Marcus Sasser
Guard · Dallas Mavericks · #8
Marcus Sasser: season analysis
Marcus Sasser is a 26-year-old guard for the Dallas Mavericks, wearing number 8. Listed at 6-foot-1 and 195 pounds, Sasser has 4 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at Houston.
In 2026-27, Sasser is averaging 5.9 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 16.4 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 9 games. The shooting line reads 46.5% from the field, 37.5% from three-point range and 100.0% from the free-throw line.
Compared with 2025-26 with the Detroit Pistons (5.2 points in 12.0 minutes per game), scoring is up by 0.7 points per game and playing time up by 4.4 minutes.
Before this season, Sasser played 3 NBA seasons and 166 games, averaging 7.0 points, 1.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2023-24 at 8.3 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States.
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Marcus Sasser on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Dallas Mavericks |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #8 |
| Age | 26 |
| Born | September 21, 2000 · Dallas, TX, USA |
| Height | 6' 1" (1.85 m) |
| Weight | 195 lbs (88 kg) |
| College | Houston |
| NBA experience | 4 years |
| Salary | $5,198,983 (2026-27) |
Mavericks teammates
Santi AldamaF · #34
Tarik BiberovicF · #13
Max ChristieG · #0
Moussa CisseC · #30
Walter Clayton Jr.G · #1
Sergio de LarreaF · #55
Cooper FlaggF · #32
Daniel GaffordF · #21
Jett HowardG · #9
Kyrie IrvingG · #11
Morez Johnson Jr.F · #14
Tobi LawalF · #33
Dereck Lively IIC · #2
Naji MarshallF · #3
Caleb MartinF · #16
Zaccharie RisacherF · #10
P.J. WashingtonF · #25
Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-09 | vs IND | W 125-122 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-08 | vs BKN | W 130-93 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +8 |
| 2026-11-06 | vs UTA | W 112-100 | Did not play — coach's decision | ||||||||||
| 2026-11-04 | @ SAS | L 111-112 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs SAC | L 100-115 | 19 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs HOU | W 116-111 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -7 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs OKC | W 120-96 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 1-1 | +11 |
| 2026-10-26 | @ MIA | W 113-109 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| 2026-10-24 | vs SAS | L 106-122 | 27 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | +1 |
| 2026-10-23 | @ IND | W 121-105 | 27 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 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 | dallas mavericks | 9 | 0 | 16.4 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 1.9 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 46.5 | 37.5 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 2.2-4.8 | 1.0-2.7 | 0.4-0.4 |
| 2025-26 | detroit pistons | 38 | 5 | 12.0 | 5.2 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 39.0 | 41.5 | 83.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 1.8-4.7 | 1.2-2.8 | 0.4-0.5 |
| 2024-25 | detroit pistons | 57 | 1 | 14.2 | 6.6 | 1.2 | 2.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 46.3 | 38.2 | 84.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 2.4-5.2 | 1.0-2.7 | 0.8-0.9 |
| 2023-24 | detroit pistons | 71 | 11 | 19.0 | 8.3 | 1.8 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.3 | 42.8 | 37.5 | 87.9 | 0.2 | 1.6 | 3.1-7.2 | 1.3-3.4 | 0.8-0.9 |
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.