Where should Zach LaVine be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 118 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 109 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 101.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

How many games will Zach LaVine play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 60 games, after 39 last season.

SAC

Zach LaVine

Sacramento Kings · SG/SF · Age 31 · 6′5″ · 13th season

Rankings Stephon Castle Toumani Camara

Rank#118SG #72 · of 233

Value-0.4389-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP101.9ESPN 125.2

$ Max value$2Yahoo avg $1.7

Games6031 min a game

Rostered62.4%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 118 player on the 2026-27 projection, down from No. 109 in 2025-26. His weakest category is blocks at 0.2 a game. Yahoo drafters take him at 101.9 on average: priced about where he ranks.

Stats over time

Falling: 24.4 in 2021-22, 19.2 last season.

Last season19.2

5-season average22.2

Trend a season−1.2

2026-27 proj.19.8

Fairly steady: between 19.2 (2025-26) and 24.8 (2022-23).
Per 36 minutes: 25.3 in 2021-22, 22.0 last season, on 34.7 → 31.4 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (19.8) is in line with last season (19.2).

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#149of 24724-25#28of 26625-26#51of 27226-27*#65of 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.	118	-0.438	60	31	19.8	2.8	3.7	3.7	0.7	0.2	47.3%	7.0/14.9	83.1%	2.9/3.5	2.3
2025-26	109	-0.099	39	31	19.2	2.5	2.8	2.3	0.7	0.3	47.9%	6.7/14.0	88.0%	3.2/3.6	1.9
2024-25	63	0.212	74	35	23.3	3.2	4.3	4.2	0.8	0.2	51.1%	8.5/16.5	82.5%	3.2/3.9	2.8
2023-24	212	-0.542	25	35	19.5	2.4	5.2	3.9	0.8	0.3	45.2%	6.8/15.0	85.4%	3.5/4.1	2.1
2022-23	-	-	77	36	24.8	2.6	4.5	4.2	0.9	0.2	48.3%	8.7/18.0	83.9%	4.7/5.6	2.5
2021-22	-	-	67	35	24.4	2.8	4.6	4.5	0.6	0.3	47.5%	8.4/17.7	85.7%	4.8/5.6	2.6

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

19.8#65 of 2130.19

3PM

2.8#45 of 2130.51

REB

3.7#168 of 213-0.66

AST

3.7#95 of 213-0.20

STL

0.7#184 of 213-0.44

BLK

0.2#196 of 213-0.81

FG%

47.3%7.0/14.9#79 of 213-0.08

FT%

83.1%2.9/3.5#102 of 2130.00

TO

2.3#151 of 213-0.13

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 SG, with Nique Clifford 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).

SG

1Zach LaVine
2Nique Clifford
3Malik Monk
4Emanuel SharpNew
5Daeqwon Plowden
6Adam FlaglerNew

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	39	31.4	19.2	2.5	2.8	2.3	0.7	0.3	47.9%	6.7/14.0	88.9%	3.2/3.6	1.9
2024-25	CHI/SAC	74	35.2	23.3	3.2	4.3	4.2	0.8	0.2	50.9%	8.4/16.5	82.1%	3.2/3.9	2.8
2023-24	CHI	25	34.9	19.5	2.4	5.2	3.9	0.8	0.3	45.3%	6.8/15.0	85.4%	3.5/4.1	2.1
2022-23	CHI	77	35.9	24.8	2.6	4.5	4.2	0.9	0.2	48.3%	8.7/18.0	83.9%	4.7/5.6	2.5
2021-22	CHI	67	34.7	24.4	2.8	4.6	4.5	0.6	0.3	47.5%	8.4/17.7	85.7%	4.8/5.6	2.6
2020-21	CHI	58	35.1	27.4	3.4	5.0	4.9	0.8	0.5	50.5%	9.8/19.4	86.3%	4.4/5.1	3.5
2019-20	CHI	60	34.8	25.5	3.1	4.8	4.2	1.5	0.5	45.0%	9.0/20.0	80.4%	4.5/5.6	3.4
2018-19	CHI	63	34.5	23.7	1.9	4.7	4.5	1.0	0.4	46.7%	8.4/18.0	83.3%	5.0/6.0	3.4
2017-18	CHI	24	27.3	16.7	1.8	3.9	3.0	1.0	0.2	38.5%	5.7/14.8	80.0%	3.6/4.5	1.8
2016-17	MIN	47	37.2	18.9	2.6	3.4	3.0	0.9	0.2	45.7%	6.9/15.1	83.3%	2.5/3.0	1.8
2015-16	MIN	82	28.0	14.0	1.5	2.8	3.1	0.8	0.2	45.3%	5.3/11.7	80.0%	2.0/2.5	1.9
2014-15	MIN	77	24.7	10.1	0.7	2.8	3.6	0.7	0.1	42.0%	3.7/8.8	82.6%	1.9/2.3	2.5

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Zach LaVine in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.