Kyle Kuzma
Age 31 · 6'8" · 221 lb · USA
Pick #27, 2017 Draft · Rookie 2018 · 622 games · 32 playoff games
DPM · #521 of 523
-3.4Historical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Green 2016-17 | 30 | -3.5 | -0.9, -1.0, -1.2, -0.9, -1.5 | 86 |
| Ben Gordon 2014-15 | 32 | -3.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Gary Neal 2015-16 | 31 | -3.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Brian Roberts 2016-17 | 31 | -3.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Charlie Villanueva 2015-16 | 31 | -3.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Jerryd Bayless 2018-19 | 30 | -3.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Arron Afflalo 2016-17 | 31 | -3.2 | -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Lance Thomas 2018-19 | 30 | -3.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Brandon Rush 2015-16 | 30 | -3.0 | -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Doug Overton 1999-00 | 30 | -2.9 | -2.9, -2.7, under 10 games, -3.0, under 10 games | 81 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Kyle'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 Kyle Kuzma's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.
- -3.4DPMDPM Offense -1.9 Defense -1.5 Per 100 possessions:21.6points8.3rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A100.0
- -3.0DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:19.2points5.3rebounds9.1assistsP/R/A82.7
- -2.7DPMDPM Offense -2.1 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:12.7points6.3rebounds5.1assistsP/R/A80.3
- -3.1DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense -1.7 Per 100 possessions:21.9points5.4rebounds6.5assistsP/R/A78.6
- -2.2DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense -1.3 Per 100 possessions:20.1points6.1rebounds2.6assistsP/R/A76.2
- -2.2DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:19.7points7.4rebounds5.3assistsP/R/A76.1
- -3.5DPMDPM Offense -2.0 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:19.8points8.0rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A75.6
- -2.2DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense -1.2 Per 100 possessions:24.3points4.6rebounds6.5assistsP/R/A74.8
- -2.8DPMDPM Offense -1.9 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:21.4points7.1rebounds4.6assistsP/R/A74.6
- -2.7DPMDPM Offense -2.3 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:21.1points6.2rebounds7.1assistsP/R/A74.3
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 Kyle Kuzma's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$12.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $20.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$32.3M
- Value minus salary
- WARP
- 0.0
- Wins above replacement
- Seasons left
- 1.6
- Projected, within 15
- Retires at
- 33.3
- 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 | MIL | 31 | 12 | 27.0 | -3.45 | -1.90 | -1.54 | — |
| 2025-26 | MIL | 30 | 69 | 26.2 | -3.55 | -1.79 | -1.76 | 688th of 697 |
| 2024-25 | MIL | 29 | 65 +5 | 29.8 | -3.71 | -2.22 | -1.49 | 767th of 774 |
| 2023-24 | WAS | 28 | 70 | 32.6 | -1.92 | -0.16 | -1.75 | 747th of 858 |
| 2022-23 | WAS | 27 | 64 | 35.0 | -1.01 | +0.24 | -1.26 | 623rd of 924 |
| 2021-22 | WAS | 26 | 66 | 33.4 | -2.28 | -0.78 | -1.50 | 915th of 1010 |
| 2020-21 | LAL | 25 | 68 +6 | 28.7 | -1.11 | -1.06 | -0.05 | 694th of 1077 |
| 2019-20 | LAL | 25 | 61 +21 | 25.0 | -0.47 | -0.06 | -0.41 | 521st of 1077 |
| 2018-19 | LAL | 23 | 70 | 33.0 | -0.75 | +0.08 | -0.83 | 490th of 1100 |
| 2017-18 | LAL | 22 | 77 | 31.2 | -1.34 | -0.11 | -1.23 | 491st 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 rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 25.9 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 98.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 21.6 | 11.5 |
| Rebounds | 8.3 | 4.4 |
| Offensive | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Defensive | 6.7 | 3.6 |
| Assists | 4.8 | 2.6 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.7 | 4.7 |
| FG attempts | 17.4 | 9.3 |
| FT attempts | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.9% · 33.8% · 71.8% | |