Startin'5
Quentin Grimes
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers

Quentin Grimes

#5 · Los Angeles Lakers · 6-4 (193 cm) · 207 lb · Houston

Questionable · Returns: 2026-11-15

Quentin Grimes plays for the Los Angeles Lakers. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at shooting guard, #3 at small forward, and #4 at point guard. Quentin Grimes is questionable for the next game. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 2 as a starter, averaging 26.1 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (66 %) and point guard (34 %). He averages 8.0 points, 2.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Brandon Williams, Darius Garland, and Keaton Wagler, who score 16.1 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Keaton Wagler.

Next game

@
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Phoenix Suns ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart. (questionable)

Lakers vs Suns → Lakers schedule → Probable starters →

Injury update

13 Nov.: Grimes (lesión en el dedo) ha declarado que espera volver a la acción el domingo contra los Suns, según Ricardo Sandoval, de «Lakers on SI».

On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard 2nd
  • Small Forward 3rd
  • Point Guard 4th

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

See the full Lakers depth chart →

On-court role

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

Games
11
Min/game
26.1
Starts
2

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard66 %
  • Point Guard34 %

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 11 26.1 8.0 2.5 2.5 0.9 0.2 43.1 24.2 70.6 55.0 13.4
2025-26 75 29.4 13.4 3.6 3.3 0.9 0.4 45.0 33.4 84.0 58.5 18.3

Game log

In his last 5 games: 6.8 pts, 1.4 reb and 2.4 ast in 25.0 min (1.2 pts below his season average, 8.0)

Best games of the season: 23 pts @ Clippers (Oct 28) · 8 reb vs Clippers (Oct 23) · 5 ast @ Clippers (Oct 28)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 8 @
DET
Detroit Pistons
Pistons
W 121-116 31:34 12 1 4 4-12 2-5 2-4 +1
Nov 6 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
W 124-118 20:28 2 0 0 1-3 0-2 0-0 +19
Nov 4 @
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
W 116-103 24:56 6 1 1 2-5 0-3 2-2 +19
Nov 2 vs
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
W 138-117 22:39 7 4 4 2-4 1-3 2-3 +5
Nov 1 vs
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
W 131-125 25:36 7 1 3 2-4 1-3 2-4 +5
Oct 30 @
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
L 95-112 26:23 3 3 2 1-3 1-3 0-2 -13
Oct 28 @
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 103-87 38:13 23 3 5 7-15 0-3 9-11 +10
Oct 27 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 129-136 18:43 2 4 0 1-4 0-3 0-0 -10
Oct 25 @
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 132-123 20:17 3 1 1 1-2 0-1 1-2 -8
Oct 23 vs
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 125-117 30:34 13 8 4 3-6 3-5 4-4 +2

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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
548
Pts/100 poss.
16.1
FG%
42%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Brandon Williams 29 4 2/4
Darius Garland 25 3 1/3
Keaton Wagler 24 10 4/4
Kris Dunn 23 2 1/2
Damian Lillard 20 0 0/3

Who guards him

Possessions
543
Pts/100 poss.
13.6
FG%
35%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Keaton Wagler 31 5 1/3
Kris Dunn 24 0 0/0
Brandon Williams 21 0 0/4
Darius Garland 20 5 1/1
Darius Acuff Jr. 19 6 2/5