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Nique Clifford

Nique Clifford

SF/SG • Sacramento Kings Proj Rank 71 Actual 38 N/A • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
8.602.393.7624.6.9.311.02
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Nique Clifford | Fantasy Outlook

Nique Clifford 2026-27 Season Outlook: Sacramento's Rotational Wing

Entering his second NBA campaign, 24-year-old wing Nique Clifford enters the year slotted as Sacramento's backup small forward behind De'Andre Hunter. While he demonstrated durability across 75 appearances as a rookie, he faces significant competition for perimeter usage alongside primary scorers like Zach LaVine.

Our projections anticipate Clifford logging 23.3 minutes and generating 16.9 fantasy points per game over 74 projected matchups. We expect modest production of 8.3 points, 3.5 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game, reflecting a disciplined complementary role rather than high-volume offensive aggression.

With his roster rate sliding down to 2%, fantasy managers have largely overlooked him in drafts. Clifford holds minimal appeal in shallow 10-to-12-team leagues, remaining best viewed as a deep-league bench piece who requires an injury in the Kings' rotation to unlock fantasy relevance.

FantasySP AI Analysis Updated 8 days ago

Nique Clifford Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
04/12 POR 38 10/13 24 5 0 7 1 4 3819
04/10 GS 37 5/14 20 6 0 6 0 4 3227
04/07 GS 35 4/14 12 2 2 6 0 2 2421
04/05 LAC 38 8/16 18 5 1 5 1 3 3328
04/03 NO 38 9/16 23 6 1 5 0 4 3618
04/01 TOR 32 4/9 9 3 1 2 0 3 1550
03/29 BKN 37 8/14 17 2 0 7 0 4 2432
03/28 ATL 23 1/11 3 5 0 4 1 2 1537
03/22 BKN 26 2/4 7 4 1 4 0 1 1929
03/17 SA 36 6/13 15 7 0 8 0 1 3417
03/15 UTA 26 4/9 10 2 1 4 0 2 1845
03/14 LAC 35 4/11 11 4 2 4 0 1 2525
03/11 CHA 40 7/16 18 8 2 4 1 1 4022
03/10 IND 38 5/12 12 2 2 5 0 2 2335
03/08 CHI 30 3/7 8 3 2 6 1 1 2516
03/05 NO 21 3/8 7 3 0 5 0 1 1733
03/03 PHO 39 5/13 10 4 3 8 0 2 3011
03/01 LAL 41 11/18 26 4 1 7 1 3 412
02/26 DAL 39 6/19 13 7 2 8 1 1 3816
02/25 HOU 29 6/11 15 1 4 2 0 4 2312
02/23 MEM 28 5/8 12 5 6 6 0 2 370
02/21 SA 29 4/9 8 4 2 5 0 1 2319
02/19 ORL 29 1/5 5 1 0 2 0 5 448
02/11 UTA 38 1/15 6 6 2 8 0 2 2724
02/09 NO 37 4/16 10 6 1 5 0 3 2431
02/07 CLE 39 12/19 30 4 2 4 2 2 470
02/06 LAC 33 5/12 16 2 2 2 1 1 2628
02/04 MEM 25 5/9 14 5 0 3 0 4 2141
02/01 WAS 28 1/3 6 4 2 3 0 1 1925
01/30 BOS 33 5/12 15 1 0 3 0 1 1927
01/29 PHI 26 1/7 2 2 0 6 1 2 1250
01/27 NY 29 3/8 7 1 3 3 0 1 1733
01/25 DET 33 6/13 15 1 0 3 1 0 2219
01/23 CLE 13 2/4 4 0 0 1 0 0 541
01/21 TOR 21 2/6 4 3 0 7 1 1 1832
01/20 MIA 24 4/10 9 1 0 3 1 0 1631
01/18 POR 13 0/2 0 2 0 2 1 1 645
01/16 WAS 18 3/6 9 3 0 7 0 1 2126
01/14 NY 13 0/1 0 0 0 4 0 2 355
01/12 LAL 15 0/2 0 0 1 2 0 1 346
01/11 HOU 21 4/9 8 0 0 2 0 0 1039
01/09 GS 24 2/6 6 1 1 0 0 2 850
01/06 DAL 14 1/2 3 0 0 1 1 2 453
01/04 MIL 19 3/5 7 1 1 2 0 0 1337
01/02 PHO 18 1/4 3 1 0 2 0 3 457
01/01 BOS 16 0/2 0 1 3 2 0 1 954
12/30 LAC 28 7/12 18 2 0 1 1 2 2232
12/28 LAL 28 4/6 11 3 1 6 0 4 2163
12/27 DAL 20 3/10 8 1 2 9 0 1 2323
12/23 DET 25 5/10 14 0 2 2 0 2 1838
12/21 HOU 26 2/8 6 4 1 6 1 1 2228
12/20 POR 29 5/11 12 1 2 5 0 0 2434
12/18 POR 19 3/6 8 0 0 2 0 1 942
12/14 MIN 13 0/1 0 0 1 0 0 1 147
12/11 DEN 28 1/8 2 0 0 4 0 4 349
12/08 IND 14 3/6 7 0 0 2 1 2 938
12/06 MIA 18 7/8 15 0 1 6 0 2 2232
12/03 HOU 22 1/7 2 2 1 0 1 0 947
11/30 MEM 12 2/2 5 0 0 1 0 1 565
11/28 UTA 5 0/0 0 0 0 2 0 0 249
11/26 PHO 9 0/2 0 1 0 1 0 1 250
11/24 MIN 11 0/0 3 1 0 6 0 0 1234
11/22 DEN 9 1/2 2 1 0 2 0 0 648
11/20 MEM 19 2/3 8 3 2 2 0 1 1818
11/19 OKC 8 0/0 0 0 0 0 0 1 -166
11/16 SA 10 0/3 1 0 0 0 1 0 350
11/14 MIN 6 0/1 0 1 0 0 0 0 248
11/12 ATL 30 3/11 9 4 0 4 0 1 1934
11/11 DEN 13 1/4 5 2 0 3 0 1 1135
11/09 MIN 22 4/7 10 5 1 5 0 3 2324
11/07 OKC 16 0/4 0 2 0 3 0 0 736
11/05 GS 32 4/8 12 3 1 3 0 1 2134
11/03 DEN 18 4/9 8 3 0 1 1 0 1632
11/01 MIL 15 0/1 0 0 0 3 1 0 641
10/22 PHO 23 1/3 2 2 2 8 1 1 2035
Totals: 1842 249/596 645 179 68 282 24 116 1323
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
25-26 SAC 75 24.6 .418 .333 .722 8.6 2.4 3.8 0.3 0.9 1.5
3-YEAR AVG 38 24.6 .418 .333 .722 8.6 2.4 3.8 0.3 0.9 1.5
Totals 75 24.6 .418 .333 .722 8.6 2.4 3.8 0.3 0.9 1.5

Clifford Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
85.3 0.422 0.734 0.344 10.6 3.5 12.3 4.7 3.5 28.9 12.2 3 9.8 1.7 0 0 6.4 12.8 9 1 31.8 3.5 5.5 21.3
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Depth Chart

Sacramento Kings

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Zach LaVine SG/PG/SF 94% 53%
Darius Acuff Jr. PG 94% 50%
Malik Monk SG/PG 22% 5%
Ben Simmons PG 17% 2%
NAME OWN START
Keegan Murray PF/SF 84% 41%
De'Andre Hunter SF/PF 9% 1%
Nique Clifford SF/SG 3% 0%
Precious Achiuwa PF/C 13% 3%
NAME OWN START
Domantas Sabonis C/PF 100% 100%
Maxime Raynaud C 17% 1%
Dylan Cardwell C/PF 3% 0%

Team Injuries

PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Ben Simmons
#25 · PG
OutDTDAchilles
Simmons suffered a torn Achilles tendon and will miss the 2026-27 season.
INJ SINCE: Oct 18
Malik Monk
SG
QuestionableDTDAnkle
Monk is dealing with left ankle soreness and is uncertain to take the court for the Kings.
INJ SINCE: Oct 16
PLAYERSTATUSNOTES
Dylan Cardwell
#32 · C
OutDTDCalf
Cardwell is dealing with a left calf strain and will not take the court for the Kings. He will be re-evaluated in two weeks.
INJ SINCE: Oct 13
Maxime Raynaud
#42 · C
OutDTDLeg
Raynaud is dealing with right patellar subluxation and will not take the court for the Kings. He will be reevaluated in two weeks.
INJ SINCE: Oct 11

Team Rankings

PTS
111.0
28th
REB
42.3
22nd
AST
25.5
20th
TO
13.7
15th
FG%
46.7
17th
3P%
34.0
30th
FT%
77.2
21st
eFG%
52.5
29th
STL
8.0
20th
BLK
4.5
20th
PF
19.7
15th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
LakersLakers53-290.64611116.3114.6
SunsSuns45-370.54919112.6111.1
ClippersClippers42-400.51222113.8112.6
WarriorsWarriors37-450.45127114.6115.2
KingsKings22-600.26842111.0121.0

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Russell Westbrook6415.25.46.71.30.23.342.733.869.4  
DaQuan Jeffries310.31.70.30.70.00.057.944.4100.0  
Devin Carter388.93.32.70.90.21.441.426.371.3  
Killian Hayes235.52.33.50.90.21.230.427.092.9  
Isaiah Stevens33.31.03.31.70.00.742.90.0100.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Zach LaVine3919.22.82.30.70.31.947.939.088.0  
Malik Monk6212.51.93.00.60.41.543.839.587.9  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
DeMar DeRozan7718.42.94.11.00.31.249.732.086.8  
De'Andre Hunter4513.74.12.00.70.11.741.530.586.7  
Daeqwon Plowden3210.83.01.30.70.20.843.033.385.7  
Nique Clifford758.63.82.40.90.31.541.833.372.2  
Doug McDermott295.71.30.80.20.10.438.839.088.9  
Patrick Baldwin Jr.93.72.60.60.30.60.640.742.971.4  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Keegan Murray2314.05.71.71.01.61.242.027.777.6  
Precious Achiuwa7310.16.71.40.90.70.952.827.855.4  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Domantas Sabonis1915.811.44.10.90.22.754.318.572.7  
Maxime Raynaud7412.57.51.40.50.51.357.132.478.6  
Dylan Cardwell445.47.51.40.71.50.958.750.051.0  
Drew Eubanks425.23.00.50.40.60.759.614.356.1  

Owned Breakdown

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Schedule

DATE OPP SCORE
10-21 @LAC10:30 PM
10-23 POR10:00 PM
10-25 MEM9:00 PM

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