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Brittney Griner

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

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Talent score
51
#49 in the W
Trade value
39
#75 in the W
discounted while out — healthy ≈ 44
Contract surplus
-20.5
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
C
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Griner is producing 20.5 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

Brittney Griner headshot

Brittney Griner

51
Connecticut Sun · C · age 35
Value & contract
Talent
51
Rotation
Trade value
39
Replacement
Surplus
-20.5
Albatross
Talent trend51– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $1.19M gtd
2026$1.19MGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 18 GP

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

PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
73
13.2
Assists
70
2.5
Rebounds
84
5.8
Usage
79
23.9 %
Efficiency
54
56 % TS
Stands out for rebounding. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
51 talent
2027 · FA
46 proj
4053
2028 · FA
41 proj
3550

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%
2013PHO2725.912.66.31.00.53.01.755.6%0.0%72.4%
2014PHO3430.715.68.01.60.63.81.957.8%0.0%80.2%
2015PHO2630.715.18.11.30.34.02.256.5%0.0%77.3%
2016PHO3429.214.56.51.00.43.12.154.8%0.0%83.1%
2017PHO2631.521.97.61.90.72.52.557.7%0.0%81.2%
2018PHO3432.620.57.72.10.52.62.454.4%25.0%80.0%
2019PHO3132.820.77.22.40.72.02.556.4%33.3%80.8%
2020PHO1231.817.77.53.00.31.82.549.7%0.0%80.9%
2021PHO3032.820.59.52.70.41.92.257.5%44.4%84.6%
2023PHO3127.617.56.32.20.51.62.156.0%11.1%77.2%
2024PHO3028.717.86.62.30.51.51.857.9%50.0%77.7%
2025ATL279.85.20.8
2026CONN1825.313.25.82.50.41.81.852.7%25.0%67.2%
2026 proj3712.66.21.40.41.5
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027469.44.71.5
2028417.94.11.3

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 50
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 Brittney Griner — 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 Brittney Griner, above 100% a slight overpay to get there. Open one in the machine to tweak it.

Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 113% of Griner’s value
Bridget Carleton
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Washington Mystics sendscap-legal · 115% of Griner’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.

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.

  • Kym Hampton · 1997 · age 35
  • Yolanda Griffith · 2003 · age 34
  • Tina Thompson · 2011 · age 37

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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