Dylan Cardwell plays for the Sacramento Kings. On the depth chart he's listed as #3 at center and #4 at power forward. Dylan Cardwell is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 4 games, 1 as a starter, averaging 19.0 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at center (100 %). In the 2025-26 season he averaged 5.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Goga Bitadze, Bam Adebayo, and Wendell Carter Jr., who score 12.4 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Wendell Carter Jr.
Next game
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Would come off the bench per the depth chart.
Kings vs Trail Blazers → Kings schedule → Probable starters →
On the depth chart
- Center 3rd
- Power Forward 4th
Positions he can play: Power Forward / Center
See the full Kings depth chart →On-court role
2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.
- Games
- 4
- Min/game
- 19.0
- Starts
- 1
Minutes by position
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Center100 %
Stats
Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 4 | 19.0 | 4.5 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 46.7 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 48.6 | 14.1 |
| 2025-26 | 44 | 20.6 | 5.4 | 7.5 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 58.7 | 50.0 | 51.0 | 59.1 | 10.8 |
Game log
His latest games of the 2026-27 season.
Best games of the season: 9 pts vs Spurs (Nov 6) · 11 reb vs Magic (Nov 10) · 3 ast vs Heat (Nov 8)
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10 |
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ORL
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L 100-107 | 29:16 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1-1 | +7 |
| Nov 8 |
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MIA
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L 108-114 | 18:22 | 4 | 9 | 3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Nov 6 |
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SAS
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L 109-124 | 15:28 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 3-7 | +7 |
| Nov 4 |
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LAL
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L 103-116 | 12:45 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Oct 23 |
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POR
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L 120-128 | Inactive - Injury/Illness | |||||||
| Oct 21 |
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LAC
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L 96-121 | Inactive - Injury/Illness | |||||||
Injury history
Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.
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Out From Oct 25 to Nov 4 (10 days) 5 games missed
3 Nov.: Cardwell (lesión en la pantorrilla) no podrá jugar el partido del lunes contra los Mavericks.
Compare with another player
vs Donovan Clingan (Trail Blazers)
vs Maxime Raynaud (Kings)
vs Precious Achiuwa (Kings)
Who guards whom
2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Who he guards
- Possessions
- 145
- Pts/100 poss.
- 12.4
- FG%
- 50%
Opponents he guarded most in 4 games:
| Opponent | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goga Bitadze | 21 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Bam Adebayo | 18 | 2 | 1/1 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 15 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Luke Kornet | 10 | 1 | 0/0 |
| Nikola Vučević | 9 | 0 | 0/0 |
Who guards him
- Possessions
- 137
- Pts/100 poss.
- 26.4
- FG%
- 43%
Defenders who guarded him most in 4 games:
| Defender | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wendell Carter Jr. | 20 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Goga Bitadze | 17 | 0 | 0/0 |
| Bam Adebayo | 13 | 5 | 2/5 |
| Luke Kornet | 9 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Nikola Vučević | 9 | 0 | 0/0 |