Royce O'Neale
Age 33 · 6'4" · 226 lb · USA
Rookie 2018 · 690 games · 52 playoff games
DPM · #358 of 523
-1.4Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Posey 2009-10 | 33 | -1.7 | -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| James Jones 2012-13 | 32 | -1.7 | +0.1, -2.0, -2.7, -4.3, under 10 games | 88 |
| Keith Bogans 2012-13 | 32 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Mike Scott 2020-21 | 32 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Randy Foye 2016-17 | 33 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Garrett Temple 2018-19 | 32 | -1.9 | -1.8, -1.3, -3.6, -3.8, -3.3 | 85 |
| Nick Anderson 2000-01 | 33 | -1.4 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Courtney Lee 2018-19 | 33 | -1.4 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Anthony Tolliver 2018-19 | 33 | -1.0 | -1.9, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Bryon Russell 2003-04 | 33 | -0.8 | -0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Royce's 2026-27 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.
Around the league
Top 10 comps today
Current players closest to Royce O'Neale's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.
- -1.4DPMDPM Offense -1.8 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:17.1points8.0rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A100.0
- -1.2DPMDPM Offense -2.3 Defense +1.1 Per 100 possessions:13.4points7.3rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A89.3
- -1.2DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:18.2points6.4rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A86.6
- -1.4DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:21.5points6.6rebounds5.0assistsP/R/A84.1
- -1.5DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:19.5points10.9rebounds4.2assistsP/R/A83.1
- -1.1DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:17.3points5.0rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A83.1
- -1.2DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:20.6points8.9rebounds2.1assistsP/R/A82.3
- -0.6DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:21.5points7.1rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A81.4
- -1.1DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:21.5points6.8rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A81.2
- -0.3DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:15.4points5.2rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A80.9
How these matches work
Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.
100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Royce O'Neale's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $3.3M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $10.9M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$7.5M
- Value minus salary
- WARP
- 0.7
- Wins above replacement
- Seasons left
- 2.3
- Projected, within 15
- Retires at
- 36.2
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 so far | CHA | 33 | 12 | 19.4 | -1.48 | -1.90 | +0.42 | — |
| 2025-26 | PHX | 32 | 78 +4 | 28.4 | -1.56 | -1.66 | +0.11 | 385th of 530 |
| 2024-25 | PHX | 31 | 75 | 24.5 | -0.45 | -0.37 | -0.08 | 312th of 616 |
| 2023-24 | PHX | 30 | 79 +4 | 24.7 | -0.05 | -0.61 | +0.55 | 312th of 697 |
| 2022-23 | BKN | 29 | 76 +4 | 31.7 | -0.26 | -0.82 | +0.56 | 389th of 774 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 28 | 77 +6 | 31.2 | -0.09 | -0.38 | +0.29 | 396th of 858 |
| 2020-21 | UTA | 28 | 71 +11 | 31.6 | -0.48 | -0.74 | +0.27 | 479th of 858 |
| 2019-20 | UTA | 27 | 71 +7 | 28.9 | -0.55 | -0.90 | +0.35 | 514th of 924 |
| 2018-19 | UTA | 25 | 82 +5 | 20.4 | -1.23 | -1.55 | +0.32 | 719th of 1077 |
| 2017-18 | UTA | 24 | 69 +11 | 16.7 | -1.05 | -1.13 | +0.08 | 691st of 1185 |
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 rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 18.2 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 96.6.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.1 | 6.3 |
| Rebounds | 8.0 | 2.9 |
| Offensive | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Defensive | 6.7 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 3.4 | 1.2 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 2.0 | 0.7 |
| 3-pt attempts | 11.3 | 4.1 |
| FG attempts | 13.4 | 4.9 |
| FT attempts | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.2% · 38.3% · 75.6% | |