Golden State Valkyries · stretch four · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Thornton to the Trade Machine →In 2026, Thornton is producing 8.8 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.
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.
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | WAS | 10 | 8.8 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 33.3% | 0.0% | 66.7% |
| 2017 | DAL | 34 | 17.2 | 6.8 | 3.3 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 41.2% | 27.9% | 80.0% |
| 2018 | DAL | 34 | 28.6 | 9.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 44.7% | 35.5% | 86.0% |
| 2019 | DAL | 27 | 30.4 | 10.4 | 5.3 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 34.3% | 27.2% | 93.1% |
| 2020 | DAL | 22 | 25.3 | 7.3 | 5.1 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 42.5% | 34.7% | 87.5% |
| 2021 | DAL | 31 | 27.6 | 7.5 | 5.6 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 42.1% | 34.9% | 84.9% |
| 2022 | DAL | 36 | 29.2 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 46.9% | 32.5% | 82.9% |
| 2023 | NYL | 40 | 17.3 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 43.3% | 31.3% | 76.7% |
| 2024 | NYL | 41 | 20.4 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 38.8% | 37.0% | 84.6% |
| 2025 | GSV | 22 | 30.1 | 14.0 | 7.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 36.2% | 28.2% | 82.9% |
| 2026 | GSV | 27 | 25.3 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 36.3% | 34.4% | 90.2% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 41 | 9.5 | 5.3 | 1.1 |
| 2028 | 39 | 8.6 | 5.0 | 1.0 |
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 →
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.
The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.