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Zach LaVine
SAC
Sacramento Kings

Zach LaVine

#8 · Sacramento Kings · 6-5 (196 cm) · 200 lb · UCLA

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Zach LaVine plays for the Sacramento Kings. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at shooting guard and #2 at small forward. Zach LaVine is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 11 games, 11 as a starter, averaging 32.7 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (63 %) and small forward (37 %). He averages 22.3 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Cedric Coward, Herbert Jones, and De'Aaron Fox, who score 32.3 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Cedric Coward.

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POR
Portland Trail Blazers
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Probable starter at shooting guard per the depth chart.

Kings vs Trail Blazers → Kings schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard Starter
  • Small Forward 2nd

Positions he can play: Shooting Guard / Small Forward

See the full Kings depth chart →

On-court role

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

Games
11
Min/game
32.7
Starts
11

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard63 %
  • Small Forward37 %

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 32.7 22.3 3.3 2.5 1.0 0.4 50.3 38.3 86.7 65.4 25.0
2025-26 39 31.4 19.2 2.8 2.3 0.7 0.3 47.9 39.0 88.0 61.4 23.4

Game log

In his last 5 games: 20.8 pts, 3.8 reb and 1.8 ast in 31.1 min (1.5 pts below his season average, 22.3)

Best games of the season: 37 pts vs Grizzlies (Oct 25) · 5 reb vs Trail Blazers (Oct 23) · 5 ast @ Pelicans (Oct 29)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 10 vs
ORL
Orlando Magic
Magic
L 100-107 33:14 31 3 2 10-16 6-9 5-5 +8
Nov 8 vs
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
L 108-114 24:33 15 4 2 6-10 1-5 2-2 -6
Nov 6 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 109-124 34:36 14 4 3 4-12 1-6 5-5 -26
Nov 4 vs
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Lakers
L 103-116 34:46 21 4 1 6-14 3-7 6-7 -5
Nov 2 @
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks
W 115-100 28:26 23 4 1 8-14 5-9 2-2 +9
Oct 31 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
L 105-136 20:57 11 0 1 4-9 0-3 3-3 -23
Oct 29 @
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
L 120-132 38:49 21 3 5 7-17 3-10 4-6 -25
Oct 27 @
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 103-130 30:57 22 3 3 7-10 3-4 5-7 -20
Oct 25 vs
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
L 112-123 40:11 37 2 5 13-25 3-10 8-8 -21
Oct 23 vs
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 120-128 39:08 22 5 1 6-15 3-10 7-7 -2

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
725
Pts/100 poss.
32.3
FG%
51%

Opponents he guarded most in 11 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Cedric Coward 43 8 3/10
Herbert Jones 35 5 1/3
De'Aaron Fox 33 14 4/7
Toumani Camara 27 8 2/4
Devin Vassell 25 5 2/3

Who guards him

Possessions
725
Pts/100 poss.
19.9
FG%
46%

Defenders who guarded him most in 11 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Cedric Coward 46 13 4/9
Derrick Jones Jr. 24 2 1/1
Herbert Jones 24 4 2/3
De'Aaron Fox 23 6 2/4
Devin Vassell 23 9 3/6