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Rachel Banham

Chicago Sky · bench scoring · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
20
#160 in the W
Trade value
20
#158 in the W
Contract surplus
-5.5
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
guards
bench scoring
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Banham is producing 5.5 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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Rachel Banham

20
Chicago Sky · bench scoring · age 32
Salary: $425KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$425K
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%
2016CON1510.93.70.70.90.50.10.540.8%35.1%66.7%
2017CON309.43.31.10.70.10.00.432.7%28.1%80.0%
2018CON3312.95.20.91.50.50.10.541.4%37.0%86.8%
2019CON2912.23.61.00.90.30.10.932.2%30.6%69.2%
2020MIN2016.96.81.22.40.50.11.046.2%47.2%80.0%
2021MIN2712.65.01.21.60.30.10.939.5%37.3%62.5%
2022MIN3617.57.91.32.20.20.11.343.0%38.3%80.0%
2023MIN3213.65.51.01.70.30.11.137.0%40.2%78.6%
2024CON, CHI3715.85.71.41.10.40.20.535.1%36.6%80.0%
2025CHI4424.69.01.72.70.60.31.638.3%35.7%88.1%
2026CHI2412.84.00.91.00.20.30.833.0%30.6%84.6%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027205.41.31.6
2028204.71.21.4

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.

Los Angeles Sparks10-16 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
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Las Vegas Aces18-8 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
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Dallas Wings18-9 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense
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Chicago Sky 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.

  • Shannon Johnson · 2007 · age 33
  • Essence Carson · 2019 · age 33
  • Marie Ferdinand-Harris · 2011 · age 33

Durability context: 50% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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