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Malik Monk

Sacramento Kings · #0 · Rotation
SG6'3"200 lbage 289 yrs expKentuckyLepanto, AR
4th best of 14 on SACworth +2.2 wins to the rotation
OFF77DEF65
High-level shooter & rim protector
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Western · Pacific · proj. 33-49 (▲+0.6)

An instant-offense sixth man with a quick, deep trigger — 39.5% from three and 88% at the stripe — and more passing chops than his reputation suggests (3.0 assists in 22 minutes). He'll heat up in a hurry off the bench, though he gives little on the glass or defensively and lives almost entirely beyond the arc and at the rim.

12.5
PPG
1.9
RPG
3
APG
0.6
SPG
0.4
BPG
GP 62MPG 22FG% 43.83P% 39.5FT% 87.9TS% 56.8USG% 24PER 14.2BPM -1.3VORP 0.2EPM +0.4
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Shooting91
Rim protection91
Scoring78
Playmaking75
Inside finishing62
Perimeter defense58
Rebounding53

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

2017-18 to 2025-26 · 9 seasons
12.3
PPG
2.6
RPG
3.1
APG
585
GAMES
Points 7,216Win Shares 16.1Starts 86Best season 2021-22 · 13.8 ppg
Games played, last three seasons81%

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 25 → 27
Declining

Malik, at 27, is trending downward — 3.4 → 1.6 wins of value over the window.

Age curve Behind curve
Developing slower than his age would suggest.
2026-27 forecast 3.6 wins (+2.0)
Starts from his player rating, which is higher than last season's total. Range 2.64.5 wins.
Production (BPM)+0.6-1.3-1.926-27 forecast -0.7
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +0.6 · 72 games2024-25: -0.8 · 65 games2025-26: -1.3 · 62 games2026-27: -0.7 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)3.41.6-1.926-27 forecast 3.6
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 3.4 · 72 games2024-25: 2.3 · 65 games2025-26: 1.6 · 62 games2026-27: 3.6 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $8.4M vs $20.2M salary−$11.8M
He is paid more than his play is projected to be worth.
$20.2M salary2023-24: $7.9M · 72 games2024-25: $5.0M · 65 games2025-26: $3.8M · 62 games2026-27: $8.4M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $20,190,035 cap hit · through '28. 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
$20,190,035Guaranteed
10% of the club’s payroll · 5th of 14 priced deals
Runs through2 seasons
Est. market value$8,364,000 /yr
Surplus$11,826,035
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.