Malik Monk
Guard · Sacramento Kings · #0
Malik Monk: season analysis
Malik Monk is a 28-year-old guard for the Sacramento Kings, wearing number 0. Listed at 6-foot-3 and 200 pounds, Monk has 10 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Kentucky.
In 2026-27, Monk is averaging 7.8 points, 1.1 rebounds and 3.4 assists in 15.5 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 10 games. The shooting line reads 36.1% from the field, 33.3% from three-point range and 88.2% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 (12.5 points in 22.0 minutes per game), scoring is down by 4.7 points per game and playing time down by 6.5 minutes.
Before this season, Monk played 9 NBA seasons and 585 games, averaging 12.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 3.2 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2024-25 at 17.2 points per game.
Background
Monk was drafted in 2017 by the Charlotte Hornets franchise. Monk has been with the Charlotte Hornets since 2017. Nationality: United States. Honors include the Southeastern Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year (2017).
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Malik Monk on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Sacramento Kings |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #0 |
| Age | 28 |
| Born | February 4, 1998 · Lepanto, AR, USA |
| Height | 6' 3" (1.91 m) |
| Weight | 200 lbs (91 kg) |
| College | Kentucky |
| NBA experience | 10 years |
| Salary | $21,190,034 (2026-27) |
Kings teammates
Precious AchiuwaF · #9
Darius Acuff Jr.G · #5
Leaky BlackF · #19
Dylan CardwellC · #32
De'Andre HunterF · #15
Alex KarabanF · #33
Zach LaVineG · #8
Jonathan MogboF · #22
Keegan MurrayF · #13
Sean PedullaG · #3
Daeqwon PlowdenG · #29
Mason PlumleeC
Maxime RaynaudC · #42
Domantas SabonisF · #11
Emanuel SharpG · #34
Ben SimmonsG · #25
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-10 | vs ORL | L 100-107 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -1 |
| 2026-11-08 | vs MIA | L 108-114 | 21 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-9 | 0-3 | 3-4 | +10 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs SAS | L 109-124 | 18 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 4-4 | -9 |
| 2026-11-04 | vs LAL | L 103-116 | 24 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-16 | 3-8 | 0-0 | -4 |
| 2026-11-02 | @ DAL | W 115-100 | 30 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-14 | 5-8 | 1-2 | +27 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ MEM | L 105-136 | 14 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 6-6 | -10 |
| 2026-10-29 | @ NOP | L 120-132 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -13 |
| 2026-10-27 | @ SAS | L 103-130 | 13 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -13 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs MEM | L 112-123 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -1 |
| 2026-10-23 | vs POR | L 120-128 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | sacramento kings | 10 | 0 | 15.5 | 7.8 | 1.1 | 3.4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 | 36.1 | 33.3 | 88.2 | 0.1 | 1.0 | 2.6-7.2 | 1.1-3.3 | 1.5-1.7 |
| 2025-26 | sacramento kings | 62 | 3 | 22.0 | 12.5 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 1.5 | 43.8 | 39.5 | 87.8 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 4.5-10.2 | 2.0-5.1 | 1.5-1.7 |
| 2024-25 | sacramento kings | 65 | 45 | 31.6 | 17.2 | 3.8 | 5.6 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 43.9 | 32.5 | 86.5 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 6.3-14.4 | 2.1-6.6 | 2.4-2.7 |
| 2023-24 | sacramento kings | 72 | 0 | 26.0 | 15.4 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 44.3 | 35.0 | 82.9 | 0.4 | 2.6 | 5.5-12.4 | 2.1-5.9 | 2.4-2.8 |
| 2022-23 | sacramento kings | 77 | 0 | 22.3 | 13.5 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 44.8 | 35.9 | 88.9 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 4.6-10.3 | 1.9-5.2 | 2.4-2.7 |
| 2021-22 | los angeles lakers | 76 | 37 | 28.1 | 13.8 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 1.6 | 47.3 | 39.1 | 79.5 | 0.5 | 2.9 | 5.1-10.9 | 2.3-5.8 | 1.2-1.5 |
| 2020-21 | charlotte hornets | 42 | 0 | 20.9 | 11.7 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 43.4 | 40.1 | 81.9 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 4.1-9.5 | 2.0-5.0 | 1.4-1.7 |
| 2019-20 | charlotte hornets | 55 | 1 | 21.3 | 10.3 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.4 | 43.4 | 28.4 | 82.0 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 3.9-8.9 | 1.1-3.7 | 1.5-1.8 |
| 2018-19 | charlotte hornets | 73 | 0 | 17.2 | 8.9 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 38.7 | 33.0 | 88.2 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.1-8.0 | 1.5-4.5 | 1.2-1.4 |
| 2017-18 | charlotte hornets | 63 | 0 | 13.5 | 6.7 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 36.0 | 34.2 | 84.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 2.4-6.7 | 1.3-3.9 | 0.5-0.6 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.