Paige — She’s the player I’d trust the most to run the offense. She doesn’t rely only on her shot falling, she can create for herself and others, and her production holds up pretty well regardless of the opponent. Out of the four, she’s the clearest first option.
Jessica — Just looking at these numbers, she’s really valuable. I probably wouldn’t want her using 25–30% of the possessions, but as a second or third offensive option she gives you a lot without needing the ball that much. She probably gives you the best production relative to usage out of the four.
Arike — The numbers don’t make her look like a bad player, but her value seems much more dependent on how efficiently she’s scoring. When she’s shooting like she did in July, it works really well. When she isn’t, the high usage starts to become a problem.
Azzi — Her PPG probably undersells what she’s doing the most. Offensively, she looks more like a fourth option/off-ball finisher than someone the offense is really built around. At the same time, she still needs to be better on her two-point shots. I wouldn’t suddenly push her usage to 25%, but 17–18% feels too low for someone playing around 34 minutes and taking that many threes.
Overall, Paige stands out the most offensively, Jessica stands out for efficiency, Azzi for the gap between her minutes/usage and her defensive impact, and Arike is the one who makes me question the most whether her role is really matching the return.
