New York Liberty · stretch five · 2026 stats, contract & trade value
Add Xu to the Trade Machine →In 2026, Xu is outproducing her contract by 1.1 pts of talent. 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% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | NYL | 18 | 7.9 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 41.4% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
| 2022 | NYL | 32 | 16.8 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 49.3% | 44.4% | 79.6% |
| 2023 | NYL | 8 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 30.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% |
| 2026 | NY | 27 | 12.5 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 51.9% | 40.0% | 80.0% |
| Season | Talent | PPG | RPG | APG |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | 37 | 5.3 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 2028 | 37 | 5.3 | 2.1 | 0.9 |
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: 43% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.