Darius Acuff Jr. has 72 points in two games, and his shooting is finally catching up to his shots

Our projections had Darius Acuff Jr. down for fewer than two made threes a game, and on Saturday the Kings rookie went 9-for-14 from deep in Saturday's 136-105 loss at Memphis and finished with 38 points on 12-for-25 shooting, five rebounds and five assists, 21 of the points coming in the first half, according to ESPN's recap and box score. Two nights earlier he scored 34 in a 132-120 loss at New Orleans, which ESPN called the most of his young career, so a week after the conversation about Acuff was about how many shots he was taking, he has 72 points in his last two games.

The record around him has not changed, and that is part of the fantasy case. Sacramento is 0-6, and losing teams keep handing the ball to the players they are building around. Acuff has played at least 33 minutes in every game, and the question for a manager is how much of the last two nights is new and how much is volume that was always there.

Every player in this story is on the fantasy basketball rankings and the 2026-27 projections, and the NBA depth charts show where each one stands in his team’s rotation tonight.