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
- -0.42
- -0.34 before the first game, -0.76 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.41
- Mar 29 vs NOP · 25 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.46
- Mar 11 vs DEN · 16 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 20 games, vs 0.09 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.
-0.8 at age 29 in 2025-26 ranks 462nd of 774 age-29 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Austin Rivers, 2020-21.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Rivers 2020-21 | 28 | -1.0 | -1.2, -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Raul Neto 2020-21 | 29 | -0.7 | -0.8, -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| C.J. Watson 2013-14 | 30 | -0.2 | +0.3, -1.3, -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Greg Buckner 2005-06 | 29 | -0.1 | -1.0, -2.2, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Justin Holiday 2018-19 | 30 | -0.6 | +0.5, 0.0, -0.9, -2.5, -1.7 | 87 |
| James Jones 2009-10 | 29 | -0.7 | +0.1, -1.0, -1.8, -0.4, -2.3 | 86 |
| Keith Bogans 2009-10 | 29 | -1.1 | +0.2, under 10 games, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Tony Delk 2002-03 | 29 | -0.3 | -0.7, -0.6, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Solomon Hill 2019-20 | 29 | -1.0 | -1.8, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Eddie House 2007-08 | 30 | -1.1 | -0.3, -1.5, -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Aaron'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 Aaron Holiday's seasons, at the same age.
- Tyrese Proctor CLE like his 2018-19 90
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 Aaron Holiday's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $4.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$1.9M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.8
- 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 | HOU | 29 | 57 +6 | 13.7 | -0.76 | -0.85 | +0.09 | 462nd of 774 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 28 | 62 +3 | 12.8 | -0.29 | -0.16 | -0.13 | 427th of 858 |
| 2023-24 | HOU | 27 | 78 | 16.3 | -0.42 | -0.32 | -0.10 | 459th of 924 |
| 2022-23 | ATL | 26 | 63 +1 | 13.4 | +0.29 | -0.28 | +0.57 | 334th of 1010 |
| 2021-22 | PHX | 25 | 63 +6 | 16.2 | -0.45 | -0.36 | -0.09 | 470th of 1078 |
| 2020-21 | IND | 24 | 66 | 17.8 | -0.85 | -0.95 | +0.10 | 580th of 1185 |
| 2019-20 | IND | 23 | 66 +4 | 24.5 | -1.13 | -1.04 | -0.09 | 559th of 1100 |
| 2018-19 | IND | 22 | 50 +3 | 12.9 | -1.33 | -0.67 | -0.66 | 472nd 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 2.9 projected minutes and a pace of 93.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.7 | 0.9 |
| Rebounds | 4.4 | 0.2 |
| Offensive | 1.0 | 0.1 |
| Defensive | 3.4 | 0.2 |
| Assists | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 10.4 | 0.6 |
| FG attempts | 14.5 | 0.8 |
| FT attempts | 2.2 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 38.9% · 34.8% · 79.8% | |
