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Zia Cooke

Seattle Storm · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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

In 2026, Cooke is outproducing her contract by 0.0 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Zia Cooke

20
Seattle Storm · G · age 25
Value & contract
Talent
20
Replacement
Trade value
20
Replacement
Surplus
0
Fair value
Talent trend20– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $0K gtd
2026$278KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 41 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
47
7.5
Assists
30
1.1
Rebounds
18
1.7
Usage
90
25.4 %
Efficiency
9
47 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,240 poss · 2026-09-13
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
1
−4.4
Defense
7
−2.3

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

Stands out for usage; offense is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
20 talent
2027 · FA
21 proj
20–27
2028 · FA
21 proj
20–29

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%
2023LAS3914.14.80.90.80.30.30.728.9%26.1%81.3%
2024LAS298.93.60.60.60.30.10.732.1%29.7%69.0%
2025SEA2610.03.50.50.50.40.00.835.7%39.5%65.2%
2026SEA4115.07.51.71.10.40.01.134.7%29.4%80.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027217.01.71.1
2028217.01.61.1

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 20
Connecticut Sun11-33 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 20
Portland Fire17-27 · thinnest in rebounding / size + scoring · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 19

What would it take?

The fair package each team would have to send for Zia Cooke, 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.

Golden State Valkyries sendsGSV C+ · SEA B-
Juste Jocyte
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Atlanta Dream sendsATL C+ · SEA B-
Te-Hina Paopao
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Connecticut Sun sendsCONN C · SEA B
Charlisse Leger-Walker
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Phoenix Mercury sendsPHX B- · SEA C+
Sami Whitcomb
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Dallas Wings sendsDAL C+ · SEA C+
Odyssey Sims
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Portland Fire sendsPOR C+ · SEA B-
Luisa Geiselsoder
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Las Vegas Aces sendsLV C+ · SEA C+
Stephanie Talbot
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Washington Mystics sendsWSH C+ · SEA B-
Lucy Olsen
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New York Liberty sendsNY C+ · SEA C+
Raquel Carrera
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Indiana Fever sendsIND C · SEA B-
Sophie Cunningham
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Los Angeles Sparks sendsLA C+ · SEA B-
Chance Gray
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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.

Seattle Storm 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.

  • Kahleah Copper · 2019 · age 25
  • Asia (AD) Durr · 2022 · age 26
  • LaToya Thomas · 2007 · age 26

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

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