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
- -1.96
- -0.41 before the first game, -2.37 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.22
- May 11 vs CLE · 31 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.27
- Mar 13 vs MEM · 23 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.07
- Last 20 games, vs 0.12 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.
-2.4 at age 31 in 2025-26 ranks 546th of 616 age-31 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Garrett Temple, 2017-18.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Temple 2017-18 | 31 | -2.4 | -1.6, -1.6, -1.1, -3.8, -3.8 | 86 |
| E'Twaun Moore 2020-21 | 32 | -2.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Wesley Johnson 2018-19 | 31 | -1.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Marquis Daniels 2012-13 | 32 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Robin Lopez 2019-20 | 32 | -2.1 | -0.5, -1.1, -3.2, -3.5, under 10 games | 83 |
| Devean George 2008-09 | 31 | -2.3 | -0.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Luke Walton 2010-11 | 31 | -1.8 | -2.8, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Markieff Morris 2020-21 | 31 | -1.9 | -2.0, -2.3, -4.5, -3.4, under 10 games | 82 |
| Moochie Norris 2004-05 | 31 | -2.4 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Greg Buckner 2007-08 | 31 | -2.2 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Caris'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 Caris LeVert's seasons, at the same age.
- Collin Sexton CHI like his 2020-21 88
- Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIA like his 2018-19 88
- Tre Jones CHI like his 2020-21 88
- Cedric Coward MEM like his 2016-17 87
- Deni Avdija POR like his 2019-20 86
- Ajay Mitchell OKC like his 2018-19 84
- Brandon Williams DAL like his 2020-21 84
- Coby White CHA like his 2019-20 84
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 Caris LeVert's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$1.9M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $14.1M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$16.0M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.1
- Projected
- Retires at
- 32.0
- 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 | DET | 31 | 60 +13 | 19.2 | -2.37 | -2.93 | +0.56 | 546th of 616 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 30 | 64 | 24.9 | -0.50 | +0.36 | -0.86 | 374th of 697 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 29 | 68 +11 | 28.8 | -0.26 | -0.33 | +0.07 | 381st of 774 |
| 2022-23 | CLE | 28 | 74 +5 | 30.3 | -0.94 | -0.73 | -0.20 | 552nd of 858 |
| 2021-22 | CLE | 27 | 58 | 30.7 | -1.48 | -0.29 | -1.19 | 704th of 924 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 26 | 47 | 31.6 | -0.53 | +0.46 | -0.98 | 514th of 1010 |
| 2019-20 | BKN | 25 | 45 +4 | 29.5 | +0.99 | +1.52 | -0.54 | 195th of 1078 |
| 2018-19 | BKN | 24 | 40 +5 | 26.6 | +0.19 | +0.54 | -0.34 | 297th of 1185 |
| 2017-18 | BKN | 23 | 71 | 26.2 | -1.05 | -0.37 | -0.67 | 539th of 1100 |
| 2016-17 | BKN | 22 | 57 | 21.7 | -0.13 | +0.36 | -0.49 | 237th of 813 |
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 8.8 projected minutes and a pace of 94.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.5 | 3.2 |
| Rebounds | 6.2 | 1.1 |
| Offensive | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Defensive | 4.9 | 0.8 |
| Assists | 4.9 | 0.9 |
| Steals | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 0.4 |
| 3-pt attempts | 7.6 | 1.3 |
| FG attempts | 15.7 | 2.7 |
| FT attempts | 3.3 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.6% · 32.3% · 68.5% | |
