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Betnijah Laney-Hamilton

Washington Mystics · G · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
23
#152 in the W
Trade value
21
#165 in the W
Contract surplus
-4.6
talent vs. salary expectation
Position
G
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

23
Washington Mystics · G · age 32
Value & contract
Talent
23
Replacement
Trade value
21
Replacement
Surplus
-4.6
Fair value
Talent trend23– flat
954320
LG AVG
Last 30 daysToday
Contract1 yr · $400K gtd
2026$400KGTD
GuaranteedNon-guaranteedTeam option

Box scoreper game · 26 GP

Below the >70%-of-team-games qualified cutoff — percentiles are indicative, still ranked against the qualified pool.

PoorGreatpercentile vs qualified
Points
24
4.7
Assists
62
2.0
Rebounds
22
1.9
Usage
24
16.1 %
Efficiency
23
51 % TS
A balanced profile without a standout skill; rebounding is the soft spot. Reads as a Replacement-level talent.
Talent outlook
2026
23 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%
2015CHI3212.82.92.10.60.50.20.639.4%0.0%69.6%
2016CHI85.31.00.60.10.10.00.316.7%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%
2021NY3233.716.84.15.20.70.13.745.1%31.2%78.7%
2022NY928.311.23.32.80.40.12.742.2%37.9%87.5%
2023NY4030.012.83.32.40.90.11.949.9%39.2%79.1%
2024NY2830.311.84.23.31.10.02.445.6%40.2%90.6%
2026WSH2616.64.71.92.00.30.21.338.1%26.4%80.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027204.41.91.7
2028203.81.71.6

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.

New York Liberty24-16 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 23
Los Angeles Sparks15-25 · thinnest in playmaking / ball-handling + perimeter defense · 0.5M space
build this trade · fit score 23
Portland Fire16-24 · thinnest in rebounding / size + playmaking / ball-handling · 1.9M space
build this trade · fit score 22

What would it take?

A fair package each interested team would have to send for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton — assembled and priced by the same engine that grades trades, most valuable pieces first until the outgoing value matches hers. The percentage is what that package is worth on the trade-value scale: 100% is an even match for Betnijah Laney-Hamilton, above 100% a slight overpay to get there. Open one in the machine to tweak it.

New York Liberty sendscap-legal · 105% of Laney-Hamilton’s value
Marine Fauthoux
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Los Angeles Sparks sendscap-legal · 114% of Laney-Hamilton’s value
Chance Gray
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Portland Fire sendscap-legal · 110% of Laney-Hamilton’s value
Luisa Geiselsoder
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A starting point, not a prediction — each package is the fewest fair pieces by model value, and a real deal would flex around roster fit and both front offices. “Needs a filler” means the salaries don't yet fit under the cap without another piece.

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