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Darius Acuff Jr. Sacramento Kings · #5

Guard · 6'4", 190 lb · Arkansas

Darius Acuff Jr. is a guard the Sacramento Kings selected 7th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Arkansas. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilitySeason
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Tonight's projectionmodel
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Scouting report

Darius Acuff Jr. — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Lead-guard prospect · Impact 52
Darius Acuff Jr. is a guard the Sacramento Kings selected 7th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Arkansas. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debu
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Offense
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Defense
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Feel / IQ
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Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Darius Acuff Jr. stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
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Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
43%
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
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Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
7%
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Joel Embiid Philadelphia 76ers▬
2%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #290 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
52Impact index
82Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file1
#7 2026 Draft pick
Stat explorer

Darius Acuff Jr. — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
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Playmaking
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Darius Acuff Jr.

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Darius Acuff Jr. career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

15–67proj record
#15conf seed
-10.1net rtg
110.4off rtg
120.5def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Domantas Sabonis, Maxime Raynaud.
How his role moves
Projected 15–67, 15th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
52 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#7 2026 Draft pick
Act IV

The Ballad of Darius Acuff Jr.

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Darius Acuff Jr.

Sacramento Kings

Turning pro

Drafted 7th overall, 2026 as a Guard.

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Darius Acuff Jr. was the 7th pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Sacramento Kings out of Arkansas.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming guard who debuts in 2026-27.

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Jr.'s story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYAcuff (rest) has been ruled out for Tuesday's preseason game against Portland, Matt George of ABC 10 Sacramento reports.
Height
6' 2"
Weight
186 lbs
College
Arkansas
Experience
Rookie
Draft
7th overall, 2026
Born
Arkansas
Jersey
#5
Beyond the game

Jr. joins the Sacramento Kings as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Arkansas.

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The person

An incoming 2026 first-round guard out of Arkansas.

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Unproven
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FAQ

Darius Acuff Jr. — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Darius Acuff Jr., answered.

Where was Darius Acuff Jr. drafted?
Darius Acuff Jr. was selected 7th overall by the Sacramento Kings in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Arkansas.
Does Jr. have NBA stats yet?
Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.
Darius Acuff Jr. career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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