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Kia Nurse

Toronto Tempo · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
20
#186 in the W
Trade value
20
#186 in the W
Contract surplus
-0.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Nurse is producing 0.3 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Kia Nurse

20
Toronto Tempo · G · age 30
Value & contract
Talent
20
Replacement
Trade value
20
Replacement
Surplus
-0.3
Fair value
Talent trend20– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $278K gtd
2026$278KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 39 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
30
5.4
Assists
28
1.0
Rebounds
9
1.2
Usage
49
17.8 %
Efficiency
36
53 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,105 poss · 2026-08-30
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
10
−2.3
Defense
2
−3.2

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

A balanced profile without a standout skill; defense is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
20 talent
2027 · FA
20 proj
2027
2028 · FA
20 proj
2029

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%
2018NYL3422.89.12.41.60.70.10.940.2%29.4%87.0%
2019NYL3429.413.72.52.30.70.11.639.3%35.3%87.2%
2020NYL2127.512.22.92.30.50.22.227.3%23.8%86.4%
2021PHO3226.19.53.51.80.50.11.535.9%35.3%79.0%
2023SEA4019.75.82.31.30.60.10.734.3%35.0%88.9%
2024LAS4020.37.61.61.30.50.01.238.8%33.1%79.3%
2025CHI4421.97.22.31.30.30.01.335.4%33.5%79.0%
2026TOR3913.65.41.21.00.40.00.535.2%33.1%89.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027205.51.61.1
2028204.81.41.0

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.

Atlanta Dream26-14 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.4M space
build this trade · fit score 20
Connecticut Sun10-30 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 19
Seattle Storm8-32 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 0.7M space
build this trade · fit score 19

What would it take?

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

Atlanta Dream sendscap-legal · 110% of Nurse’s value
Te-Hina Paopao
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Connecticut Sun sendsneeds a filler · 110% of Nurse’s value
Diamond Miller
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Seattle Storm sendscap-legal · 120% of Nurse’s value
Jordan Horston
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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.

Toronto Tempo 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.

  • Gordana Grubin · 2001 · age 29
  • Essence Carson · 2015 · age 29
  • Iziane Castro Marques · 2011 · age 30

Durability context: 55% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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