How much should you trust the jumper?
40.8% from three on 196 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Players Kobe Sanders
KobeSanders
#4 · Guard· 6' 8"· 24 years
Inside the game of Kobe Sanders.
PORTRAIT / NBA GUARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · LACPoints / G3.5
Rebounds / G1.5
Assists / G4.0
Minutes / G18.9
Field goal33.3%
Three-point25.0%
Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Game highlights / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
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Washington Wizards vs. LA Clippers: Game Highlights
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
1353 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume13.2 PTS / 36
26th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production2.9 AST / 36
41st percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production4.1 REB / 36
17th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite51.0% of FGA
66th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume18.0 FTA / 100 FGA
30th percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency59.7% TS
67th percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗Decisions under pressure
1.35 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
9 attempts
2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 0.0% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current LAC teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Darius Garland ↗ | G | 29.8 | 6.7 | 39.6% | 308 | 2.4 |
| Kris Dunn ↗ | G | 27.2 | 3.6 | 37.4% | 214 | 3.3 |
| Max Strus ↗ | G-F | 24.0 | 2.0 | 40.2% | 82 | 5.4 |
| Jordan Miller ↗ | G | 22.0 | 2.3 | 34.5% | 110 | 3.0 |
| Bradley Beal ↗ | G | 20.2 | 1.7 | 36.8% | 19 | 0.8 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Harrison Barnes ↗13.8 PTS / 36 · 2.7 AST / 3662.3% of attempts from three
Will Richard ↗11.5 PTS / 36 · 2.4 AST / 3661.3% of attempts from three
Max Christie ↗15.2 PTS / 36 · 2.4 AST / 3661.5% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read Sanders’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2026-27 regular season · 2 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
Choose a game to see the line. Use the arrow keys to move through the chart.
| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 38.9% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 38.9% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 38.9% |
| Off bench | 2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 38.9% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
38.9%True shooting
38.9%Effective FG
40.0%
Two-point5 attempts25.0%
Three-point4 attempts—
Free throws0 attemptsShare of points7 total points
Two-pointers 57.1%Three-pointers 42.9%Free throws 0.0%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
LAC vs SAC ↗
Kobe Sanders recorded three steals and delivered three assists against one turnover. Sanders scored two points on 20.0% from the field.
ESPN ·
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05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | LAC | 2 | 18.9 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 33.3% | 25.0% | — |
| 2025-26 | LAC | 68 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 46.6% | 40.8% | 82.6% |
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
2 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | LAC vs LAL ↗ | 19.1 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% | 33.3% | — | -3.4Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | LAC vs SAC ↗ | 18.7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 20.0% | 0.0% | — | -3.6Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · LAC vs LAL
Bench · 19.1 minutes
Impact-3.4
- PTS
- 5
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 5
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
Kobe Sanders scored 5 points, shooting 50% from the field. He shot 33.3% from three on 3 attempts. He added 5 assists and 1 steal.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 50% 4 attempts
- 3PT
- 33.3% 3 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +10
- True shooting
- 62.5%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +1.85
- Defensive box value
- +2.45
- Minutes baseline
- -7.74
- Game impact
- -3.44
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 21, 2026 · LAC vs SAC
Bench · 18.7 minutes
Impact-3.6
- PTS
- 2
- REB
- 0
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 3
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 1
Kobe Sanders recorded three steals and delivered three assists against one turnover. Sanders scored two points on 20.0% from the field.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 20% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 0% 1 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +14
- True shooting
- 20.0%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- -1.68
- Defensive box value
- +4.65
- Minutes baseline
- -6.54
- Game impact
- -3.57
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 24, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How Sanders got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 8"
- Weight
- 207 lbs
- Age now
- 24 years
- Born
- 2002-05-30
- Hometown
- San Diego, CA
- College
- Nevada
- Draft
- 2025: Rd 2, Pk 50 (NY)
- Experience
- 2nd Season
Draft Rights Traded from NYK on 06/26/25
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$2.62M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$2.62M
2027-28
$2.75M
2028-29
$2.88M
2029-30
$3.02MTeam option
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
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