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De'Andre Hunter

Sacramento Kings · #15 · Rotation
SF6'7"221 lbage 287 yrs expVirginiaPhiladelphia, PA
5th best of 14 on SACworth +2.6 wins to the rotation
OFF66DEF66
Capable shooter & scorer
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Western · Pacific · proj. 33-49 (▲+0.6)
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A big, switchable wing whose two-team 2025-26 was a down year on the numbers — 13.7 points on a cold 41.5% from the floor and 30.5% from deep, well below his career mark. The frame and shot profile suggest a 3-and-D contributor, but the efficiency and a -3.9 box score say he never found rhythm.

13.7
PPG
4.1
RPG
2
APG
0.7
SPG
0.1
BPG
GP 45MPG 26.1FG% 41.53P% 30.5FT% 86.7TS% 54.5USG% 22.9PER 11.4BPM -3.9VORP -0.6EPM +0.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting77
Scoring70
Rebounding66
Playmaking65
Inside finishing64
Perimeter defense60
Rim protection54

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2019-20 to 2025-26 · 7 seasons
14.7
PPG
4.1
RPG
1.6
APG
372
GAMES
Points 5,454Win Shares 13.1Starts 271Best season 2024-25 · 17.0 ppg
Games played, last three seasons68%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 26 → 28
▼Declining

De'Andre, at 28, is trending downward — -2.4 → -3.9 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▼ Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.7 wins (+3.6)
Assumes a normal season; he played 45 games last year. Age takes about 0.1 wins off at 29. Range 1.3–6.1 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.4 → -3.9-1.526-27 forecast -2.1
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: -2.4 · 57 games2024-25: +0.4 · 64 games2025-26: -3.9 · 45 games2026-27: -2.1 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.8 → 0.1-0.726-27 forecast 3.7
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 0.8 · 57 games2024-25: 3.0 · 64 games2025-26: 0.1 · 45 games2026-27: 3.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.9M vs $24.9M salary−$16.0M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$24.9M salary2023-24: $2.5M · 57 games2024-25: $6.9M · 64 games2025-26: $1.6M · 45 games2026-27: $8.9M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $24,910,714 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$24,910,714Guaranteed
13% of the club’s payroll · 3rd of 14 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$8,936,000 /yr
Surplus−$15,974,714
ABOVE VALUEpaid above his on-court value

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.