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Kaila Charles

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

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Talent score
38
#89 in the W
Trade value
34
#97 in the W
Contract surplus
-9.6
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2027, Charles is producing 9.6 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

Kaila Charles headshot

Kaila Charles

38
Golden State Valkyries · G · age 28
Value & contract
Talent
38
Replacement
Trade value
34
Replacement
Surplus
-9.6
Overpaid
Talent trend38– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract2 yrs · $1.22M gtd
2026$600KGTD
2027$615KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 40 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
35
6.2
Assists
44
1.4
Rebounds
73
4.4
Usage
32
16.5 %
Efficiency
28
51 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,436 poss · 2026-08-30
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
73
+0.2
Defense
85
+1.2

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

Stands out for defense. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
38 talent
2027
36 proj
3043
2028 · FA
35 proj
2843

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%
2023SEA410.31.51.30.30.30.00.025.0%0.0%0.0%
2025DAL/GS1819.37.44.50.91.10.21.246.3%35.7%81.8%
2026GSV4019.76.24.41.40.80.21.041.6%28.1%78.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027366.04.11.3
2028355.63.91.3

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.

Portland Fire16-24 · thinnest in rebounding / size + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 33
Connecticut Sun10-30 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 30
Seattle Storm8-32 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 29

What would it take?

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

Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 115% of Charles’s value
Jordan Harrison
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Connecticut Sun sendsneeds a filler · 115% of Charles’s value
Brittney Griner
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Seattle Storm sendscap-legal · 103% of Charles’s value
Jade Melbourne
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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.

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

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