2025-26 Season

ZACH LAVINE

Sacramento Kings | Guard | 6-5

2025-26 Season

ZACH LAVINE

Sacramento Kings | Guard | 6-5 | Yr 11

19.2 PPG

2.8 RPG

2.3 APG

31.4 MPG

+4.9 Impact

LaVine produces at an above average rate for a 31-minute workload.

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NET IMPACT BREAKDOWN

Every stat, every credit, every cost — per game average

+4.9

Scoring +17.9

Points 19.2 PPG = +13.7

Shot Making above expected FG% = +4.2

Creation +1.2

Creation 2.3 AST/g = +1.2

Turnovers -4.1

Turnovers 1.9/g = -4.1

Defense -0.3

Defense 0.7 STL, 0.3 BLK = -0.3

Hustle & Effort +1.1

Rebounds 2.8 RPG = +1.1

Raw Impact +15.8

Baseline (game-average expected) −10.9

Net Impact

+4.9

78th pctl vs Guards

PBP Credit: Every play is analyzed from play-by-play data. Scorers get difficulty-adjusted credit, assisters get creation value based on the shot opportunity they created, and turnovers are classified by type. Shot difficulty is derived from 1M+ shots across 4 seasons. Full methodology

TEAM COMPARISON

Impact

Creation

#14

Hustle

#16

Defense

of 17 teammates (10+ games, 10+ min)

DeMar DeRozan +9.0 Domantas Sabonis +8.4 Keegan Murray +6.1 Maxime Raynaud +5.7 Precious Achiuwa +5.0 Zach LaVine +4.9 Devin Carter +1.2 Russell Westbrook +0.3 Dylan Cardwell -0.7 Daeqwon Plowden -0.7 Malik Monk -1.6 Dennis Schröder -1.9 Nique Clifford -3.7 Drew Eubanks -3.9 Keon Ellis -4.1 Doug McDermott -4.7 Killian Hayes -6.8

Similar Players

Same position, closest production profile this season.

SKILL DNA

Percentile rank vs 245 Guards with 10+ games

Scoring 89th

19.2 PPG

Efficiency 86th

59.7% TS

Playmaking 41th

2.3 APG

Rebounding 48th

2.8 RPG

Defense 10th

+4.4/g

Hustle 8th

+4.1/g

Creation 78th

+3.85/g

Shot Making 90th

+9.85/g

TO Discipline 43th

0.06/min

THE SEASON SO FAR

Zach LaVine’s opening stretch of the 2025-26 campaign was defined by the maddening illusion of empty-calorie volume. He routinely filled the box score while actively hurting his team on the floor. On 10/26 vs LAL, LaVine poured in 32 points but still posted a -0.8 impact score because his isolation-heavy approach constantly stalled the offensive flow. He followed the exact same script on 11/28 vs UTA. A 34-point outburst masked a deeply flawed overall performance, ultimately yielding another negative net impact at -0.8. When the shots stopped falling entirely, his value completely cratered. Look no further than 11/26 vs PHX, where he managed just 13 points and generated a brutal -14.8 impact score by settling for deep, contested jumpers early in the shot clock. Instead of leveraging his elite athleticism to pressure the rim, the hidden costs of his erratic shot selection dragged down his team on a nightly basis.

IMPACT TIMELINE

Game-by-game performance vs average. Green = above average, red = below.

Best Game

42 PTS vs MIA

Dec 07 | +33.9 impact

Worst Game

8 PTS vs OKC

Nov 20 | -15.4 impact

PATTERNS

Volatile for his role. LaVine has noticeable ups and downs, with scoring moving ~9 points between games.

Middle-of-the-road efficiency — shoots 45%+ from the field in 64% of games. Not automatic, but not a problem either.

Average defender. LaVine doesn't hurt you defensively, but he's not making opponents uncomfortable either.

Tends to go on runs. Longest hot streak: 6 games. Longest cold streak: 2 games.

MATCHUP HISTORY

Based on 39 games with tracking data. Shows who guarded this player on offense and who he guarded on defense, with their shooting stats in those matchups.