Jalen Brunson Profile

Historical 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
Allen Iverson 2005-06	30	+2.7	+1.2, +1.8, +0.8, -1.8, under 10 games	89
Vince Carter 2006-07	30	+3.4	+2.6, +2.1, +3.1, +0.9, +1.7	84
Ray Allen 2004-05	29	+3.4	+3.4, +3.4, +1.3, +1.9, +1.1	83
Paul Pierce 2006-07	29	+3.9	+5.3, +4.7, +3.8, +4.2, +3.8	82
Kemba Walker 2019-20	30	+3.3	+2.6, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	82
Chauncey Billups 2006-07	30	+2.5	+3.2, +2.4, +1.6, +1.1, +0.4	81
Carmelo Anthony 2013-14	29	+2.6	+2.2, +2.2, +0.9, 0.0, -1.4	80
CJ McCollum 2020-21	29	+2.6	+2.0, +0.7, +0.6, -0.2, +1.3	79
Jason Terry 2006-07	29	+2.4	+1.7, +1.3, -0.3, +0.6, -0.1	79
Damian Lillard 2019-20	30	+4.2	+4.6, +4.3, +4.5, +2.9, +2.3	79

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jalen'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 Jalen Brunson's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Jalen Brunson NYK Self

+3.0DPMDPM Offense +4.1 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:36.8points4.7rebounds9.0assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Jamal Murray DEN ↗

+3.3DPMDPM Offense +3.9 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:34.0points6.1rebounds8.2assistsP/R/A
90.7
3 Ty Jerome MEM ↗

+3.1DPMDPM Offense +3.5 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:41.0points5.8rebounds10.4assistsP/R/A
86.9
4 Donovan Mitchell CLE ↗

+4.0DPMDPM Offense +4.7 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:34.7points6.7rebounds7.5assistsP/R/A
82.5
5 Jaylen Brown PHI ↗

+2.4DPMDPM Offense +3.0 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:31.9points8.9rebounds6.3assistsP/R/A
81.1
6 Tyrese Maxey PHI ↗

+3.2DPMDPM Offense +3.2 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:35.0points5.2rebounds8.0assistsP/R/A
78.8
7 Austin Reaves LAL ↗

+1.8DPMDPM Offense +2.9 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:31.7points6.0rebounds8.0assistsP/R/A
78.3
8 Devin Booker PHX ↗

+1.5DPMDPM Offense +3.0 Defense -1.5 Per 100 possessions:33.9points5.4rebounds8.4assistsP/R/A
77.2
9 Kyrie Irving DAL ↗

+2.5DPMDPM Offense +2.8 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:33.5points6.1rebounds7.6assistsP/R/A
77.1
10 Payton Pritchard BOS ↗

+1.9DPMDPM Offense +3.0 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:26.7points5.9rebounds8.1assistsP/R/A
75.9

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 Jalen Brunson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $52.9M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $37.7M; Actual
Surplus: +$15.2M; Value minus salary
WARP: 11.3; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 7.6; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 38.2; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Jalen Brunson, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	NYK	30	7	34.9	+3.10	+4.11	-1.01	—
2025-26	NYK	29	74 +19	35.0	+3.36	+4.19	-0.83	48th of 774
2024-25	NYK	28	65 +18	35.4	+2.99	+4.31	-1.32	67th of 858
2023-24	NYK	27	77 +13	35.4	+3.77	+4.57	-0.80	43rd of 924
2022-23	NYK	26	68 +11	35.0	+2.17	+3.22	-1.05	107th of 1010
2021-22	DAL	25	79 +18	31.9	+1.31	+1.98	-0.67	159th of 1077
2020-21	DAL	24	68 +7	25.0	+0.88	+1.56	-0.68	201st of 1185
2019-20	DAL	23	57	17.9	-0.41	+0.45	-0.86	409th of 1100
2018-19	DAL	22	73	21.8	-0.70	+0.28	-0.98	342nd 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.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 34.7 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 95.6.

Jalen Brunson, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	36.8	25.4
Rebounds	4.7	3.2
Offensive	0.8	0.5
Defensive	3.9	2.7
Assists	9.0	6.2
Steals	1.3	0.9
Blocks	0.2	0.1
Turnovers	3.6	2.5
3-pt attempts	9.9	6.8
FG attempts	28.6	19.7
FT attempts	9.8	6.8
FG% · 3P% · FT%	45.4% · 36.9% · 82.3%