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Bridget Carleton

Portland Fire · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
52
#48 in the W
Trade value
44
#68 in the W
Contract surplus
-19.2
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Carleton is producing 19.2 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Bridget Carleton headshot

Bridget Carleton

52
Portland Fire · F · age 29
Value & contract
Talent
52
Rotation
Trade value
44
Rotation
Surplus
-19.2
Overpaid
Talent trend52– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract3 yrs · $3.75M gtd
2026$1.19MGTD
2027$1.25MGTD
2028$1.31MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 39 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
78
14.3
Assists
66
2.2
Rebounds
76
4.5
Usage
65
20.6 %
Efficiency
46
56 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,388 poss · 2026-08-30
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
82
+0.8
Defense
77
+0.7

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

Stands out for offense. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
52 talent
2027
50 proj
4457
2028
48 proj
4156

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.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2019CON47.30.00.80.30.00.00.30.0%0.0%0.0%
2019MIN42.80.80.30.00.00.00.050.0%50.0%0.0%
2020MIN2225.86.63.52.50.70.01.252.0%45.7%64.3%
2021MIN3219.34.82.31.50.80.20.840.1%36.5%80.0%
2022MIN3616.84.32.11.10.40.10.640.0%34.9%73.1%
2023MIN3815.13.22.30.90.30.10.434.5%33.7%73.3%
2024MIN3929.99.63.82.21.00.31.044.4%44.4%78.9%
2025MIN4427.96.53.62.00.80.30.840.2%37.3%72.0%
2026POR3930.614.34.52.21.60.41.240.4%36.8%87.8%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275010.94.02.2
20284810.23.82.2

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.

Washington Mystics24-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 39

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Bridget Carleton — 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 Bridget Carleton, above 100% a slight overpay to get there. Open one in the machine to tweak it.

Washington Mystics sendscap-legal · 102% of Carleton’s value
Lauren Betts
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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.

Portland Fire 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.

  • Eva Nemcova · 1999 · age 27
  • DeWanna Bonner · 2014 · age 27
  • Karima Christmas-Kelly · 2017 · age 28

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