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Jake LaRavia
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers

Jake LaRavia

#12 · Los Angeles Lakers · 6-8 (203 cm) · 235 lb · Wake Forest

Jake LaRavia plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at small forward and #3 at power forward. Jake LaRavia is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 12 games, 9 as a starter, averaging 24.5 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at power forward (70 %) and small forward (27 %). He averages 5.6 points, 4.0 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Deni Avdija, Georges Niang, and Yaxel Lendeborg, who score 12.0 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Deni Avdija.

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PHX
Phoenix Suns
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Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Lakers vs Suns → Lakers schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Small Forward 2nd
  • Power Forward 3rd

Positions he can play: Small Forward

See the full Lakers depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
12
Min/game
24.5
Starts
9

Minutes by position

  • Power Forward70 %
  • Small Forward27 %

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 12 24.5 5.6 4.0 2.2 1.3 0.7 48.0 52.2 50.0 59.7 10.5
2025-26 82 25.1 8.2 4.0 1.8 1.3 0.5 45.9 32.1 76.3 57.1 13.8

Game log

In his last 5 games: 5.0 pts, 4.6 reb and 3.2 ast in 25.5 min (0.6 pts below his season average, 5.6)

Best games of the season: 10 pts @ Warriors (Oct 30) · 10 reb @ Clippers (Oct 28) · 6 ast @ Bucks (Nov 11)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 123-112 20:46 0 9 6 0-4 0-1 0-0 +15
Nov 9 @
ATL
Atlanta Hawks
Hawks
W 124-114 32:03 4 3 3 2-6 0-1 0-0 0
Nov 8 @
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
W 121-116 29:28 5 1 2 1-3 0-1 3-4 +3
Nov 6 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
W 124-118 24:35 7 8 3 2-5 2-3 1-4 -16
Nov 4 @
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 116-103 20:52 9 2 2 3-3 2-2 1-2 +3
Nov 2 vs
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
W 138-117 25:33 7 4 2 3-4 1-1 0-0 +20
Nov 1 vs
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
W 131-125 25:18 8 2 4 3-6 2-3 0-0 +6
Oct 30 @
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
L 95-112 28:13 10 2 0 3-7 2-5 2-4 -11
Oct 28 @
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 103-87 34:34 2 10 0 1-2 0-0 0-0 +3
Oct 27 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 129-136 19:05 5 1 1 2-2 1-1 0-0 -10

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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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
561
Pts/100 poss.
12.0
FG%
49%

Opponents he guarded most in 12 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Deni Avdija 38 2 1/1
Georges Niang 17 0 0/2
Yaxel Lendeborg 16 2 1/1
CJ McCollum 16 0 0/1
Kobe Sanders 16 0 0/1

Who guards him

Possessions
561
Pts/100 poss.
28.5
FG%
46%

Defenders who guarded him most in 12 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Deni Avdija 29 5 1/2
Yaxel Lendeborg 21 2 1/2
Bam Adebayo 18 3 1/2
Jalen Johnson 17 2 1/1
RJ Barrett 13 3 1/2