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Li Yueru

Dallas Wings · interior anchor · 2026 stats, contract & trade value

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Talent score
31
#114 in the W
Trade value
31
#102 in the W
Contract surplus
-0.3
talent vs. salary expectation
Position group
bigs
interior anchor
Talent & trade value 20–9966+ star40–65 rotationunder 40 fringe

In 2026, Yueru is producing 0.3 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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Li Yueru

31
Dallas Wings · interior anchor · age 27
Salary: $278KYears left: 1
Contract outlook
2026
$278K
31 talent
2027
FA
31 proj
2538
2028
FA
28 proj
2136

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%
2022CHI165.11.81.50.10.10.10.844.4%0.0%100.0%
2024LAS3814.45.13.70.60.30.20.946.3%26.7%89.8%
2025DAL, SEA2220.17.45.81.00.40.41.042.1%35.3%84.2%
2026DAL199.33.62.90.50.10.20.544.4%26.1%71.0%
Projected · 2027–2028
SeasonTalentPPGRPGAPG
2027314.63.30.7
2028284.23.10.7

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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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.

  • Sandrine Gruda · 2014 · age 28
  • Vicki Baugh · 2015 · age 27
  • Carolyn Swords · 2016 · age 27

Durability context: 50% of her 40 nearest comps had no qualified season two years on — projection ranges assume she's still playing.

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