Atlanta Dream · playmaking guard · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Paopao to the Trade Machine →Over her deal through 2028, Paopao is producing 1.3 pts below what her salary should buy — contract surplus averages every remaining year, with future seasons projected on the league aging curve and discounted.
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.
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | ATL | 43 | 16.7 | 5.8 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 43.8% | 38.6% | 53.8% |
| 2026 | ATL | 24 | 12.5 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 34.4% | 36.7% | 87.5% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 26 | 5.0 | 1.4 | 1.9 |
| 2028 | 27 | 5.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 |
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 →
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.
The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.
Durability context: 40% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.