Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers
Record 8-2Projected 48.0-34.0Playoffs 81.0%Win conference 5.1%Win Finals 2.7%Lottery 19.0%Expected pick 20.6SRS +3.93
DARKO rating · #6 of 30
+6.1Worth about 52 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 6, 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 +7.40; the ones below take away 1.26.
- Luka Doncic Offense+3.87 Defense+0.19 Net+4.06
- Austin Reaves Offense+1.94 Defense-0.67 Net+1.27
- Walker Kessler Offense+0.34 Defense+0.63 Net+0.97
- Matisse Thybulle Offense-0.33 Defense+0.83 Net+0.50
- Sandro Mamukelashvili Offense+0.35 Defense+0.11 Net+0.46
- Jarred Vanderbilt Offense-0.18 Defense+0.26 Net+0.08
- Jake LaRavia Offense-0.61 Defense+0.66 Net+0.05
- Ziaire Williams Offense-0.18 Defense+0.08 Net-0.10
- Collin Sexton Offense+0.08 Defense-0.27 Net-0.20
- Jaden Hardy Offense-0.05 Defense-0.17 Net-0.23
- Quentin Grimes Offense-0.08 Defense-0.15 Net-0.23
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 | -1.4 | -1.9 | +0.5 | $0.2M | -1.4 | -1.8 | 3.4 | 98.1 | 17.2 | 4.1 | 53.1% | 30.0% | 64.8% |
| Arthur Kaluma | F | -2.3 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -$0.6M | -2.3 | -2.0 | 1.2 | 98.3 | 16.8 | 2.8 | 43.5% | 33.6% | 74.8% |
| Austin Reaves | G | +1.8 | +2.8 | -1.0 | $39.5M | +0.7 | +2.2 | 35.4 | 97.7 | 31.4 | 7.6 | 47.4% | 36.2% | 86.0% |
| Bronny James | G | -1.1 | -1.3 | +0.2 | $2.6M | -0.8 | -2.9 | 2.2 | 98.1 | 15.9 | 6.9 | 41.2% | 33.1% | 79.9% |
| Cameron Carr | G | -2.2 | -1.5 | -0.7 | -$0.8M | -2.2 | -2.4 | 2.1 | 99.0 | 20.0 | 4.6 | 41.6% | 34.1% | 79.2% |
| Chris Mañon | G | -1.6 | -1.8 | +0.1 | $1.4M | -1.6 | -2.0 | 3.7 | 98.6 | 18.8 | 3.8 | 46.4% | 32.2% | 75.0% |
| Collin Sexton | G | -0.7 | +0.3 | -0.9 | $8.3M | -0.1 | -0.9 | 15.2 | 98.1 | 28.1 | 6.5 | 45.8% | 38.3% | 84.5% |
| Jaden Hardy | G | -1.9 | -0.4 | -1.4 | $0.2M | -1.4 | -2.5 | 6.0 | 98.7 | 28.4 | 4.1 | 41.0% | 37.5% | 77.2% |
| Jake LaRavia | F | +0.1 | -1.3 | +1.4 | $15.3M | +0.4 | +0.0 | 23.5 | 97.1 | 15.1 | 3.8 | 46.3% | 35.0% | 72.3% |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | F | +0.6 | -1.2 | +1.8 | $5.0M | +0.4 | +0.6 | 7.4 | 97.7 | 11.6 | 3.9 | 50.2% | 31.0% | 59.9% |
| Kevon Looney | F-C | -1.1 | -2.0 | +1.0 | $1.1M | -0.0 | -1.3 | 4.2 | 98.7 | 10.3 | 4.2 | 53.0% | 25.2% | 61.7% |
| Lawson Lovering | C | -2.4 | -3.0 | +0.6 | -$0.6M | -2.4 | -2.9 | 4.0 | 98.8 | 14.7 | 2.0 | 59.7% | 24.7% | 64.4% |
| Luka Doncic | G | +5.6 | +5.4 | +0.3 | $83.3M | +4.4 | +5.9 | 36.7 | 98.8 | 42.7 | 10.5 | 46.1% | 36.2% | 82.4% |
| Matisse Thybulle | G-F | +1.2 | -0.8 | +1.9 | $21.5M | +0.5 | +1.4 | 21.8 | 97.6 | 14.7 | 2.9 | 41.3% | 36.2% | 75.5% |
| Quentin Grimes | G | -0.5 | -0.2 | -0.4 | $8.7M | +0.0 | -0.7 | 21.6 | 98.3 | 19.3 | 5.1 | 45.3% | 36.4% | 80.7% |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | F-C | +1.1 | +0.8 | +0.3 | $19.6M | +1.4 | +0.8 | 21.4 | 98.1 | 22.4 | 4.4 | 47.8% | 36.3% | 75.5% |
| Walker Kessler | C | +1.7 | +0.6 | +1.1 | $32.6M | +2.5 | +1.1 | 29.4 | 97.3 | 20.6 | 2.7 | 69.4% | 22.2% | 58.8% |
| Ziaire Williams | F | -0.3 | -0.4 | +0.2 | $11.3M | +1.1 | -1.2 | 20.6 | 98.2 | 22.7 | 3.1 | 45.2% | 36.1% | 83.6% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | 27 | +5.6 | 13.4 | 100% |
| Austin Reaves | 28 | +1.8 | 9.0 | 99% |
| Walker Kessler | 25 | +1.7 | 8.8 | 98% |
| Jake LaRavia | 25 | +0.1 | 7.0 | 90% |
| Matisse Thybulle | 29 | +1.2 | 3.5 | 61% |
| Quentin Grimes | 26 | -0.5 | 6.2 | 88% |
| Sandro Mamukelashvili | 27 | +1.1 | 6.0 | 93% |
| Ziaire Williams | 25 | -0.3 | 3.8 | 60% |
| Collin Sexton | 27 | -0.7 | 4.1 | 68% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$201.2M of salary for $250.7M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Luka Doncic : salary $49.8M, DARKO value $83.3M, surplus +$33.5M
- Austin Reaves : salary $41.2M, DARKO value $39.5M, surplus -$1.7M
- Walker Kessler : salary $30.2M, DARKO value $32.6M, surplus +$2.4M
- Quentin Grimes : salary $14.0M, DARKO value $8.7M, surplus -$5.2M
- Sandro Mamukelashvili : salary $13.0M, DARKO value $19.6M, surplus +$6.6M
- Jarred Vanderbilt : salary $12.4M, DARKO value $5.0M, surplus -$7.4M
- Collin Sexton : salary $9.4M, DARKO value $8.3M, surplus -$1.1M
- Jake LaRavia : salary $6.0M, DARKO value $15.3M, surplus +$9.3M
- Jaden Hardy : salary $6.0M, DARKO value $0.2M, surplus -$5.8M
- Cameron Carr : salary $3.3M, DARKO value -$0.8M, surplus -$4.1M
- Matisse Thybulle : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $21.5M, surplus +$19.1M
- Ziaire Williams : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $11.3M, surplus +$8.8M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic, Matisse Thybulle, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler, Jake LaRavia | 108 | +9.9 | +6.3 | +3.6 |
| Luka Doncic, Matisse Thybulle, Ziaire Williams, Austin Reaves, Walker Kessler | 117 | +6.9 | +3.1 | +3.7 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed November 7, 2026.