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Lauren Betts

Washington Mystics · C · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
43
#71 in the W
Trade value
45
#64 in the W
Contract surplus
+4.4
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
C
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2029, Betts is outproducing her contract by 4.4 pts of talent — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Lauren Betts

43
Washington Mystics · C · age 22
Value & contract
Talent
43
Rotation
Trade value
45
Rotation
Surplus
+4.4
Fair value
Talent trend43– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract4 yrs · $407K gtd
2026$407KGTD
2027$423KNON-GTD
2028$466KNON-GTD
2029$526KOPT
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 40 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
43
6.4
Assists
30
1.1
Rebounds
73
4.4
Usage
30
16.4 %
Efficiency
73
59 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 1,361 poss · 2026-08-30
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
24
−1.2
Defense
56
−0.3

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

A balanced profile without a standout skill; offense is the soft spot. Reads as a Rotation-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
43 talent
2027
45 proj
3752
2028
47 proj
3953
2029
48 proj
4054

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%
2026WSH4017.16.44.41.10.50.80.954.9%0.0%73.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027457.34.51.3
2028477.64.61.4

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
Los Angeles Sparks15-25 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 31
New York Liberty24-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 31

What would it take?

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

Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 116% of Betts’s value
Megan DiLeo
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Los Angeles Sparks sendscap-legal · 109% of Betts’s value
Cameron Brink
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New York Liberty sendscap-legal · 120% of Betts’s value
Sabrina Ionescu
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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.

Washington Mystics 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.

  • Shenise Johnson · 2012 · age 22
  • Erlana Larkins · 2008 · age 23
  • Nicole Powell · 2004 · age 23

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