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Shakira Austin

Washington Mystics · rim protector · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
61
#30 in the W
Trade value
59
#33 in the W
Contract surplus
-5.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
bigs
rim protector
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

Over her deal through 2028, Austin is producing 5.3 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.

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Shakira Austin

61
Washington Mystics · rim protector · age 25
Salary: $1190KYears left: 3
Contract outlook
2026
$1190K
61 talent
2027
$1190K
63 proj
5869
2028
$1190K
63 proj
5771

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%
2022WAS3621.68.76.40.90.80.81.554.7%0.0%62.4%
2023WAS1923.210.07.00.90.80.91.850.0%0.0%61.0%
2024WAS1219.811.86.80.91.20.92.443.0%25.0%66.7%
2025WAS3823.012.76.41.81.11.12.446.5%13.3%66.4%
2026WSH2529.315.09.52.60.61.43.046.2%35.3%70.5%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
20276314.28.32.4
20286314.28.32.5

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
build this trade (67% fit)
Las Vegas Aces18-8 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
build this trade (67% fit)

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.

  • Myisha Hines-Allen · 2021 · age 27
  • A'ja Wilson · 2021 · age 25
  • Candace Parker · 2009 · age 24

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