D'Angelo Russell
Age 30 · 6'5" · 193 lb · USA
Pick #2, 2015 Draft · Rookie 2016 · 656 games · 32 playoff games
DPM · #340 of 530
-1.4Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- -1.18
- -0.20 before the first game, -1.38 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.51
- Nov 14 vs LAC · 39 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.57
- Nov 17 vs MIN · 22 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 13 games, vs 0.19 in the first 13. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
-1.4 at age 30 in 2025-26 ranks 503rd of 697 age-30 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Keyon Dooling, 2009-10.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keyon Dooling 2009-10 | 29 | -1.7 | -0.6, -2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Terrence Ross 2020-21 | 30 | -1.5 | -3.5, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Beno Udrih 2012-13 | 30 | -1.2 | -1.4, -1.7, -2.5, -1.4, under 10 games | 86 |
| Kirk Hinrich 2010-11 | 30 | -1.4 | -0.8, -0.1, +0.3, -1.6, -2.4 | 85 |
| Erick Strickland 2002-03 | 29 | -1.2 | -0.1, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Rafer Alston 2005-06 | 29 | -0.9 | +0.4, +0.4, -0.3, -0.2, under 10 games | 85 |
| Derek Anderson 2004-05 | 30 | -0.5 | -2.2, -0.2, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Sergio Rodriguez 2016-17 | 30 | -0.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Cory Joseph 2020-21 | 29 | -0.5 | -1.8, -0.7, -1.1, -2.0, under 10 games | 84 |
| Chandler Parsons 2017-18 | 29 | -1.0 | -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to D'Angelo's 2025-26 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of D'Angelo Russell's seasons, at the same age.
- Tre Johnson WAS like his 2015-16 89
- Will Riley WAS like his 2015-16 89
- Ace Bailey UTA like his 2015-16 88
- Ryan Rollins MIL like his 2018-19 86
- Keyonte George UTA like his 2017-18 84
- Nolan Traore BKN like his 2015-16 84
- Isaiah Collier UTA like his 2016-17 82
- Brandon Miller CHA like his 2018-19 81
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against D'Angelo Russell's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $3.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $5.7M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.1
- Projected
- Retires at
- 30.5
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | WAS | 30 | 26 | 19.0 | -1.38 | -0.86 | -0.52 | 503rd of 697 |
| 2024-25 | BKN | 29 | 58 | 25.5 | -0.01 | +0.20 | -0.21 | 336th of 774 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 28 | 77 +5 | 32.7 | +0.82 | +1.59 | -0.77 | 229th of 858 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 27 | 71 +16 | 32.5 | +0.50 | +1.17 | -0.67 | 293rd of 924 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 26 | 65 +6 | 31.9 | +0.62 | +1.67 | -1.05 | 274th of 1010 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 25 | 42 | 28.5 | -0.45 | +1.24 | -1.70 | 471st of 1078 |
| 2019-20 | MIN | 24 | 45 | 32.3 | -0.85 | +0.81 | -1.66 | 583rd of 1185 |
| 2018-19 | BKN | 23 | 81 +5 | 30.2 | +0.60 | +1.49 | -0.89 | 201st of 1100 |
| 2017-18 | BKN | 22 | 48 | 25.7 | -1.09 | +0.51 | -1.60 | 418th of 813 |
| 2016-17 | LAL | 21 | 63 | 28.7 | -1.78 | -0.27 | -1.51 | 388th of 571 |
| 2015-16 | LAL | 20 | 80 | 28.2 | -2.54 | -1.07 | -1.47 | 286th of 354 |
Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 24.9 projected minutes and a pace of 95.1.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 23.0 | 11.4 |
| Rebounds | 5.7 | 2.8 |
| Offensive | 0.9 | 0.4 |
| Defensive | 4.8 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 7.4 | 3.6 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 10.1 | 5.0 |
| FG attempts | 19.5 | 9.7 |
| FT attempts | 4.7 | 2.3 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 39.8% · 33.3% · 79.5% | |