Zach LaVineSacramento Kings · #8
Zach LaVine is a two-time NBA All-Star and two-time Slam Dunk Contest champion (2015, 2016), an explosive scoring guard and 39% career three-point shooter who starred for Chicago before joining the Sacramento Kings, and an Olympic gold medalist.
Zach LaVine — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Zach LaVine stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Zach LaVine — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Zach LaVine
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.
Zach LaVine career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | 77 | 24.7 | 10.1 | 2.8 | 3.6 | .422 | .341 |
| 2015-16 | 82 | 28.0 | 14.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 | .452 | .389 |
| 2016-17 | 47 | 37.2 | 18.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | .459 | .387 |
| 2017-18 | 24 | 27.3 | 16.7 | 3.9 | 3.0 | .383 | .341 |
| 2018-19 | 63 | 34.5 | 23.7 | 4.7 | 4.5 | .467 | .374 |
| 2019-20 | 60 | 34.8 | 25.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | .450 | .380 |
| 2020-21 | 58 | 35.1 | 27.4 | 5.0 | 4.9 | .507 | .419 |
| 2021-22 | 67 | 34.7 | 24.4 | 4.6 | 4.5 | .476 | .389 |
| 2022-23 | 77 | 35.9 | 24.8 | 4.5 | 4.2 | .485 | .375 |
| 2023-24 | 25 | 34.9 | 19.5 | 5.2 | 3.9 | .452 | .349 |
| 2024-25 | 42 | 34.1 | 24.0 | 4.8 | 4.5 | .511 | .446 |
| 2025-26 | 39 | 31.4 | 19.2 | 2.8 | 2.3 | .479 | .390 |
| Career | 661 | 32.6 | 20.6 | 4.0 | 3.9 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Sacramento Kings built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Zach LaVine
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A rare blend of elite leaping and genuine shooting range, Zach LaVine turned back-to-back dunk titles into a two-time All-Star scoring career.
Turning pro
Drafted 2014 Round 1, Pick 13 (Minnesota Timberwolves) as a Guard.
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Zach LaVine is the rare high-flyer who can also shoot the lights out.
Chapter
Drafted 13th in 2014 out of UCLA, he won back-to-back dunk contests in Minnesota before a torn ACL ended his 2017 season.
Chapter
A trade to Chicago in the Jimmy Butler deal turned him into a primary scorer, two-time All-Star and Olympic gold medalist.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 5"
- Weight
- 200 lbs
- College
- UCLA
- Experience
- 12th Season
- NBA debut
- 2014
- Draft
- 2014 Round 1, Pick 13 (Minnesota Timberwolves)
- Born
- Renton, Washington
- Age
- 31
- Jersey
- #8
LaVine became engaged to his longtime girlfriend in 2020, and the couple welcomed a son, Saint, in 2022. His public profile centers on his highlight athleticism and scoring.
The two dunk titles — making him the fourth player ever to win consecutively — remain his signature calling card off a career built on explosive leaping.
Explosive, confident and a knockdown shooter, LaVine is a scoring guard who marries above-the-rim flash with real range.
Zach LaVine — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Zach LaVine, answered.
