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DeWanna Bonner

Phoenix Mercury · secondary scorer · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
42
#75 in the W
Trade value
42
#68 in the W
Contract surplus
-0.9
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
wings
secondary scorer
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Bonner is producing 0.9 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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DeWanna Bonner

42
Phoenix Mercury · secondary scorer · age 38
Salary: $500KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$500K
42 talent
2027
FA
37 proj
3144
2028
FA
32 proj
2641

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%
2009PHO3420.711.25.80.40.70.71.045.7%15.4%81.2%
2010PHO3225.412.06.11.20.71.21.346.5%35.8%84.0%
2011PHO3425.210.77.00.81.01.11.043.0%34.3%90.9%
2012PHO3235.020.67.22.21.70.92.336.4%28.3%85.2%
2013PHO3432.914.55.82.41.10.31.641.0%32.5%90.1%
2014PHO3429.210.44.12.31.40.41.445.9%27.9%78.0%
2015PHO3333.315.85.73.31.30.81.837.8%25.4%86.6%
2016PHO3431.314.55.42.41.30.61.642.4%32.9%79.8%
2018PHO3432.917.37.23.21.30.41.645.2%31.3%86.7%
2019PHO3432.917.27.62.71.30.61.637.7%27.2%91.6%
2020CON2233.319.77.83.01.70.52.442.2%25.2%89.5%
2021CON3231.915.26.43.41.20.72.239.5%31.7%89.2%
2022CON3330.013.54.72.81.20.31.643.9%32.9%82.7%
2023CON4030.117.45.62.21.10.61.442.5%32.9%86.2%
2024CON4031.815.06.02.01.20.71.441.5%29.4%83.2%
2025PHO, IND3323.69.84.21.20.80.30.840.9%33.3%87.2%
2026PHX2826.89.45.61.41.10.60.838.8%23.8%85.5%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027378.04.41.2
2028326.63.81.1

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.

Toronto Tempo10-16 · thinnest in rebounding / size + perimeter defense
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Chicago Sky9-18 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense
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Las Vegas Aces18-8 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
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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.

  • DeLisha Milton-Jones · 2012 · age 38
  • Yolanda Griffith · 2007 · age 38
  • Tina Thompson · 2011 · age 37

Durability context: 55% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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