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Te-Hina Paopao

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

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Talent score
23
#151 in the W
Trade value
23
#147 in the W
Contract surplus
-0.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Paopao is producing 0.1 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Te-Hina Paopao headshot

Te-Hina Paopao

23
Atlanta Dream · G · age 24
Value & contract
Talent
23
Replacement
Trade value
23
Replacement
Surplus
-0.1
Fair value
Talent trend23– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $278K gtd
2026$278KGTD
2027$305KNON-GTD
2028$345KOPT
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 35 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
12
3.7
Assists
44
1.4
Rebounds
2
0.8
Usage
21
14.8 %
Efficiency
15
49 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 735 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
86
+1.1
Defense
37
−0.7

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

Stands out for offense; rebounding is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
23 talent
2027
24 proj
20–30
2028
25 proj
20–33

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%
2025ATL4316.75.81.62.40.50.21.043.8%38.6%53.8%
2026ATL3511.63.70.81.40.20.10.535.4%35.7%90.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027244.61.21.7
2028254.91.31.8

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.

New York Liberty26-18 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 18
Washington Mystics28-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 18
Los Angeles Sparks16-28 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 17

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Te-Hina Paopao, 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.

Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · ATL B-
Georgia Amoore
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C · ATL B
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX C · ATL B
Jovana Nogić
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Seattle Storm sendsSEA C+ · ATL B-
Mackenzie Holmes
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C · ATL B-
Maddy Siegrist
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C+ · ATL B-
Tyasha Harris
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C · ATL B-
Charlisse Leger-Walker
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C · ATL B
Cheyenne Parker-Tyus
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · ATL B-
Frieda Buhner
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Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C · ATL B
Iliana Rupert
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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.

  • Moriah Jefferson · 2018 · age 25
  • Bria Hartley · 2015 · age 23
  • Doneeka Lewis · 2006 · age 24

Durability context: 43% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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