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Nneka Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks · F · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
72
#12 in the W
Trade value
77
#12 in the W
Contract surplus
+13.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
F
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Ogwumike is outproducing her contract by 13.1 pts of talent. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Nneka Ogwumike

72
Los Angeles Sparks · F · age 36
Value & contract
Talent
72
All-Star
Trade value
77
All-Star
Surplus
+13.1
Underpaid
Talent trend72– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $950K gtd
2026$950KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 39 GP
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
91
17.2
Assists
78
3.0
Rebounds
94
8.9
Usage
77
23.4 %
Efficiency
80
60 % TS
On-court impactwRAPM · 2,423 poss · 2026-08-30
PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Offense
79
+0.6
Defense
83
+1.0

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

Stands out for rebounding and scoring. Reads as an All-Star-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
72 talent
2027 · FA
65 proj
5972
2028 · FA
59 proj
5368

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%
2012LAS3327.914.07.51.21.40.91.353.5%14.3%73.4%
2013LAS3425.814.67.61.31.51.01.956.6%40.0%82.6%
2014LAS3327.615.87.11.51.80.52.152.0%30.0%87.3%
2015LAS2334.116.57.32.11.10.51.952.5%8.3%86.6%
2016LAS3331.619.79.13.11.31.22.166.5%61.5%86.9%
2017LAS3430.918.87.72.11.90.51.556.1%34.0%87.0%
2018LAS2730.815.56.82.01.60.41.552.5%34.6%81.6%
2019LAS3227.916.18.81.81.90.51.851.0%33.8%82.8%
2020LAS1826.213.34.81.71.10.21.656.9%50.0%83.7%
2021LAS1831.714.56.52.71.40.32.253.2%36.7%80.0%
2022LAS3431.418.16.62.01.70.41.854.4%36.8%82.6%
2023LAS3631.119.18.82.71.70.72.251.2%33.9%87.0%
2024SEA3731.816.77.62.31.90.51.351.1%40.5%87.6%
2025SEA4430.918.27.02.21.10.41.951.9%36.7%82.2%
2026LA3931.017.28.93.01.20.31.951.4%39.4%85.7%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20276515.07.22.4
20285913.06.52.2

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.

Portland Fire16-24 · thinnest in rebounding / size + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 62
Connecticut Sun10-30 · thinnest in scoring + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.0M space
build this trade · fit score 61
Washington Mystics24-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + scoring · 1.4M space
build this trade · fit score 50

What would it take?

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

Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 96% of Ogwumike’s value
Carla Leite
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Connecticut Sun sendsneeds a filler · 118% of Ogwumike’s value
Leila LacanSaniya Rivers
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Washington Mystics sendscap-legal · 106% of Ogwumike’s value
Sonia Citron
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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.

Los Angeles Sparks 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.

  • Tina Charles · 2022 · age 34
  • DeWanna Bonner · 2023 · age 36
  • Tina Thompson · 2008 · age 34

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