SAC finished 22-60 (0.268) with 0 playoff game(s). Its governed core had 11 players and a rotation-weighted age of 28.6. The team had 3 critical/structural basketball problem(s), 1 future pick-control row(s), and 36.4% future core salary schedule coverage. This describes the planning position; it does not recommend a direction.
Two-way contract waived. Reconciled from a dated index row carrying a cited transaction source. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
Signed from Toronto to a two-way slot. Reconciled from a dated index row carrying a cited transaction source. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
| Player | Injury | Body part | Out | Returned | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doug McDermott | left knee soreness | knee | Dec 19, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | Dec 21, 2025 | — |
| Dennis Schroder | right ankle sprain | ankle | Dec 18, 2025 → Dec 18, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Drew Eubanks | left thumb fracture | thumb | Dec 13, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 |
| Player | Role | Strongest functions | Minutes | On/Off | Stab. RAPM | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | 2,343 | — | — | metrics unavailable | |
| — | — | 1,926 | — | — |
On/Off and stabilized RAPM are separate impact lanes on a per-100 scale — never combined into one grade. A dash means evidence is unavailable, not zero.
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Functional Shortage · led by Russell Westbrook, then Russell Westbrook
SAC 2025-26 Creation: production percentile 20.8; largest contributor DeMar DeRozan (32.3% of above-replacement production); structural_shortage.
Middle Tier Distributed · led by Devin Carter, then Russell Westbrook
SAC ranked 10 of 30 in self-created shot share (48.9%), 27 of 30 in self-created eFG, and 28 of 30 in assisted eFG. Primary creator: DeMar DeRozan. Team-level creator attribution: 89.8%. Creation profile: self creation heavy; dependency: distributed creation; shotmaking: weak in both modes.
SAC 2025-26 carried $192,364,379 of selected player charges (124.4% of the cap), placing it in tax to first apron on selected player charges. Its highest contracted function cost was interior_finish at 22.0% of the cap; highest measured need was event_creation. Exact exception and transaction legality is withheld without team cap-hold and exception-use ledgers.
Malik Monk has a reported player option for the 2028 season at a reported $21,582,451. Player controls the option. The stored date is the CBA outside date; the contract may require an earlier decision.
DeMar DeRozan has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Zach LaVine has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2027 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Dylan Cardwell has a reported team option for the 2029 season at a reported $2,735,698. Team controls the option. The stored date is the CBA outside date; the contract may require an earlier decision.
SAC has a provisional-control row for the 2028 2-round pick as of 2026-06-30. Tradability is not confirmed.
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No governed authority-regime rows are knowable for this team at this as-of moment.
Signed from the G League. Reconciled from a dated index row carrying a cited transaction source. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Multiple reports; not treated as completed.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Official roster exit; later Denver agreement remains reported only. | Exact event and roster-action lineage promoted by nba_live_gap_closure_program_v1_20260825.
Officially announced. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Departure side derived only from the named completed/reported destination move; evidence status is preserved. Officially announced.
Official selecting-team result; NBA.com also reports draft-rights trade to CLE. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Official selecting-team result. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
Official selecting-team result. | Exact source-decision/event lineage promoted; draft or contract domain reconstruction remains explicit.
| not recorded |
| — |
| Keon Ellis | right wrist soreness | wrist | Dec 13, 2025 → Dec 14, 2025 | Dec 14, 2025 | — |
| Domantas Sabonis | left knee meniscus tear | knee | Nov 18, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Malik Monk | right shoulder soreness | shoulder | Nov 14, 2025 → Dec 3, 2025 | Dec 3, 2025 | — |
| Malik Monk | left ankle soreness | ankle | Nov 12, 2025 → Nov 14, 2025 | Nov 14, 2025 | — |
| Zach LaVine | left ankle sprain | ankle | Nov 3, 2025 → Dec 21, 2025 | not recorded | — |
| Devin Carter | right knee soreness | knee | Nov 2, 2025 → Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | — |
| Zach LaVine | back soreness | back | Nov 2, 2025 → Nov 3, 2025 | Nov 3, 2025 | — |
| Dennis Schroder | right hip strain | hip | Nov 2, 2025 → Dec 18, 2025 | Dec 18, 2025 | — |
| Keon Ellis | left shoulder soreness | shoulder | Oct 29, 2025 → Oct 29, 2025 | Oct 29, 2025 | — |
| Nique Clifford | right hamstring strain | hamstring | Oct 23, 2025 → Nov 1, 2025 | Nov 1, 2025 | — |
| Domantas Sabonis | right hamstring strain | hamstring | Oct 21, 2025 → Oct 24, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | — |
| Keegan Murray | left thumb | thumb | Oct 21, 2025 → Dec 8, 2025 | Dec 8, 2025 | — |
| metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,841 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,813 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,723 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,335 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,189 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 1,026 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 886 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 823 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 785 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 743 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 665 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 542 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 527 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 422 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 398 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 83 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 60 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 45 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 43 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 41 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
| — | — | 17 | — | — | metrics unavailable |
SAC 2025-26 Defensive event creation: production percentile 29.2; largest contributor Precious Achiuwa (21.6% of above-replacement production); monitor_not_priority.
Middle Tier Distributed · led by Maxime Raynaud, then Precious Achiuwa
SAC 2025-26 Interior finishing: production percentile 50.0; largest contributor Maxime Raynaud (25.9% of above-replacement production); monitor_not_priority.
Middle Tier Distributed · led by Russell Westbrook, then Russell Westbrook
SAC 2025-26 Passing connectivity: production percentile 45.8; largest contributor DeMar DeRozan (30.6% of above-replacement production); monitor_not_priority.
Withheld Proxy Only · led by DeMar DeRozan, then Malik Monk
SAC 2025-26 Point-of-attack defense proxy: conclusion withheld (withheld_proxy_only).
Middle Tier Distributed · led by Russell Westbrook, then Precious Achiuwa
SAC 2025-26 Rebounding: production percentile 62.5; largest contributor Russell Westbrook (24.7% of above-replacement production); monitor_not_priority.
Middle Tier Distributed · led by DeMar DeRozan, then Precious Achiuwa
SAC 2025-26 Rim pressure: production percentile 37.5; largest contributor DeMar DeRozan (24.2% of above-replacement production); monitor_not_priority.
Functional Shortage · led by Dylan Cardwell, then Maxime Raynaud
SAC 2025-26 Rim protection: production percentile 20.8; largest contributor Precious Achiuwa (23.4% of above-replacement production); structural_shortage.
Withheld No Above Replacement Production · led by DeMar DeRozan, then Malik Monk
SAC 2025-26 Screening: conclusion withheld (withheld_no_above_replacement_production).
Functional Shortage · led by Zach LaVine, then Zach LaVine
SAC 2025-26 Shooting and spacing: production percentile 0.0; largest contributor Malik Monk (32.5% of above-replacement production); structural_shortage.
Withheld Proxy Only · led by DeMar DeRozan, then Malik Monk
SAC 2025-26 Switch coverage proxy: conclusion withheld (withheld_proxy_only).
Coverage: partial future core salary schedule. Scheduled core salary is a partial schedule, not a full cap projection.
Malik Monk has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Maxime Raynaud has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Devin Carter has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2028 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. The player is inside the two-season extension-review horizon, but exact eligibility and value are not certified.
Nique Clifford has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2029 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
Dylan Cardwell has a reported contract-control horizon through the 2029 season. The June 30 date is a season-boundary planning proxy, not proof of exact free-agency status. No extension-review trigger is applied yet.
Maxime Raynaud has a reported team option for the 2028 season at a reported $2,525,901. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.
Devin Carter has a reported team option for the 2028 season at a reported $7,370,897. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.
Devin Carter has a reported team option for the 2027 season at a reported $5,158,080. Team controls the option. The exact decision date is unresolved.