Phoenix Mercury · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Ayayi to the Trade Machine →In 2026, Ayayi is producing 8.2 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.
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.
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | SAS | 16 | 9.2 | 2.3 | 1.8 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 31.3% | 19.0% | 42.9% |
| 2026 | PHX | 29 | 16.8 | 6.7 | 2.8 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.4 | 38.5% | 30.0% | 84.4% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 29 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 1.1 |
| 2028 | 26 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 1.0 |
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 →
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.
A fair package each interested team would have to send for Valeriane Ayayi — assembled and priced by the same engine that grades trades, most valuable pieces first until the outgoing value matches hers. Open one in the machine to tweak it.
A starting point, not a prediction — each package is the fewest fair pieces by model value, and a real deal would flex around roster fit and both front offices. “Needs a filler” means the salaries don't yet fit under the cap without another piece.
The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.
Durability context: 45% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.
