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Jake LaRavia

Los Angeles Lakers · #12 · Rotation
SF6'7"235 lbage 244 yrs expWake ForestIndianapolis, IN
7th best of 15 on LALworth +0.5 wins to the rotation
OFF69DEF77
High-level perimeter defender & interior finisher
LAL
Los Angeles Lakers
Western · Pacific · proj. 49-33 (▲+17.2)
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A connective young wing who does the little things — quick hands (1.3 steals), 81st-percentile perimeter defense, and enough feel to keep the ball moving. The shot is still a work in progress at 32% from three, so the offense is modest, but at 24 on a cheap deal he's a useful, switchable role player.

8.2
PPG
4
RPG
1.8
APG
1.3
SPG
0.5
BPG
GP 82MPG 25.1FG% 45.93P% 32.1FT% 76.3TS% 57.1USG% 14.4PER 11.9BPM -1.2VORP 0.4EPM +0.2
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Perimeter defense91
Inside finishing84
Rim protection79
Rebounding70
Playmaking68
Shooting67
Scoring66

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

2022-23 to 2025-26 · 4 seasons
7.4
PPG
3.6
RPG
1.8
APG
218
GAMES
Points 1,616Win Shares 8.2Starts 49Best season 2025-26 · 8.2 ppg
Games played, last three seasons74%

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 22 → 24
▲Rising

Jake, at 24, is on a clear upward trajectory — -2.5 → -1.2 box plus-minus over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Developing about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 3.6 wins (+1.7)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Age should add a little at 25. Range 2.1–5.2 wins.
Production (BPM)-2.5 → -1.2+1.326-27 forecast -0.7
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -2.5 · 35 games2024-25: +0.2 · 66 games2025-26: -1.2 · 82 games2026-27: -0.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)1.0 → 1.9+0.926-27 forecast 3.6
His value to a team has been stable.
2023-24: 1.0 · 35 games2024-25: 2.7 · 66 games2025-26: 1.9 · 82 games2026-27: 3.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.7M vs $6.0M salary+$2.7M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$6.0M salary2023-24: $2.8M · 35 games2024-25: $5.9M · 66 games2025-26: $4.4M · 82 games2026-27: $8.7M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $6,000,000 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
$6,000,000Guaranteed
3% of the club’s payroll · 8th of 16 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$8,672,000 /yr
Surplus+$2,672,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

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.