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2025-26 · Last 5 · 5 games

Kings scouting report

The team's biggest edges and holes, ranked against the league. Built from box scores with the four factors that decide most games.

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01The read

Updated 2:01 AM ET
Offensive rating
115.522nd of 30
Defensive rating
122.824th of 30
Net rating
-7.426th of 30

Strengths

  • Owns the offensive glassGrabs 32.7% of its misses, 3rd of 30.

Weaknesses

  • Turnover-prone14.1% turnover rate, 27th of 30.
  • Leaky shot defenseHolds opponents to 57.4% eFG, 25th of 30.
  • Sends opponents to the lineAllows 0.218 free throws per shot, 23rd of 30.

Tendencies

  • Average pace97.9 possessions per 48 minutes, 15th of 30.
  • Balanced shot diet37.1% of shots are threes, 22nd of 30.
  • Mixed creation58.7% of made shots are assisted, 24th of 30.
  • Clear lead scorerThe top scorer accounts for 17.7% of team points.

02Four factors

Last 5 · ranked 1-30
SideFactorValueRankRank bar
OffenseEffective FG %55.316th
OffenseTurnover %14.127th
OffenseOffensive rebound %32.73rd
OffenseFree throw rate19.615th
DefenseOpponent eFG %57.425th
DefenseForced turnover %12.910th
DefenseDefensive rebound %74.414th
DefenseOpponent free throw rate21.823rd

Shooting (eFG%), turnovers, offensive rebounding and free throws explain most of the gap between winning and losing. Rank 1 is best on every row, so for turnovers and opponent shooting a low number ranks high. Green marks the top 5, red the bottom 5. Definitions

03Rotation

Season, most minutes first
#PlayerGPMINRoleTop strength
1DeMar DeRozan G7731.3Role playerTakes care of the ball
2Maxime Raynaud C7426.6Role player-
3Nique Clifford G7525.1Role player-
4Russell Westbrook G6428.9Floor generalPlaymaker
5Precious Achiuwa F7323.9Glass cleanerStrong rebounder
6Malik Monk G6222.03-and-D-
7Zach LaVine G3931.4Floor spacerFinishes at the rim
8De'Andre Hunter F4526.2Floor spacer-
9Dylan Cardwell C4420.7Rim protectorShot blocker
10Daeqwon Plowden G-F3226.4Floor spacerFinishes at the rim
11Keegan Murray F2334.6Role playerTakes care of the ball
12Devin Carter G3818.4Glass cleanerStrong rebounder
13Domantas Sabonis F1929.7Glass cleanerStrong rebounder
14Drew Eubanks F4213.2Limited minutes-
15Doug McDermott F2915.2Floor spacerHigh-volume shooter
16Killian Hayes G2317.63-and-DDisruptive hands
17Patrick Baldwin Jr. F911.4Limited minutes-
18DaQuan Jeffries F320.0Limited minutes-
19Isaiah Stevens G314.0Limited minutes-
20Dario Saric F58.0Limited minutes-