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Frieda Buhner

Portland Fire · bench scoring · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
29
#131 in the W
Trade value
29
#126 in the W
Contract surplus
+0.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
guards
bench scoring
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Buhner 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.

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Frieda Buhner

29
Portland Fire · bench scoring · age 24
Salary: $241KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$241K
29 talent
2027
FA
30 proj
2237
2028
FA
31 proj
2337

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%
2026POR2414.86.22.00.70.30.10.844.7%30.9%88.2%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027306.32.20.9
2028316.62.30.9

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.

Chicago Sky9-18 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense
build this trade (22% fit)
Toronto Tempo10-16 · thinnest in rebounding / size + perimeter defense
build this trade (21% fit)
Las Vegas Aces18-8 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
build this trade (21% fit)

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.

  • Sidney Spencer · 2008 · age 24
  • Jamie Redd · 2000 · age 23
  • Shekinna Stricklen · 2014 · age 24

Durability context: 38% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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