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Kaila Charles

Golden State Valkyries · defensive specialist · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
34
#103 in the W
Trade value
29
#124 in the W
Contract surplus
-12.0
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
wings
defensive specialist
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Charles is producing 12.0 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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Kaila Charles

34
Golden State Valkyries · defensive specialist · age 27
Salary: $600KYears left: 2
Contract outlook
2026
$600K
34 talent
2027
$615K
34 proj
2841
2028
FA
32 proj
2540

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%
2020CON2117.95.42.60.90.80.30.941.2%36.7%71.0%
2021CON3016.34.32.81.10.50.40.936.8%30.3%87.5%
2022ATL12.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0%0.0%0.0%
2023SEA410.31.51.20.20.20.00.025.0%0.0%0.0%
2025GSV, DAL1819.37.44.50.91.10.21.246.3%35.7%81.8%
2026GSV2719.65.84.41.20.60.31.038.5%26.6%76.5%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027346.44.21.2
2028325.94.01.2

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.

Toronto Tempo10-16 · thinnest in rebounding / size + perimeter defense
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Las Vegas Aces18-8 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
build this trade (35% fit)
Chicago Sky9-18 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense
build this trade (34% fit)

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.

  • Isabelle Harrison · 2020 · age 27
  • Mistie Bass · 2010 · age 27
  • Nicole Ohlde · 2008 · age 27

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