · age 22
  • Kim Williams · 1997 · age 23
  • Stephanie White · 2001 · age 25

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