Kaila Charles
Golden State Valkyries, Guard
Age: 27y-11m-13d (Mar 23, 1998)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Maryland
Drafted: Round 2 (#23 overall), 2020
2025 Cap Hit
$13,911
2025 Cash
$55,976
Career Earnings
$192,365
2025-2025 rest-of-season (CURRENT)
Kaila Charles signed a 1 year, $78,831 contract with the Golden State Valkyries, including an average annual salary of $78,831. In 2025, Charles will earn a base salary of $13,911, while carrying a cap hit of $13,911.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $78,831
Average Salary:
$78,831
Signing Bonus:
N/A
| Year | Age | Status | Cap HitAnnual | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 |
unprotected
|
$13,911 | $13,911 | $13,911 | ||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $13,911 | $13,911 | - | |||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cap Hit | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 |
unprotected
|
$13,911 | $13,911 | |||||
| Accrued Dead Cap | ||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | $13,911 | $13,911 | ||||||
| Year | Age | Status | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Cash Remaining | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 |
|
26 |
unprotected |
$13,911 | $13,911 | $13,911 | - | $13,911 | $13,911 | |||
| Retained/Dead Cash | ||||||||||||
| 2025 |
|
26 | - | $13,911 | $13,911 | - | - | $13,911 | $13,911 | |||
Source:
WNBA contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2025-2025 rest-of-season
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $66,079
Average Salary:
$66,079
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / ERFA
2025-2025 Camp Invite
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $78,831
Average Salary:
$78,831
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
2023-2023 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $62,285
Average Salary:
$62,285
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / RFA
2022-2022
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
Signing Bonus:
N/A
2020-2023 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $187,738
Average Salary:
$62,579
Signing Bonus:
N/A
Free Agent:
2024 / RFA
Seasons
5 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$192,365
Earnings w/ Different Teams
6 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 22 |
|
Active / Unprotected
|
$59,750 |
$59,750 |
|
| 2021 | 23 |
|
Active / Unprotected
|
$60,946 |
$120,696 |
|
| 2022 | 23 |
|
Retained
Active
|
$898 $1,796 |
$121,594 $123,390 |
|
| 2023 | 24 |
|
Retained
|
$12,999 |
$136,389 |
|
| 2025 | 26 |
|
Active / Unprotected
Retained
Retained
Retained
|
$13,911 $13,911 $21,198 $6,956 |
$150,300 $164,211 $185,409 $192,365 |
|
| Total |
$192,365 |
$150,300 $164,211 $185,409 $192,365 |
||||
| Total |
$192,365 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$120,696 | $120,696 |
| 1 |
|
$898 | $898 |
| 1 |
|
$1,796 | $1,796 |
| 1 |
|
$12,999 | $12,999 |
| 1 |
|
$27,822 | $27,822 |
| 1 |
|
$28,154 | $28,154 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 |
|
22 |
$59,750
|
$59,750 |
$59,750 |
| 2021 |
|
23 |
$60,946
|
$60,946 |
$120,696 |
| 2022 |
|
23 |
$898 $1,796
|
$898 $1,796 |
$121,594 $123,390 |
| 2023 |
|
24 |
$12,999
|
$12,999 |
$136,389 |
| 2025 |
|
26 |
$13,911 $13,911 $21,198 $6,956
|
$13,911 $13,911 $21,198 $6,956 |
$150,300 $164,211 $185,409 $192,365 |
| Total |
$192,365 |
$192,365 |
$150,300 $164,211 $185,409 $192,365 |
||
| Total |
$192,365 |
$192,365 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |
|
$120,696 | $120,696 |
| 1 |
|
$898 | $898 |
| 1 |
|
$1,796 | $1,796 |
| 1 |
|
$12,999 | $12,999 |
| 1 |
|
$27,822 | $27,822 |
| 1 |
|
$28,154 | $28,154 |
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Aug 22, 2025
Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Golden State (GS)
-
Aug 15, 2025
Signed a contract with Golden State (GS)
-
Aug 09, 2025
Signed a 7-day contract with Golden State (GS)
-
Aug 01, 2025
Signed a 7-day contract with Golden State (GS)
-
Jun 30, 2025
Waived by Dallas (DAL)
-
Jun 17, 2025
Signed a Rest-of-Season contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Jun 16, 2025
Waived by Dallas (DAL)
-
Feb 02, 2025
Signed a contract with Dallas (DAL)
-
Jun 09, 2023
Waived by Seattle (SEA)
-
Feb 03, 2023
Signed a contract with Seattle (SEA)
-
May 03, 2022
Waived by Connecticut (CON)
-
Apr 17, 2020
Drafted by Connecticut (CON): Round 2 (#23 overall)
-
Apr 17, 2020
Signed a 3 year $187,738 contract with Connecticut (CON)
| Year | Team | GP | Min/Gm | Pt/Gm | Reb/Gm | Ast/Gm | Stl/Gm | Blk/Gm | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | GSV | 35 | 17.6 | 6.4 | 4.3 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | .420 | .347 | .816 |
| 2023 | SEA | 4 | 10.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .250 | .000 | .000 | |
| 2022 | ATL | 1 | 2.0 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||||
| 2021 | CON | 30 | 16.3 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .368 | .303 | .875 |
| 2020 | CON | 21 | 17.9 | 5.4 | 2.6 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.3 | .412 | .367 | .710 |
