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Emanuel SharpSacramento Kings · #34

Guard · 6'4", 190 lb · Houston

Emanuel Sharp is a guard the Sacramento Kings selected 45th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Houston. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Sacramento Kings · #34 · Guard

Emanuel Sharp

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityBlazers 76%

Balladex model · projected 123–117 · 99.3 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

7.0pts

2.9reb

2.9ast

24%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Emanuel Sharp

Sacramento Kings · Guard

Jrue Holiday

Portland Trail Blazers · Strong defender

Category breakout

Head-to-head history

Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.

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Scouting report

Emanuel Sharp — the report card

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

Depth guard prospect · Impact 40

Emanuel Sharp is a guard the Sacramento Kings selected 45th overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Houston. An incoming rookie for 2026-2

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below 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

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Emanuel Sharp 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

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

44%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #346 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

40Impact index

69Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#45 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Emanuel Sharp — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Emanuel Sharp

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

Emanuel Sharp 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

Closest comps

Alijah Martin 100%Bruce Thornton 100%Chaz Lanier 100%Ja'Kobi Gillespie 100%Jack Kayil 100%

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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.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

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

-10net 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 steady. 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

40 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#45 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Emanuel Sharp

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

The beginning

Emanuel Sharp is a 2026 second-round guard for the Sacramento Kings.

Sacramento Kings

Turning pro

Drafted 45th overall, 2026 as a Guard.

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Emanuel Sharp was a second-round pick (45th overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Sacramento Kings out of Houston.

Chapter

He has not played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27, so this page carries projections only.

Where things stand

A second-round guard who debuts in 2026-27.

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Sharp's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

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Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190 lb
Draft: 45th overall, 2026
Born: Houston
Jersey: #34

Beyond the game

Sharp joins the Sacramento Kings as a 2026 second-round pick out of Houston.

The person

A 2026 second-round guard out of Houston.

Incoming

Second round

Houston

FAQ

Emanuel Sharp — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Emanuel Sharp, answered.

Where was Emanuel Sharp drafted?

Emanuel Sharp was selected 45th overall (second round) by the Sacramento Kings in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Houston.

Does Sharp have NBA stats yet?

The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he debuts in 2026-27.

Emanuel Sharp 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.

Emanuel SharpSacramento Kings · #34

Emanuel Sharp — the report card

Where Emanuel Sharp stands

Emanuel Sharp — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Emanuel Sharp

Emanuel Sharp career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?

The Ballad of Emanuel Sharp

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Emanuel Sharp — frequently asked

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