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
- -0.58
- +2.61 before the first game, +2.04 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.38
- Dec 19 vs MIA · 36 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.32
- Apr 26 vs PHI · 33 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.07
- Last 20 games, vs 0.11 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.
+2.0 at age 31 in 2025-26 ranks 76th of 616 age-31 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Eddie Jones, 2003-04.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eddie Jones 2003-04 | 32 | +1.8 | +2.4, +3.0, +0.8, -0.6, under 10 games | 87 |
| Andre Iguodala 2014-15 | 31 | +2.5 | +2.8, +2.5, +2.0, +2.5, -0.1 | 85 |
| Patrick Beverley 2019-20 | 32 | +1.6 | +1.7, +1.8, -0.8, -2.3, under 10 games | 82 |
| Shane Battier 2009-10 | 31 | +1.1 | +1.5, +0.6, +0.4, -0.7, under 10 games | 81 |
| Kyle Korver 2012-13 | 32 | +1.5 | +1.3, +2.2, +1.2, -0.8, +0.5 | 81 |
| George Hill 2017-18 | 32 | +1.3 | +1.4, +1.6, -1.2, +0.3, -1.5 | 80 |
| Metta World Peace 2011-12 | 32 | +1.3 | +1.7, +0.2, under 10 games, -0.6, -2.0 | 79 |
| Jameer Nelson 2012-13 | 31 | +1.5 | 0.0, -0.8, -1.9, -0.7, -2.6 | 79 |
| Nick Anderson 1998-99 | 31 | +1.7 | -0.6, -1.4, -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games | 79 |
| Toni Kukoc 1999-00 | 31 | +1.5 | +1.1, -0.1, +1.9, +1.1, 0.0 | 79 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Derrick'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 Derrick White's seasons, at the same age.
- Jaren Jackson Jr. UTA like his 2020-21 79
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 Derrick White's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $41.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $28.1M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$13.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 3.9
- Projected
- Retires at
- 35.9
- 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 | BOS | 31 | 77 +7 | 34.1 | +2.04 | +1.04 | +1.00 | 76th of 616 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 30 | 76 +11 | 33.9 | +2.94 | +1.96 | +0.97 | 50th of 697 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 29 | 73 +19 | 32.6 | +2.44 | +1.51 | +0.93 | 82nd of 774 |
| 2022-23 | BOS | 28 | 82 +20 | 28.3 | +2.23 | +0.96 | +1.27 | 98th of 858 |
| 2021-22 | BOS | 27 | 75 +23 | 29.3 | +0.70 | -0.21 | +0.91 | 259th of 924 |
| 2020-21 | SAS | 26 | 36 | 29.5 | +1.87 | +1.23 | +0.64 | 125th of 1010 |
| 2019-20 | SAS | 26 | 68 | 24.7 | +1.76 | +1.19 | +0.58 | 136th of 1010 |
| 2018-19 | SAS | 24 | 67 +7 | 25.8 | +1.21 | +0.11 | +1.10 | 151st of 1185 |
| 2017-18 | SAS | 23 | 17 +3 | 8.2 | -0.42 | -0.87 | +0.45 | — |
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 25.8 projected minutes and a pace of 93.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.7 | 9.9 |
| Rebounds | 6.2 | 3.1 |
| Offensive | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Defensive | 4.5 | 2.3 |
| Assists | 5.6 | 2.8 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 11.2 | 5.6 |
| FG attempts | 18.1 | 9.1 |
| FT attempts | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.1% · 33.5% · 85.4% | |
