WNBA · 2026
Frieda Buhner
#20 · F-C·
Portland Fire
- Height
- 6-2
- Weight
- 175 lb
- College
- -
- Country
- Germany
- Draft
- 2026 · Rd 2, Pick 17
- Seasons
- 2026
Injury status
Reported Aug 26
OutNot Injury RelatedEst. return Sep 17
The Fire temporarily suspended Buhner's contract Wednesday.
Buhner will represent Germany in the 2026 FIBA World Cup. She will presumably return to the Fire for the Sep. 17 meeting with the Mercury, though that's not guaranteed.
Season averages
2026
Rest and travel splits
36 final games · 2026
Situation table7 situations
| Situation | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeasonEvery final box score | 36 | 15.0 | 6.3 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 56.3% | −2.8 |
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 1Small sample | 14.4−0.6 | 10.0+3.8 | 1.0−1.1 | 0.0−0.7 | 74.0%+17.7 | +14.0+16.8 |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 5 | 15.6+0.6 | 8.2+1.9 | 3.2+1.1 | 0.8+0.1 | 64.8%+8.5 | −1.4+1.4 |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 10 | 16.8+1.8 | 7.5+1.3 | 2.6+0.5 | 1.0+0.3 | 59.0%+2.7 | −7.0−4.2 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 1Small sample | 14.4−0.6 | 10.0+3.8 | 1.0−1.1 | 0.0−0.7 | 74.0%+17.7 | +14.0+16.8 |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 11 | 15.7+0.7 | 7.1+0.8 | 2.7+0.6 | 0.8+0.2 | 58.1%+1.9 | −1.6+1.2 |
| High-fatigue spotsFatigue Index 7+ of 10 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Road gamesAway from home; neutral floors excluded | 17 | 16.0+1.0 | 7.3+1.0 | 2.7+0.6 | 1.0+0.3 | 57.4%+1.2 | −5.6−2.8 |
True shooting climbs 8.5 points after a long travel leg — 5 games.
How it's counted
Each situation shows this player's numbers in those games, with the difference from their full-season line in parentheses. The definition sits under each situation name. Situations overlap: one game can count in several.
True shooting is one shooting number that folds in threes and free throws; its differences are in points of TS%. Every final box score counts — there is no minutes cutoff. Fewer than 5 games reads as a small sample. These splits describe what happened. They do not prove the schedule caused it.
Game log
39 games · 2026
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25 | @ DAL | L78-96 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Aug 23 | vs WAS | L100-105 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Aug 21 | @ TOR | L79-82 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Aug 16 | @ PHX | W88-85 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-5 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Aug 14 | @ SEA | W84-82 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Aug 12 | vs MIN | L81-85 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Aug 8 | vsSEA | W100-93 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-8 | 0-5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Aug 6 | vsTOR | W97-83 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Aug 2 | vs LAS | L101-106 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jul 31 | vs IND | L98-112 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Jul 28 | @ LVA | L83-98 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 8-8 | -4 |
| Jul 22 | vsDAL | L97-101 | 17 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-6 | 2-2 | 3-5 | +2 |
| Jul 18 | @MIN | L93-101 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Jul 16 | @WAS | W75-56 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3-7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Jul 14 | @ CON | L87-90 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 1-1 | -8 |
| Jul 11 | @ ATL | W102-92 | 15 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4-5 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Jul 9 | vsLVA | L80-88 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -11 |
| Jul 4 | @SEA | W77-72 | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 1-2 | +8 |
| Jun 28 | @WAS | L123-124 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 2-2 | +6 |
| Jun 26 | @ CHI | L94-124 | 21 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 1-1 | -21 |
| Jun 24 | @CHI | L78-101 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | -10 |
| Jun 17 | vsSEA | W94-89 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | -6 |
| Jun 15 | @MIN | L74-107 | 20 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 0-4 | 4-5 | -19 |
| Jun 13 | vsDAL | W84-83 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jun 11 | vsLVA | L89-105 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Jun 7 | @LAS | L72-89 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-5 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jun 5 | vsPHX | L72-78 | 15 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 3-3 | +12 |
| Jun 2 | @ GSV | L77-95 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -9 |
| May 30 | vsIND | W100-84 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +14 |
| May 29 | vsATL | L66-86 | 14 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 2-2 | -10 |
| May 27 | vsCON | W71-61 | 13 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +13 |
| May 25 | @ NYL | W81-74 | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| May 23 | @TOR | W99-80 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -3 |
| May 18 | vsCON | W83-82 | DNP — coach's decision | |||||||||||
| May 14 | vsNYL | L82-100 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| May 12 | vsNYL | W98-96 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -14 |
| May 9 | vsCHI | L83-98 | 13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -6 |
| May 3 | vsLAS | L75-85 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Apr 29 | @SEA | L81-91 | DNP — nwt - not with team | |||||||||||