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Janelle Salaün

Golden State Valkyries · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
51
#51 in the W
Trade value
54
#41 in the W
Contract surplus
+8.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Salaün is outproducing her contract by 8.3 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Janelle Salaün

51
Golden State Valkyries · F · age 25
Value & contract
Talent
51
Rotation
Trade value
54
Starter
Surplus
+8.3
Underpaid
Talent trend51▼ -1
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $500K gtd
2026$500KGTD
2027$520KNON-GTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 38 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
72
12.9
Assists
35
1.2
Rebounds
69
3.9
Usage
82
24.4 %
Efficiency
70
59 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,652 poss · 2026-08-30
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
39
−0.8
Defense
61
−0.1

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

Stands out for usage. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
51 talent
2027
52 proj
4758
2028 · FA
52 proj
4660

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%
2025GSV3627.011.35.11.20.60.11.540.6%36.6%80.6%
2026GSV3822.312.93.91.20.60.10.842.5%39.7%81.2%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20275212.54.31.3
20285212.54.21.4

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.

Connecticut Sun10-30 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 36
Portland Fire16-24 · thinnest in rebounding / size + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 35
Seattle Storm8-32 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 34

What would it take?

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

Connecticut Sun sendscap-legal · 113% of Salaün’s value
Leila Lacan
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Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 102% of Salaün’s value
Emily Engstler
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Seattle Storm sendscap-legal · 115% of Salaün’s value
Flau'jae Johnson
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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.

Golden State Valkyries 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.

  • LaToya Thomas · 2004 · age 23
  • Crystal Kelly · 2008 · age 22
  • Sidney Spencer · 2007 · age 23

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