Game 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
- -2.14
- +1.63 before the first game, -0.51 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.21
- Mar 31 vs DAL · 27 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.42
- Apr 3 vs BOS · 19 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.12
- Last 20 games, vs 0.07 in the first 20. 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.
-0.5 at age 30 in 2025-26 ranks 377th of 697 age-30 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Josh Smith, 2015-16.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Smith 2015-16 | 30 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Scott Padgett 2005-06 | 30 | -0.5 | -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Markieff Morris 2018-19 | 29 | -0.5 | -1.4, -1.9, -2.0, -2.3, -4.5 | 81 |
| Brook Lopez 2017-18 | 30 | +0.6 | +2.8, +2.4, +2.5, +1.7, +2.3 | 81 |
| Dewayne Dedmon 2019-20 | 30 | +0.2 | +1.1, -0.8, -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
| Robin Lopez 2017-18 | 30 | -0.2 | +0.3, -2.1, -0.5, -1.1, -3.2 | 79 |
| Kelly Olynyk 2019-20 | 29 | +0.5 | +1.0, +0.6, +0.6, -1.0, +0.4 | 78 |
| Tyreke Evans 2018-19 | 29 | -0.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 78 |
| Jason Thompson 2015-16 | 29 | -1.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 77 |
| Corey Brewer 2015-16 | 30 | -0.2 | -0.5, -0.8, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 77 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Myles'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 Myles Turner's seasons, at the same age.
- Rocco Zikarsky MIN like his 2015-16 85
- Khaman Maluach PHX like his 2015-16 78
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 Myles Turner's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $8.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $25.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$16.9M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.5
- Projected
- Retires at
- 31.8
- 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 | MIL | 30 | 71 | 26.9 | -0.51 | -1.22 | +0.71 | 377th of 697 |
| 2024-25 | IND | 29 | 72 +23 | 30.2 | +2.31 | +0.48 | +1.82 | 86th of 774 |
| 2023-24 | IND | 28 | 78 +17 | 26.9 | +1.73 | +0.99 | +0.74 | 135th of 858 |
| 2022-23 | IND | 27 | 62 | 29.4 | +0.89 | +0.20 | +0.68 | 221st of 924 |
| 2021-22 | IND | 26 | 42 | 29.4 | +0.89 | -0.69 | +1.58 | 227th of 1010 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 25 | 47 | 31.0 | +1.14 | -0.85 | +1.98 | 173rd of 1078 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 24 | 62 +4 | 29.4 | +0.73 | -1.53 | +2.26 | 213th of 1185 |
| 2018-19 | IND | 23 | 74 +4 | 28.6 | +1.49 | -0.91 | +2.40 | 109th of 1100 |
| 2017-18 | IND | 22 | 65 +7 | 28.2 | +0.20 | -1.40 | +1.60 | 184th of 813 |
| 2016-17 | IND | 21 | 81 +4 | 31.4 | +0.36 | -0.80 | +1.17 | 80th of 571 |
| 2015-16 | IND | 20 | 60 +7 | 22.8 | -1.90 | -2.46 | +0.56 | 225th 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 25.7 projected minutes and a pace of 94.1.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 22.7 | 11.4 |
| Rebounds | 10.1 | 5.1 |
| Offensive | 2.0 | 1.0 |
| Defensive | 8.1 | 4.1 |
| Assists | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 3.2 | 1.6 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 10.2 | 5.2 |
| FG attempts | 18.3 | 9.2 |
| FT attempts | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 43.7% · 34.5% · 73.9% | |
