Zach LaVine

Sacramento Kings · G

Age 31 · 6'5" · 200 lb · USA

Pick #13, 2014 Draft · Rookie 2015 · 694 games · 4 playoff games

DPM · #407 of 519

-2.1

Offense +0.1 Defense -2.2 Last played Oct 21, 2026

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Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Jamal Crawford 2011-12	32	-2.2	-1.0, -1.6, -2.4, -2.8, -3.7	86
Chucky Atkins 2005-06	31	-1.9	-1.3, -2.4, -3.4, -3.2, under 10 games	84
Tyronn Lue 2007-08	30	-2.5	-1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	84
Jerry Stackhouse 2005-06	31	-1.8	-1.3, -2.0, -3.0, -2.2, under 10 games	83
Marco Belinelli 2016-17	31	-1.2	-0.8, -0.9, -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Mo Williams 2013-14	31	-1.9	-0.5, -4.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Stephon Marbury 2007-08	31	-2.3	-3.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Allan Houston 2001-02	30	-1.4	-0.1, -1.0, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Tracy Murray 2002-03	31	-2.5	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	82
Ben Gordon 2014-15	32	-3.2	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	81

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Zach's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Zach LaVine's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Zach LaVine SAC Self

-2.1DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -2.2 Per 100 possessions:28.9points4.7rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Bradley Beal LAC ↗

-1.6DPMDPM Offense -0.5 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:22.7points5.1rebounds4.9assistsP/R/A
82.1
3 Anfernee Simons PHI ↗

-1.4DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -2.0 Per 100 possessions:26.6points4.7rebounds4.2assistsP/R/A
80.7
4 Terrence Shannon Jr. MIN ↗

-1.8DPMDPM Offense -0.1 Defense -1.7 Per 100 possessions:23.3points5.5rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
80.4
5 Corey Kispert ATL ↗

-1.7DPMDPM Offense -0.2 Defense -1.5 Per 100 possessions:22.5points5.9rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
80.2
6 DeMar DeRozan DEN ↗

-1.9DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense -1.9 Per 100 possessions:27.1points4.8rebounds6.7assistsP/R/A
78.6
7 Gary Trent Jr. MIL ↗

-2.4DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense -2.0 Per 100 possessions:21.7points3.8rebounds2.6assistsP/R/A
78.3
8 Jordan Clarkson NYK ↗

-1.5DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:22.9points5.8rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
77.9
9 Dennis Schroder CHA ↗

-2.4DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:20.0points5.2rebounds9.0assistsP/R/A
77.6
10 Tim Hardaway Jr. MIA ↗

-1.2DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:23.4points4.9rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
77.1

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Zach LaVine's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: -$1.9M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $45.9M; Actual
Surplus: -$47.8M; Value minus salary
WARP: 0.0; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 1.9; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 33.5; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Zach LaVine, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	SAC	31	1	34.2	-2.26	-0.04	-2.22	—
2025-26	SAC	31	39	31.4	-2.34	-0.04	-2.30	542nd of 616
2024-25	SAC	30	74	35.2	+0.12	+1.88	-1.76	288th of 697
2023-24	CHI	29	25	34.9	+0.21	+1.00	-0.79	317th of 774
2022-23	CHI	28	77	35.9	+1.18	+1.96	-0.79	196th of 858
2021-22	CHI	27	67 +4	34.7	+1.06	+2.11	-1.05	221st of 924
2020-21	CHI	26	58	35.1	+1.61	+2.54	-0.93	159th of 1010
2019-20	CHI	25	60	34.8	+0.40	+1.40	-1.00	299th of 1077
2018-19	CHI	24	63	34.5	-0.38	+0.83	-1.21	471st of 1185
2017-18	CHI	23	24	27.3	-1.37	+0.21	-1.58	662nd of 1100
2016-17	MIN	22	47	37.2	-0.88	+0.85	-1.73	380th of 813
2015-16	MIN	21	82	28.0	-1.82	-0.15	-1.67	393rd of 571
2014-15	MIN	20	77	24.7	-3.17	-1.49	-1.68	326th of 354

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 26.9 projected minutes and a pace of 101.0.

Zach LaVine, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	28.9	16.4
Rebounds	4.7	2.7
Offensive	0.5	0.3
Defensive	4.2	2.4
Assists	4.4	2.5
Steals	1.3	0.7
Blocks	0.3	0.2
Turnovers	3.2	1.8
3-pt attempts	8.8	5.0
FG attempts	21.8	12.4
FT attempts	5.7	3.3
FG% · 3P% · FT%	47.5% · 38.2% · 83.7%