2026-27 public analysis

Scout Lab

A public-facing workbench for how teams and players actually play: style fingerprints, identity maps, and watchlists built from descriptive stats only.

No projections

15

team fingerprints

Fastest identity

Indiana Fever

tempo · shot quality

Cleanest shot profile

Indiana Fever

tempo · shot quality

Most defensive friction

Golden State Valkyries

half-court · low-mistake · defensive backbone

Best glass pressure

Atlanta Dream

paint / FT pressure · second chances

Team identity map

Pace vs shot profile

Dots are teams. X-axis is tempo percentile, Y-axis is offensive shot-profile percentile, and bubble size/color tracks net rating.

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Scout shorthand

Identity cards

The labels are intentionally descriptive: they are not predictions, just a quick read of what each team has put on tape statistically.

TeamStyle tagsNetScout note
MINshot quality · second chances+10.4shot diet + glass
GSVhalf-court · low-mistake · defensive backbone+7.5ball security + defense
INDtempo · shot quality+5.5pace + shot diet
DALlow-mistake+5.4ball security + shot diet
LVAhalf-court · shot quality · low-mistake+4.8shot diet + ball security
ATLpaint / FT pressure · second chances+4.3glass + rim/FT pressure
NYLshot quality+4.1shot diet + rim/FT pressure
CHItempo · paint / FT pressure · low-mistake-3.0rim/FT pressure + pace
WASpaint / FT pressure · second chances-4.1rim/FT pressure + glass
TORtempo-4.1pace + ball security
PHXhalf-court · paint / FT pressure-4.9rim/FT pressure + ball security
LAStempo-5.6pace + shot diet
PDXbalanced-6.1pace + shot diet
SEAhalf-court-6.4defense + ball security
CONsecond chances-8.3glass + rim/FT pressure

Team fingerprints

Style cards

Minnesota Lynx

19-6 · +10.4 net

MIN
shot qualitysecond chances
Pace
64%
Shot profile
93%
Rim / FT
7%
Ball care
64%
Glass
86%
Defense
67%

Best read

shot diet + glass

Scout note

rim/FT pressure lags

Golden State Valkyries

18-7 · +7.5 net

GSV
half-courtlow-mistakedefensive backbone
Pace
0%
Shot profile
43%
Rim / FT
29%
Ball care
93%
Glass
64%
Defense
79%

Best read

ball security + defense

Scout note

pace lags

Indiana Fever

14-10 · +5.5 net

IND
temposhot quality
Pace
100%
Shot profile
100%
Rim / FT
57%
Ball care
29%
Glass
71%
Defense
55%

Best read

pace + shot diet

Scout note

ball security lags

Dallas Wings

16-8 · +5.4 net

DAL
low-mistake
Pace
43%
Shot profile
71%
Rim / FT
0%
Ball care
100%
Glass
50%
Defense
57%

Best read

ball security + shot diet

Scout note

rim/FT pressure lags

Las Vegas Aces

17-7 · +4.8 net

LVA
half-courtshot qualitylow-mistake
Pace
7%
Shot profile
93%
Rim / FT
36%
Ball care
86%
Glass
0%
Defense
52%

Best read

shot diet + ball security

Scout note

glass lags

Atlanta Dream

14-10 · +4.3 net

ATL
paint / FT pressuresecond chances
Pace
57%
Shot profile
29%
Rim / FT
86%
Ball care
57%
Glass
100%
Defense
60%

Best read

glass + rim/FT pressure

Scout note

shot diet lags

New York Liberty

13-11 · +4.1 net

NYL
shot quality
Pace
36%
Shot profile
79%
Rim / FT
64%
Ball care
14%
Glass
57%
Defense
43%

Best read

shot diet + rim/FT pressure

Scout note

ball security lags

Chicago Sky

8-16 · -3.0 net

CHI
tempopaint / FT pressurelow-mistake
Pace
86%
Shot profile
21%
Rim / FT
93%
Ball care
79%
Glass
29%
Defense
36%

Best read

rim/FT pressure + pace

Scout note

shot diet lags

Washington Mystics

12-11 · -4.1 net

WAS
paint / FT pressuresecond chances
Pace
71%
Shot profile
7%
Rim / FT
100%
Ball care
0%
Glass
93%
Defense
57%

Best read

rim/FT pressure + glass

Scout note

ball security lags

Toronto Tempo

10-14 · -4.1 net

TOR
tempo
Pace
79%
Shot profile
57%
Rim / FT
43%
Ball care
64%
Glass
14%
Defense
21%

Best read

pace + ball security

Scout note

glass lags

Phoenix Mercury

8-17 · -4.9 net

PHX
half-courtpaint / FT pressure
Pace
21%
Shot profile
43%
Rim / FT
86%
Ball care
50%
Glass
21%
Defense
43%

Best read

rim/FT pressure + ball security

Scout note

glass lags

Los Angeles Sparks

10-13 · -5.6 net

LAS
tempo
Pace
93%
Shot profile
71%
Rim / FT
50%
Ball care
43%
Glass
36%
Defense
33%

Best read

pace + shot diet

Scout note

defense lags

Portland Fire

11-14 · -6.1 net

PDX
balanced
Pace
50%
Shot profile
50%
Rim / FT
14%
Ball care
7%
Glass
50%
Defense
36%

Best read

pace + shot diet

Scout note

ball security lags

Seattle Storm

6-20 · -6.4 net

SEA
half-court
Pace
14%
Shot profile
14%
Rim / FT
21%
Ball care
21%
Glass
7%
Defense
62%

Best read

defense + ball security

Scout note

glass lags

Connecticut Sun

6-18 · -8.3 net

CON
second chances
Pace
29%
Shot profile
0%
Rim / FT
71%
Ball care
36%
Glass
79%
Defense
50%

Best read

glass + rim/FT pressure

Scout note

shot diet lags

Player scouting queues

League-wide public watchlists

These are descriptive leaderboards for analyst browsing. Minimum 15 MPG and 3 games to keep the tiny-sample goblins mostly outside.

Player watchlist

Advantage creators

Usage, assist involvement, self-created makes, and scoring efficiency.

#1

Kelsey Plum

LAS · G · 34.6 MPG

91%

USG

27.4%

AST%

24.3%

Self

64.7%

#2

Olivia Miles

MIN · G · 30.4 MPG

91%

USG

26.5%

AST%

26.9%

Self

78.4%

#3

Carla Leite

PDX · G · 25.5 MPG

90%

USG

28.7%

AST%

39.7%

Self

76.5%

#4

Paige Bueckers

DAL · G · 33.5 MPG

85%

USG

24.8%

AST%

28.7%

Self

50.5%

#5

Caitlin Clark

IND · G · 29.5 MPG

85%

USG

31.4%

AST%

39.9%

Self

63.0%

#6

Marina Mabrey

TOR · F · 29.2 MPG

84%

USG

31.4%

AST%

22.4%

Self

48.7%

Player watchlist

Rim / free-throw pressure

Who bends the defense with paint touches and whistle pressure.

#1

Emma Cechova

MIN · — · 17.3 MPG

93%

Rim

81.3%

FTr

50.0

TS

64.0%

#2

Kiki Rice

TOR · G · 26.7 MPG

92%

Rim

46.7%

FTr

60.0

TS

67.0%

#3

Olivia Nelson-Ododa

CON · C · 20.5 MPG

90%

Rim

57.5%

FTr

62.5

TS

61.1%

#4

NaLyssa Smith

LVA · F · 23.8 MPG

90%

Rim

44.6%

FTr

57.1

TS

65.3%

#5

Kamilla Cardoso

CHI · C · 27.0 MPG

88%

Rim

78.7%

FTr

42.5

TS

62.5%

#6

Pauline Astier

NYL · G · 24.3 MPG

86%

Rim

48.7%

FTr

41.6

TS

65.1%

Player watchlist

Floor spacers

Three-point rate, three-point accuracy, and true shooting.

#1

Julie Vanloo

NYL · — · 16.2 MPG

99%

3PAr

82.4

3P%

50.0%

TS

77.3%

#2

Sophie Cunningham

IND · F · 22.9 MPG

96%

3PAr

67.1

3P%

43.8%

TS

68.2%

#3

Leonie Fiebich

NYL · F · 29.1 MPG

89%

3PAr

58.8

3P%

43.3%

TS

62.2%

#4

Jovana Nogic

PHX · G · 20.1 MPG

88%

3PAr

63.9

3P%

42.1%

TS

61.2%

#5

Julie Allemand

TOR · G · 28.9 MPG

85%

3PAr

60.0

3P%

37.3%

TS

66.7%

#6

Monique Akoa Makani

PHX · G · 24.2 MPG

85%

3PAr

42.6

3P%

52.5%

TS

65.7%

Player watchlist

Defensive activity

Stocks, defensive activity, and possession-finishing indicators.

#1

A'ja Wilson

LVA · C · 31.8 MPG

98%

Stocks36

4.0

Def Act

20.9

REB%

15.9%

#2

Aliyah Boston

IND · C · 27.5 MPG

95%

Stocks36

3.1

Def Act

15.8

REB%

16.0%

#3

Emily Engstler

PDX · F · 23.9 MPG

94%

Stocks36

5.0

Def Act

21.5

REB%

11.2%

#4

Kiah Stokes

GSV · C · 22.2 MPG

93%

Stocks36

4.3

Def Act

19.5

REB%

11.0%

#5

Natasha Mack

PHX · C · 25.2 MPG

91%

Stocks36

3.1

Def Act

14.6

REB%

13.3%

#6

Kamilla Cardoso

CHI · C · 27.0 MPG

91%

Stocks36

3.0

Def Act

14.6

REB%

15.1%

Player watchlist

Connective decision-makers

Assist-to-turnover care with enough passing involvement to matter.

#1

Paige Bueckers

DAL · G · 33.5 MPG

92%

A:TO

3.1

AST%

28.7%

TOV%

7.3%

#2

Skylar Diggins

CHI · G · 29.1 MPG

90%

A:TO

2.9

AST%

25.2%

TOV%

7.1%

#3

Veronica Burton

GSV · G · 28.2 MPG

86%

A:TO

3.1

AST%

32.1%

TOV%

9.8%

#4

Leila Lacan

CON · G · 29.1 MPG

84%

A:TO

2.6

AST%

29.3%

TOV%

9.7%

#5

Kelsey Plum

LAS · G · 34.6 MPG

80%

A:TO

2.1

AST%

24.3%

TOV%

8.3%

#6

Jackie Young

LVA · F · 32.3 MPG

80%

A:TO

2.9

AST%

32.7%

TOV%

10.9%