NBA · 2026-27
Zach LaVine
#8 · G·
Sacramento Kings
- Height
- 6-5
- Weight
- 200 lb
- College
- UCLA
- Country
- USA
- Draft
- 2014 · Rd 1, Pick 13
- Seasons
- 2014–2026
Injury status
Reported Jun 29
Day-To-DayHand — Arm — SurgeryEst. return Oct 1
LaVine (hand) exercised his $49 million player option for 2026-27 on Monday, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
LaVine underwent season-ending surgery on his right hand before the 2025-26 All-Star break. He averaged 19.2 points in 39 regular-season games and was a two-time All-Star before being traded to the Kings in February of 2025. The Kings are listening to trade offers for LaVine and Domantas Sabonis, but their hefty contracts are making things difficult. If LaVine stays in Sacramento, he'll likely take a back seat, as the Kings try to develop 2026 No. 7 overall pick Darius Acuff.
Season averages
2026-27
No games played in 2026-27.
Rest and travel splits
43 final games · 2025-26
Situation table7 situations
| Situation | GP | MPG | PPG | RPG | APG | TS% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SeasonEvery final box score | 43 | 30.7 | 18.9 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 62.1% | −7.1 |
| Back-to-backs0 full local rest days | 5 | 31.0+0.3 | 22.2+3.3 | 2.80.0 | 2.40.0 | 67.5%+5.3 | −15.6−8.5 |
| Long travel1,500+ miles since the prior scheduled game | 5 | 23.1−7.6 | 11.6−7.3 | 1.8−1.0 | 1.0−1.4 | 56.4%−5.7 | −7.8−0.7 |
| Body-clock shift2+ hours from home time | 15 | 29.9−0.8 | 20.0+1.1 | 3.0+0.2 | 2.0−0.4 | 63.7%+1.6 | −9.8−2.7 |
| Dense windowEnds a 3-in-4, 4-in-6, or 5-in-7 | 14 | 32.6+1.9 | 19.0+0.1 | 3.2+0.4 | 2.4−0.1 | 61.8%−0.3 | −6.9+0.3 |
| Extended rest3+ full rest days | 2Small sample | 31.5+0.8 | 21.5+2.6 | 3.0+0.2 | 3.5+1.1 | 59.2%−2.9 | −10.5−3.4 |
| High-fatigue spotsFatigue Index 7+ of 10 | 5 | 28.6−2.1 | 18.0−0.9 | 3.0+0.2 | 2.0−0.4 | 66.7%+4.5 | −19.2−12.1 |
| Road gamesAway from home; neutral floors excluded | 22 | 30.8+0.1 | 20.1+1.3 | 3.0+0.2 | 2.5+0.1 | 62.3%+0.2 | −7.7−0.6 |
Scoring dips 7.3 points per game after a long travel leg — 5 games.
How it's counted
Each situation shows this player's numbers in those games, with the difference from their full-season line in parentheses. The definition sits under each situation name. Situations overlap: one game can count in several.
True shooting is one shooting number that folds in threes and free throws; its differences are in points of TS%. Every final box score counts — there is no minutes cutoff. Fewer than 5 games reads as a small sample. These splits describe what happened. They do not prove the schedule caused it.
Game log
2026-27
No games played in 2026-27.