Minnesota Lynx · defensive specialist · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Delaere to the Trade Machine →In 2026, Delaere 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.
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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | MIN | 28 | 12.6 | 3.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 46.9% | 46.5% | 100.0% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 23 | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| 2028 | 23 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 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.
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: 53% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.