Marcus

Sasser

Marcus Sasser

Height : 6' 1" · Weight : 195 lbs · Age : 26

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	3P%	FT
2025-26	Detroit Pistons	38	5	12.0	1.8-4.7	39.0	1.2-2.8	41.5	0.4-0.5
2024-25	Detroit Pistons	57	1	14.2	2.4-5.2	46.3	1.0-2.7	38.2	0.8-0.9
2023-24	Detroit Pistons	71	11	19.0	3.1-7.2	42.8	1.3-3.4	37.5	0.8-0.9

ContractDallas Mavericks payroll →

This season: 5.20 M$
Seasons left: 1 · through 2026-27
Total remaining: 5.2 M$

2026-27
5.20 M$
Team option

Advanced stats, 2025-26GuardsNBA stats →

Points

5.2

Rebounds

1.0

Assists

2.0

TS%

53.3 %

Usage

19.6 %

PER

11.2

WS/48

.085

On/off +/−

+2.4

Minutes

12.0

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

—

Points/game

5.3

Games

WAR 2025-26

0.0

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

→ Stable (0)

2023-24-0.5 WAR · -0.7 per 2,000 min
2024-250.8 WAR · 2.0 per 2,000 min
2025-260.0 WAR

Outlook, age included

+10 · 25 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

Established regular

SCO: Scoring; 72
SHT: Shooting; 80
FIN: Finishing; 70
PLY: Playmaking; 79
BAL: Ball security; 67
REB: Rebounding; 56
DEF: Defense; 72
DUR: Durability; 55
EX: Experience; —

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

0.0

PAL Rating

45 / 100

Value Rating

57 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 37 · salary $5.2M

PAL: dimensions

Impact44

Scoring36

Playmaking60

Shooting74

Rebounding21

Defense57

Where WAR comes from

VORP0.0

BPM (per 100 possessions)-1.7

Offensive BPM-1.6

Defensive BPM-0.2

Win Shares+0.8

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

19.1 pi

17th percentile

At the rim

60.0 %

16th percentile

Rim share

8.5 %

12th percentile

Midrange

33.3 %

26th percentile

Three-point

.415

93th percentile

3PA share

59.9 %

78th percentile

Corner threes

59.3 %

100th percentile

Free throws

.833

60th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	DET	5.2	0.0	45	71	53.3	.415	59.9
2024-25	DET	6.6	0.8	53	72	58.9	.382	51.4
2023-24	DET	8.3	-0.5	23	72	54.2	.375	46.9

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
May 18Playoffs	vs CLE	L 125-94	23	9	2	1	1	0	3-12	3-9
May 15Playoffs	@ CLE	W 115-94	18	9	1	1	1	0	4-5	1-2
May 14Playoffs	vs CLE	L 117-113 OT	16	2	2	0	0	0	1-2	0-1
May 12Playoffs	@ CLE	L 112-103	3	7	0	0	1	0	3-4	1-2
May 3Playoffs	vs ORL	W 116-94	1	0	0	1	0	0	0-0	0-0
Apr 22Playoffs	vs ORL	W 98-83	1	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0
Apr 12	@ IND	W 133-121	7	3	0	0	0	0	1-4	1-3
Apr 10	@ CHA	W 118-100	2	0	1	1	0	1	0-1	0-1
Apr 8	vs MIL	W 137-111	5	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-2
Apr 6	@ ORL	L 123-107	18	5	2	4	0	0	2-8	1-3