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Zia Cooke

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

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Talent score
20
#176 in the W
Trade value
20
#176 in the W
Contract surplus
-0.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Cooke is producing 0.3 pts below what her salary should buy. 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
Salary: $278KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$278K
20 talent
2027
FA
21 proj
2027
2028
FA
21 proj
2029

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%
2026SEA3614.77.41.70.90.30.01.035.3%31.2%81.7%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027216.81.60.9
2028216.81.61.0

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 →

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.

Connecticut Sun8-24 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 19
Dallas Wings20-15 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense · 0.3M space
build this trade · fit score 18
Toronto Tempo10-23 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size · 0.6M space
build this trade · fit score 18

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Zia Cooke — 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.

Connecticut Sun sendscap-legal · 120% of her value
Kennedy Burke
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Dallas Wings sendscap-legal · 100% of her value
Alysha Clark
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Toronto Tempo sendscap-legal · 110% of her value
Temi Fagbenle
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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.

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
  • LaToya Thomas · 2007 · age 26
  • Jelena Milovanovic · 2014 · age 26

Durability context: 38% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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