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Janiah Barker

Las Vegas Aces · stretch four · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
35
#94 in the W
Trade value
34
#90 in the W
discounted while out — healthy ≈ 35
Contract surplus
+0.6
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
bigs
stretch four
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2029, Barker is outproducing her contract by 0.6 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Janiah Barker

35
Las Vegas Aces · stretch four · age 21
Salary: $270KYears left: 4Drafted: 2026 Rd2 Pk14
Contract outlook
2026
$270K
35 talent
2027
$289K
36 proj
2843
2028
$317K
37 proj
2943
2029
$359K
39 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.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2026LVA16.61.02.00.01.00.00.00.0%0.0%50.0%

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.

Golden State Valkyries19-8 · thinnest in scoring + rebounding / size
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Chicago Sky9-18 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense
build this trade (51% fit)
Connecticut Sun7-20 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling
build this trade (49% fit)

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