Quentin Grimes played 75 games last season as a fourth option, shooting 33.4 percent from three and posting an offensive rating that mirrored his defensive one, a wash at 112.4 apiece. This season he gets a clearer job: space the floor for Luka Dončić and hold up on the wing, on a contract that runs through at least 2029.
The Role Shrinks
Last season Grimes averaged 29.4 minutes and used just 18.3 percent of the Lakers' possessions while on the floor, the profile of a complementary piece rather than a shot creator. He finished at 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists across 75 games, numbers that fit a fourth or fifth option on a roster that ran through Dončić and Austin Reaves. With Dončić now entering his first full season in Los Angeles, Grimes' job gets even narrower: catch, shoot, and stay attached to his man.
The Wash
Grimes shot 45.0 percent from the field and 33.4 percent on 5.1 three-point attempts a game, with an 84.0 percent mark from the line pushing his true shooting to 58.5 percent. His offensive rating of 112.4 matched his defensive rating exactly, producing a net rating of minus-0.1 — a player who neither helped nor hurt the Lakers when he shared the floor. Silver Screen and Roll's Alex Regla asked this week whether Grimes can solidify himself as a core piece of the Lakers' future; his three-point number is the one that needs to move for that answer to be yes.
Paid Through 2029
Grimes is set to earn $14.0 million this season, climbing to $14.7 million in 2027-28 and $15.3 million in 2028-29, with a $16.0 million player option for 2029-30. He enters camp at 26 years old, in his fifth season, and is not on the injury report. The Lakers are paying for a wing who defends and spaces the floor around Dončić and Reaves, not one who needs the ball — last season's assist rate of 15.9 percent and rebound rate of 5.8 percent both point to a player built to play off others, which is exactly the job in front of him now.
What were Quentin Grimes' stats last season?
In 75 games for the Lakers, Grimes averaged 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 45.0 percent from the field and 33.4 percent from three.
What is Quentin Grimes' contract with the Lakers?
Grimes is owed $14.0 million in 2026-27, rising to $15.3 million by 2028-29, with a $16.0 million player option for 2029-30.
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