Cutoff/status: 2026-07-18; officially re-signed LAC guard/wing, age 24, on a reported four-year, $11.2 million deal. NBA signing report, updated 2026-07-08 · Los Angeles Clippers
Baseline and 2026-27 projection
Sanders played 68 games with 16 starts, averaging 7.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 0.7 steals, 1.2 threes and 1.2 turnovers in 19.9 minutes on .466/.826 shooting. He made 40.8% of his threes. Basketball-Reference
| GP | MPG | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 72 | 12.0 | .460 | .820 | 0.8 | 5.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
Correction 2026-07-18: minutes trimmed from 14.0 to 12.0. Two of those minutes were reallocated to Jordan Miller, whose 22.1-MPG 2025-26 baseline and newly guaranteed three-year deal put him ahead of Sanders in the reserve-wing order. Hoops Rumors, 2026-07-10
Fantasy translation
- Nine-category: rank 210+; useful only when a transaction lifts him above 24 minutes.
- Points: deep-league injury replacement, not a standard draft target.
- Dynasty: rank 170-230. Hashtag's July crowd board placed him 193rd, much higher than his redraft output because the contract and age preserve a development path. Hashtag
Role and scenarios
- Low: Leonard stays, Mathurin returns and Sanders falls outside the healthy rotation.
- Base: 12 minutes as the second reserve wing behind Jordan Miller.
- High: multiple wing exits create 26 minutes, 10-12 points and two threes.
Sanders scored 26 points with five assists in the July 15 Summer League win over Washington. That supports readiness against developmental competition, not a 26-point NBA expectation. NBA Summer League live recap
Confidence
| Roster | Minutes | Rate | Availability |
|---|---|---|---|
| High | Medium-low | Medium | High |
Career record
Pre-NBA: Five college seasons, four at Cal Poly and a graduate year at Nevada. He was a marginal shooter for three years (.375, .372 and .355 from the field, .269 from three as a junior) before a large fifth-year jump: 19.6 points, 3.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists in 33.6 minutes on .459/.339/.874 in 2023-24, then 15.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.1 steals in 31.7 minutes on .460/.342/.795 at Nevada in 2024-25. Honors: third-team All-Mountain West (2025), All-Big West honorable mention (2024), and the Cal Poly single-season made-free-throw record (174). Born May 30, 2002. Draft: 2025, second round, 50th overall, New York; his rights were traded to the Clippers on draft night. He began 2025-26 on a two-way and was promoted to a standard contract on February 7, 2026, then re-signed for four years and $11.2 million in July 2026.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 23 | LAC | 68 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | .466 | .826 | 1.2 |
| Career | 68 | 19.9 | 7.3 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | .466 | .826 | 1.2 |
Durability: 68 of 82 games as a rookie with 16 starts, most of the absences a function of two-way game limits and rotation choices rather than injury. Nothing in the record suggests an availability problem.
Trajectory: The rookie year was better than a 50th pick has any right to produce: .408 from three on real volume, .826 at the line, and a 1.6-to-1.2 assist-to-turnover ratio that says he does not create problems with the ball. What is missing is defensive counting stats — 0.1 blocks and 0.7 steals give him no category floor — so his value is entirely a minutes-and-threes function. The four-year contract buys him development runway, but Jordan Miller's guaranteed deal and the healthy-roster wing depth put him third or fourth in that queue. He becomes fantasy-relevant if the wings ahead of him are traded or injured and he clears 26 minutes, where the same rates produce roughly 10-12 points and two threes a night.
Career sources: ESPN player stats · Wikipedia · Nevada Sports Net, four-year contract
Open questions
- Is Sanders ahead of Jordan Miller in the reserve-wing order?
- Does Mathurin's contract eliminate the healthy-night role?
- Can the 40.8% rookie three-point rate hold on greater volume?