Jake LaRaviaLos Angeles Lakers · #12
Jake LaRavia is a young, durable role-playing forward for the Los Angeles Lakers. Drafted 19th in 2022 out of Wake Forest (via Indiana State), he spent his early career in Memphis and Sacramento before signing with the Lakers in 2025 free agency. He played all 82 games in 2025-26 as a connective forward with shooting and size.
Jake LaRavia — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Jake LaRavia stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Jake LaRavia — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Jake LaRavia
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.
Jake LaRavia career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 35 | 11.8 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.6 | .389 | .338 |
| 2023-24 | 35 | 23.0 | 10.8 | 3.7 | 1.7 | .389 | .340 |
| 2024-25 | 47 | 20.9 | 7.3 | 4.4 | 2.8 | .490 | .444 |
| 2025-26 | 82 | 25.1 | 8.2 | 4.0 | 1.8 | .459 | .321 |
| Career | 199 | 21.4 | 7.5 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Los Angeles Lakers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Jake LaRavia
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A durable, connective role forward — a first-round bet giving the Lakers depth and shooting.
Turning pro
Drafted 19th overall, 2022 as a Forward.
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A durable, do-a-bit-of-everything forward — depth and shooting for the Lakers.
Chapter
Raised in Indianapolis, LaRavia starred at Wake Forest (via Indiana State) and was drafted 19th in 2022 (Minnesota, rights to Memphis).
Chapter
After Memphis and Sacramento, he signed with the Lakers in 2025 free agency.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 7"
- Weight
- 235 lbs
- College
- Wake Forest
- Experience
- 4th Season
- Draft
- 19th overall, 2022
- Born
- Pasadena, California
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #12
LaRavia's family moved from Pasadena to Indianapolis when he was five, and he grew into an Indiana high-school standout before a two-school college path from Indiana State to Wake Forest. His game reflects that steady development — a self-made, versatile forward who does a bit of everything.
On the court his value is connective and durable: he shoots well enough to space, passes, and defends multiple positions, availability being a real asset (all 82 games in 2025-26). For a top-heavy Lakers roster, that kind of low-cost, plug-in forward depth matters.
A durable, connective role forward — shooting, passing, and positional size.
Jake LaRavia — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Jake LaRavia, answered.
