Where should Domantas Sabonis be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 38 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 148 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 28.9 on average, 9 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

How many games will Domantas Sabonis play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 70 games, after 19 last season.

SAC

Domantas Sabonis

Sacramento Kings · PF/C · Age 30 · 6′10″ · 11th season

Rankings Jaren Jackson Jr.Jalen Williams

Rank#38PF #19 · of 233

Value0.1409-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP28.9ESPN 18.2

$ Max value$23Yahoo avg $24.6

Games7033 min a game

Rostered98.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 38 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 148 in 2025-26. He is first in rebounds, top 10 in assists, and top 25 in field-goal percentage among rotation players; the cost is free-throw percentage at 75.1%, which makes him a natural punt-FT% pick. Yahoo drafters take him at 28.9 on average, 9 picks before his rank: he costs more than he returns.

Stats over time

Falling: down 2 seasons in a row.

Last season15.8

5-season average18.5

Trend a season−0.6

2026-27 proj.19.0

Very steady: between 15.8 (2025-26) and 19.4 (2023-24).
Per 36 minutes: 19.7 in 2021-22, 19.2 last season, on 34.5 → 29.7 minutes: the change is mostly his playing time.
The projection (19.0) is up on last season (15.8).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#31of 24724-25#51of 26625-26–of 27226-27*#38of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	38	0.140	70	33	19.0	0.4	13.3	6.3	0.9	0.4	58.8%	7.6/12.9	75.1%	3.4/4.5	3.0
2025-26	148	-0.216	19	30	15.8	0.3	11.4	4.1	0.9	0.2	54.3%	6.3/11.6	72.7%	3.0/4.1	2.7
2024-25	40	0.402	70	35	19.1	0.9	13.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	59.0%	7.5/12.8	75.4%	3.1/4.1	2.9
2023-24	9	0.415	82	36	19.4	0.4	13.7	8.2	0.9	0.6	59.4%	7.7/13.0	70.4%	3.6/5.1	3.3
2022-23	-	-	79	35	19.1	0.4	12.3	7.3	0.8	0.5	61.3%	7.3/11.9	74.5%	4.1/5.5	2.9
2021-22	-	-	62	35	18.9	0.6	12.1	5.2	1.0	0.4	56.8%	7.1/12.5	74.1%	4.0/5.4	3.1

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

19.0#38 of 2130.53

3PM

0.4#187 of 213-0.52

REB

13.3#1 of 2131.25

AST

6.3#10 of 2130.97

STL

0.9#91 of 2130.03

BLK

0.4#143 of 213-0.51

FG%

58.8%7.6/12.9#11 of 2130.84

FT%

75.1%3.4/4.5#156 of 213-0.90

TO

3.0#206 of 213-0.77

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings starter at C, with Maxime Raynaud behind him. 169 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it DeMar DeRozan, Russell Westbrook, and Dennis Schroder; Darius Acuff Jr. is the arrival projected for the most minutes (27).

C

Left since 2025-26

DeMar DeRozanWaived Jul 631 min → DEN
Russell Westbrook29 min
Dennis SchroderAcquired by CHA Aug 2026 min → CHA
Devin CarterTraded Jun 3018 min
Killian Hayes18 min
Keon EllisSigned by BKN Jul 618 min → BKN
Doug McDermott15 min
Drew Eubanks13 min
Minutes a night169

Arrived

Jonathan MogboSigned Jul 26 min from TOR
Darius Acuff Jr.new
Ben Simmonsnew
Adam Flaglernew
Emanuel Sharpnew
Alex Karabannew

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Sacramento Kings depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	SAC	19	29.7	15.8	0.3	11.4	4.1	0.9	0.2	54.3%	6.3/11.6	70.7%	2.9/4.1	2.7
2024-25	SAC	70	34.7	19.1	0.9	13.9	6.0	0.7	0.4	58.6%	7.5/12.8	75.6%	3.1/4.1	2.9
2023-24	SAC	82	35.7	19.4	0.4	13.7	8.2	0.9	0.6	59.2%	7.7/13.0	70.6%	3.6/5.1	3.3
2022-23	SAC	79	34.6	19.1	0.4	12.3	7.3	0.8	0.5	61.3%	7.3/11.9	74.5%	4.1/5.5	2.9
2021-22	IND/SAC	62	34.5	18.9	0.6	12.1	5.2	1.0	0.4	56.8%	7.1/12.5	74.1%	4.0/5.4	3.1
2020-21	IND	62	36.0	20.3	0.8	12.0	6.7	1.2	0.5	53.4%	7.8/14.6	73.6%	3.9/5.3	3.4
2019-20	IND	62	34.8	18.5	0.3	12.4	5.0	0.8	0.5	54.0%	7.4/13.7	72.9%	3.5/4.8	2.7
2018-19	IND	74	24.8	14.1	0.1	9.3	2.9	0.6	0.4	58.9%	5.6/9.5	71.8%	2.8/3.9	2.2
2017-18	IND	74	24.5	11.6	0.2	7.7	2.0	0.5	0.4	51.7%	4.6/8.9	76.7%	2.3/3.0	1.9
2016-17	OKC	81	20.1	5.9	0.6	3.6	1.0	0.5	0.4	40.7%	2.4/5.9	62.5%	0.5/0.8	1.0

Box-score averages from ESPN.