Connecticut Sun · interior anchor · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Griner to the Trade Machine →In 2026, Griner is producing 21.5 pts below what her salary should buy. She's a free agent after this season, so the figure reflects her 2026 salary alone.
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.
| Season | Team | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | PHO | 27 | 25.9 | 12.6 | 6.3 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 55.6% | 0.0% | 72.4% |
| 2014 | PHO | 34 | 30.7 | 15.6 | 8.0 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 57.8% | 0.0% | 80.2% |
| 2015 | PHO | 26 | 30.7 | 15.1 | 8.1 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 2.2 | 56.5% | 0.0% | 77.3% |
| 2016 | PHO | 34 | 29.2 | 14.5 | 6.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 3.1 | 2.1 | 54.8% | 0.0% | 83.1% |
| 2017 | PHO | 26 | 31.5 | 21.9 | 7.6 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 57.7% | 0.0% | 81.2% |
| 2018 | PHO | 34 | 32.6 | 20.5 | 7.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 54.4% | 25.0% | 80.0% |
| 2019 | PHO | 31 | 32.8 | 20.7 | 7.2 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 56.4% | 33.3% | 80.8% |
| 2020 | PHO | 12 | 31.8 | 17.7 | 7.5 | 3.0 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 49.7% | 0.0% | 80.9% |
| 2021 | PHO | 30 | 32.8 | 20.5 | 9.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 1.9 | 2.2 | 57.5% | 44.4% | 84.6% |
| 2023 | PHO | 31 | 27.6 | 17.5 | 6.3 | 2.2 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 56.0% | 11.1% | 77.2% |
| 2024 | PHO | 30 | 28.7 | 17.8 | 6.6 | 2.3 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 1.8 | 57.9% | 50.0% | 77.7% |
| 2025 | ATL | 27 | — | 9.8 | 5.2 | 0.8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2026 | CONN | 15 | 25.5 | 13.8 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 54.1% | 0.0% | 67.3% |
| 2026 proj | — | 37 | — | 12.6 | 6.2 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 | — | — | — | — |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 45 | 9.4 | 4.7 | 1.4 |
| 2028 | 40 | 7.9 | 4.1 | 1.2 |
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 →
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.
The closest player-seasons in league history (1997–2025) to her current age, per-36 profile, and role — the careers her projection walks alongside.
Durability context: 40% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.