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Betnijah Laney-Hamilton

New York Liberty · 3&D wing · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
20
#169 in the W
Trade value
20
#169 in the W
Contract surplus
-4.6
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
wings
3&D wing
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Laney-Hamilton is producing 4.6 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.

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Betnijah Laney-Hamilton

20
New York Liberty · 3&D wing · age 31
Salary: $400KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$400K
20 talent
2027
FA
20 proj
2028
2028
FA
20 proj
2030

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. Years marked FA are past her current deal — projection only.

Career stats
SeasonTeamGPMPGPPGRPGAPGSPGBPGTOVFG%3P%FT%
2015CHI3212.92.92.10.60.50.20.639.4%0.0%69.6%
2016CHI85.31.00.60.10.10.00.216.7%0.0%100.0%
2018CON299.32.71.70.70.40.00.647.1%11.1%90.9%
2019IND3425.85.64.21.71.40.11.436.2%30.3%58.1%
2020ATL2233.317.24.94.01.60.13.048.1%40.5%82.7%
2021NYL3233.716.84.15.20.70.13.745.1%31.2%78.7%
2022NYL928.311.23.32.80.40.12.742.2%37.9%87.5%
2023NYL4030.012.83.22.40.80.11.949.9%39.2%79.1%
2024NYL2930.411.84.23.41.10.02.345.2%41.0%89.8%
2026NY1716.84.71.91.50.30.21.536.2%24.3%80.8%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027204.51.91.4
2028203.91.81.2

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 →

Best team fits

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.

Toronto Tempo10-16 · thinnest in rebounding / size + perimeter defense
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Las Vegas Aces18-8 · thinnest in perimeter defense + rebounding / size
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Chicago Sky9-18 · thinnest in scoring + perimeter defense
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New York Liberty teammates

Aging comps

The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.

  • Coco Miller · 2009 · age 31
  • Kiesha Brown · 2009 · age 31
  • Lady Grooms · 2001 · age 31

Durability context: 48% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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