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Aaliyah Edwards

Connecticut Sun · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
46
#64 in the W
Trade value
49
#50 in the W
Contract surplus
+7.2
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Edwards is outproducing her contract by 7.2 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Aaliyah Edwards headshot

Aaliyah Edwards

46
Connecticut Sun · F · age 24
Drafted: 2024 Rd1 Pk6
Value & contract
Talent
46
Rotation
Trade value
49
Rotation
Surplus
+7.2
Underpaid
Talent trend46– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $424K gtd
2026$376KNON-GTD
2027$424KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 26 GP

Below the >70%-of-team-games qualified cutoff — percentiles are indicative, still ranked against the qualified pool.

PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
66
11.1
Assists
20
0.9
Rebounds
73
4.4
Usage
79
24.0 %
Efficiency
74
60 % TS
A balanced profile without a standout skill; assists is the soft spot. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
46 talent
2027
47 proj
4253
2028 · FA
48 proj
4256

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%
2024WSH3421.87.65.61.40.70.81.549.0%0.0%65.0%
2025WSH/CON1517.04.64.20.70.90.51.240.0%0.0%67.7%
2026CONN2620.311.14.40.90.70.31.653.9%42.9%74.7%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027479.94.41.0
20284810.34.51.1

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.

Portland Fire16-24 · thinnest in rebounding / size + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 35
Seattle Storm8-32 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 31
Los Angeles Sparks15-25 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 31

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Aaliyah Edwards — assembled and priced by the same engine that grades trades, most valuable pieces first until the outgoing value matches hers. The percentage is what that package is worth on the trade-value scale: 100% is an even match for Aaliyah Edwards, above 100% a slight overpay to get there. Open one in the machine to tweak it.

Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 112% of Edwards’s value
Emily Engstler
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Seattle Storm sendscap-legal · 112% of Edwards’s value
Awa Fam
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Los Angeles Sparks sendscap-legal · 100% of Edwards’s value
Cameron Brink
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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.

Connecticut Sun 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.

  • Camille Smith · 2008 · age 24
  • Dearica Hamby · 2017 · age 24
  • Natalie Achonwa · 2015 · age 23

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