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Sydney Taylor

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

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Talent score
43
#70 in the W
Trade value
46
#61 in the W
Contract surplus
+8.4
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Taylor is outproducing her contract by 8.4 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Sydney Taylor

43
Chicago Sky · G · age 25
Value & contract
Talent
43
Rotation
Trade value
46
Rotation
Surplus
+8.4
Underpaid
Talent trend43– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $0K gtd
2026$270KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 37 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
73
13.6
Assists
62
2.0
Rebounds
18
1.7
Usage
96
28.3 %
Efficiency
40
54 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,427 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
27
−1.1
Defense
54
−0.4

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

Stands out for usage; rebounding is the soft spot. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
43 talent
2027 · FA
44 proj
36–51
2028 · FA
44 proj
36–50

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%
2026CHI3720.613.61.72.00.70.21.641.9%31.8%78.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20274413.11.92.1
20284413.11.92.1

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 37
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 36
Seattle Storm8-36 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 34

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Sydney Taylor, 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+ · CHI B-
DeWanna Bonner
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C · CHI B
2027 1stCharlisse Leger-Walker
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Toronto Tempo sendsTOR C+ · CHI B-
Laura Juskaite
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX B- · CHI C
Jovana Nogić
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · CHI B-
Pauline Astier
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Portland Fire sendsPOR B- · CHI C+
Jordan Harrison
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · CHI B-
Tonie Morgan
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV B- · CHI C+
Janiah Barker
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Minnesota Lynx sendsMIN C+ · CHI B-
2027 1stEmma Čechová
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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.

Chicago Sky 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.

  • Becky Hammon · 2003 · age 27
  • Riquna Williams · 2013 · age 24
  • Kara Lawson · 2007 · age 27

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