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Erica Wheeler

Los Angeles Sparks · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
39
#84 in the W
Trade value
35
#89 in the W
Contract surplus
-10.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Wheeler is producing 10.3 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Erica Wheeler

39
Los Angeles Sparks · G · age 35
Value & contract
Talent
39
Replacement
Trade value
35
Replacement
Surplus
-10.3
Overpaid
Talent trend39– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $1.25M gtd
2026$625KGTD
2027$625KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 39 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
57
9.0
Assists
92
5.2
Rebounds
22
1.9
Usage
49
17.8 %
Efficiency
27
51 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,144 poss · 2026-08-30
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
24
−1.2
Defense
63
+0.0

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

Stands out for assists; rebounding is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
39 talent
2027
34 proj
2841
2028 · FA
30 proj
2439

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%
2015NY38.74.71.30.31.30.02.038.5%0.0%100.0%
2015ATL1711.94.50.91.50.50.01.245.7%40.0%50.0%
2016IND3423.98.42.12.80.70.02.041.8%29.8%83.3%
2017IND3426.411.82.24.11.40.02.340.0%33.1%79.2%
2018IND3421.77.82.94.10.80.21.435.1%27.6%79.7%
2019IND3425.010.13.05.01.20.12.942.8%38.4%87.2%
2021LA3230.213.63.14.81.30.32.741.7%35.5%82.7%
2022ATL3026.38.43.13.91.10.12.535.5%32.9%75.6%
2023IND4026.89.93.05.01.10.12.139.8%30.9%87.8%
2024IND3914.03.61.41.80.40.10.941.1%28.8%84.6%
2025SEA4425.610.32.73.31.30.21.540.0%37.3%86.0%
2026LA3927.09.01.95.20.90.11.939.7%31.2%87.2%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027348.02.03.8
2028306.61.73.4

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 44
Seattle Storm8-32 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 41
Connecticut Sun10-30 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 40

What would it take?

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

Washington Mystics sendsneeds a filler · 103% of Wheeler’s value
2027 1st
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Seattle Storm sendscap-legal · 100% of Wheeler’s value
Jade Melbourne
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Connecticut Sun sendscap-legal · 120% of Wheeler’s value
Olivia Nelson-Ododa
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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.

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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.

  • Dominique Canty · 2010 · age 34
  • Danielle Robinson · 2021 · age 33
  • Tanisha Wright · 2016 · age 33

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