Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers
Record 11-2Projected 50.7-31.3Playoffs 86.8%Win conference 6.5%Win Finals 3.3%Lottery 13.2%Expected pick 22.3SRS +4.47
DARKO rating · #7 of 30
+6.0Worth about 52 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 12, 2026
Where the rating comes from
Each player's DPM times their share of DARKO's projected team minutes, times five for the five players on the floor, split into offense and defense (points per 100 possessions; 0 is an average player). The columns add up to the team's numbers at the bottom, and offense plus defense is net. Players above average add +7.44; the ones below take away 1.40.
- Luka Doncic Offense+3.69 Defense+0.13 Net+3.82
- Austin Reaves Offense+2.13 Defense-0.75 Net+1.38
- Walker Kessler Offense+0.28 Defense+0.60 Net+0.88
- Sandro Mamukelashvili Offense+0.42 Defense+0.11 Net+0.53
- Matisse Thybulle Offense-0.27 Defense+0.75 Net+0.48
- Ziaire Williams Offense+0.04 Defense+0.12 Net+0.16
- Jarred Vanderbilt Offense-0.16 Defense+0.29 Net+0.13
- Jake LaRavia Offense-0.59 Defense+0.66 Net+0.07
- Collin Sexton Offense+0.09 Defense-0.34 Net-0.25
- Quentin Grimes Offense-0.08 Defense-0.31 Net-0.39
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Adou Thiero | G | -2.2 | -2.3 | +0.1 | $1.1M | -2.2 | -1.9 | 4.5 | 97.6 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 53.1% | 30.7% | 66.5% |
| Arthur Kaluma | F | -2.3 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -$0.6M | -2.3 | -2.0 | 1.4 | 97.7 | 17.0 | 2.9 | 43.8% | 33.8% | 74.7% |
| Austin Reaves | G | +1.9 | +2.9 | -1.0 | $37.7M | +0.8 | +2.2 | 34.3 | 97.3 | 32.7 | 7.7 | 47.6% | 36.1% | 86.8% |
| Bronny James | G | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.3 | $1.1M | -1.6 | -3.1 | 0.1 | 97.7 | 17.1 | 6.5 | 41.3% | 33.5% | 81.4% |
| Cameron Carr | G | -2.0 | -1.2 | -0.8 | -$0.4M | -2.0 | -2.6 | 3.2 | 98.8 | 19.0 | 3.7 | 40.9% | 34.0% | 78.9% |
| Carson Cooper | C | -3.4 | -3.5 | +0.0 | -$2.9M | -3.4 | -3.2 | 2.8 | 97.8 | 17.0 | 2.5 | 51.4% | 30.0% | 67.4% |
| Chris Mañon | G | -1.6 | -1.7 | +0.1 | $1.2M | -1.6 | -2.0 | 2.7 | 97.9 | 18.0 | 3.7 | 46.4% | 32.9% | 75.0% |
| Collin Sexton | G | -0.7 | +0.3 | -1.0 | $7.0M | +0.1 | -1.1 | 16.0 | 97.5 | 29.7 | 7.0 | 46.7% | 38.4% | 84.4% |
| Jaden Hardy | G | -2.1 | -0.5 | -1.6 | $0.3M | -1.4 | -2.9 | 2.3 | 98.3 | 28.2 | 3.9 | 40.9% | 37.6% | 77.7% |
| Jake LaRavia | F | +0.2 | -1.2 | +1.4 | $17.0M | +0.4 | +0.1 | 22.1 | 96.9 | 14.5 | 4.2 | 46.8% | 35.3% | 72.5% |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | F | +0.9 | -1.1 | +2.0 | $8.4M | +1.0 | +0.8 | 6.7 | 97.8 | 11.2 | 4.0 | 52.3% | 29.5% | 58.8% |
| Kevon Looney | F-C | -1.4 | -2.2 | +0.8 | $1.2M | +0.1 | -1.8 | 0.4 | 98.5 | 9.9 | 3.9 | 53.8% | 27.7% | 62.2% |
| Luka Doncic | G | +5.7 | +5.5 | +0.2 | $83.8M | +4.0 | +6.0 | 31.7 | 98.1 | 43.7 | 10.4 | 46.0% | 36.0% | 83.1% |
| Matisse Thybulle | G-F | +1.2 | -0.7 | +1.8 | $22.7M | +0.6 | +1.4 | 19.1 | 97.4 | 15.0 | 2.9 | 41.7% | 36.0% | 74.6% |
| Quentin Grimes | G | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 | $11.2M | -0.8 | -0.8 | 22.3 | 97.9 | 19.9 | 5.1 | 45.6% | 36.4% | 79.8% |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | F-C | +1.1 | +0.9 | +0.2 | $22.2M | +1.0 | +1.2 | 21.8 | 97.7 | 24.0 | 4.3 | 48.2% | 36.7% | 76.1% |
| Walker Kessler | C | +1.6 | +0.5 | +1.1 | $33.0M | +2.8 | +0.9 | 25.0 | 96.8 | 21.5 | 3.4 | 68.1% | 22.5% | 59.2% |
| Ziaire Williams | F | +0.4 | +0.1 | +0.3 | $16.0M | +1.8 | -0.6 | 20.0 | 98.0 | 22.7 | 3.4 | 46.0% | 36.1% | 83.5% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Reaves | 28 | +1.9 | 9.1 | 99% |
| Luka Doncic | 27 | +5.7 | 13.4 | 100% |
| Walker Kessler | 25 | +1.6 | 7.5 | 95% |
| Quentin Grimes | 26 | -0.8 | 6.9 | 91% |
| Jake LaRavia | 25 | +0.2 | 7.0 | 90% |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 27 | +1.1 | 6.4 | 95% |
| Ziaire Williams | 25 | +0.4 | 4.4 | 69% |
| Matisse Thybulle | 29 | +1.2 | 3.5 | 62% |
| Collin Sexton | 27 | -0.7 | 4.6 | 78% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$201.2M of salary for $263.9M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Luka Doncic : salary $49.8M, DARKO value $83.8M, surplus +$34.0M
- Austin Reaves : salary $41.2M, DARKO value $37.7M, surplus -$3.5M
- Walker Kessler : salary $30.2M, DARKO value $33.0M, surplus +$2.8M
- Quentin Grimes : salary $14.0M, DARKO value $11.2M, surplus -$2.8M
- Sandro Mamukelashvili : salary $13.0M, DARKO value $22.2M, surplus +$9.2M
- Jarred Vanderbilt : salary $12.4M, DARKO value $8.4M, surplus -$4.1M
- Collin Sexton : salary $9.4M, DARKO value $7.0M, surplus -$2.4M
- Jake LaRavia : salary $6.0M, DARKO value $17.0M, surplus +$11.0M
- Jaden Hardy : salary $6.0M, DARKO value $0.3M, surplus -$5.7M
- Cameron Carr : salary $3.3M, DARKO value -$0.4M, surplus -$3.8M
- Matisse Thybulle : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $22.7M, surplus +$20.3M
- Ziaire Williams : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $16.0M, surplus +$13.6M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic, Matisse Thybulle, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Jake LaRavia | 131 | +10.2 | +6.4 | +3.8 |
| Luka Doncic, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler | 117 | +6.8 | +3.0 | +3.8 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed November 13, 2026.