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Marcus Sasser
DAL
Dallas Mavericks

Marcus Sasser

#8 · Dallas Mavericks · 6-2 (188 cm) · 195 lb · Houston

Marcus Sasser plays for the Dallas Mavericks. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at point guard and #4 at shooting guard. Marcus Sasser is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 10 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 15.8 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at point guard (61 %) and shooting guard (39 %). He averages 5.6 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Jared McCain, Fred VanVleet, and Quenton Jackson, who score 20.7 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Reed Sheppard.

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CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
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Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Mavericks vs Cavaliers → Mavericks schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Point Guard 2nd
  • Shooting Guard 4th

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

See the full Mavericks depth chart →

On-court role

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

Games
10
Min/game
15.8
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Point Guard61 %
  • Shooting Guard39 %

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 10 15.6 5.6 1.1 1.7 0.1 0.1 43.8 32.1 83.3 55.3 15.2
2025-26 38 12.0 5.2 1.0 2.0 0.5 0.1 39.0 41.5 83.3 53.3 19.7

Game log

In his last 5 games: 2.2 pts, 0.6 reb and 0.8 ast in 9.8 min (3.4 pts below his season average, 5.6)

Best games of the season: 17 pts @ Rockets (Oct 21) · 3 reb vs Spurs (Oct 24) · 5 ast vs Spurs (Oct 24)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 @
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves
L 94-133 8:31 3 1 0 1-5 0-4 1-2 -9
Nov 9 vs
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
W 125-122 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 8 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 130-93 9:25 4 0 0 1-2 0-1 2-2 +8
Nov 6 vs
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 112-100 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 4 @
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 111-112 4:54 0 1 2 0-1 0-0 0-0 -3
Nov 2 vs
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
L 100-115 19:23 4 1 1 2-4 0-2 0-0 -7
Oct 30 vs
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
W 116-111 7:00 0 0 1 0-2 0-2 0-0 -7
Oct 28 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 120-96 23:59 10 1 4 4-9 1-3 1-1 +13
Oct 26 @
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
W 113-109 7:58 0 1 0 0-3 0-2 0-0 -10
Oct 24 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 106-122 26:41 12 3 5 5-9 2-5 0-0 +1

Compare with another player

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
271
Pts/100 poss.
20.7
FG%
44%

Opponents he guarded most in 10 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Jared McCain 14 2 1/3
Fred VanVleet 13 0 0/1
Quenton Jackson 13 0 0/1
Darius Acuff Jr. 13 4 2/3
Emanuel Sharp 11 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
283
Pts/100 poss.
27.5
FG%
52%

Defenders who guarded him most in 10 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Reed Sheppard 13 3 1/2
Fred VanVleet 11 0 0/0
Marcus Smart 10 5 2/2
Emanuel Sharp 10 3 1/1
Andrew Nembhard 10 7 1/2