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Nneka Ogwumike

Los Angeles Sparks · interior anchor · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
73
#9 in the W
Trade value
78
#8 in the W
Contract surplus
+14.1
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
bigs
interior anchor
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Ogwumike is outproducing her contract by 14.1 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

73
Los Angeles Sparks · interior anchor · age 35
Salary: $950KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$950K
73 talent
2027
FA
66 proj
6073
2028
FA
60 proj
5469

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%
2026LA2531.617.19.12.81.00.51.652.2%39.6%85.3%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20276615.07.12.2
20286013.06.42.0

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.

Toronto Tempo10-16 · thinnest in rebounding / size + perimeter defense
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Chicago Sky9-18 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense
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Las Vegas Aces18-8 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
build this trade (63% fit)

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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