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Jade Melbourne

Seattle Storm · combo guard · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
35
#97 in the W
Trade value
32
#101 in the W
Contract surplus
-7.9
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
guards
combo guard
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Melbourne is producing 7.9 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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Jade Melbourne

35
Seattle Storm · combo guard · age 23
Salary: $500KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$500K
35 talent
2027
FA
36 proj
3142
2028
FA
37 proj
3145

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%
2023SEA2910.62.61.21.20.40.00.939.1%15.0%79.3%
2024WAS3714.25.41.51.60.60.11.743.4%35.7%71.4%
2025WAS4323.45.91.92.90.60.21.740.0%27.4%67.1%
2026SEA2823.98.82.03.80.90.11.845.9%25.5%77.9%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027368.12.23.5
2028378.52.33.6

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.

Indiana Fever17-10 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense
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Los Angeles Sparks10-16 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
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Atlanta Dream16-10 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling
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Seattle Storm 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.

  • Jasmine Thomas · 2012 · age 23
  • Courtney Vandersloot · 2011 · age 23
  • Kelsey Plum · 2018 · age 24

Durability context: 35% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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