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
- -2.84
- +0.19 before the first game, -2.64 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.26
- Mar 21 vs PHX · 23 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.33
- Nov 15 vs LAL · 24 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.08
- 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.
-2.6 at age 27 in 2025-26 ranks 872nd of 924 age-27 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Sasha Vujacic, 2010-11.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sasha Vujacic 2010-11 | 27 | -1.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.3 | 84 |
| Anthony Morrow 2012-13 | 27 | -2.0 | -0.3, +0.3, -0.9, -0.8, under 10 games | 84 |
| Jeff Green 2013-14 | 27 | -2.6 | -2.4, -1.8, -3.7, -0.7, -1.2 | 84 |
| Troy Daniels 2017-18 | 26 | -2.4 | -1.9, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Nate Robinson 2010-11 | 26 | -2.3 | +0.5, +1.1, +0.8, -2.1, under 10 games | 84 |
| Arron Afflalo 2012-13 | 27 | -2.5 | -2.2, -2.2, -2.2, -3.3, -2.8 | 84 |
| Ian Clark 2017-18 | 27 | -1.9 | -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Quinn Cook 2019-20 | 27 | -2.6 | -2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Gerald Green 2012-13 | 27 | -1.7 | -0.5, -0.4, -1.0, -1.3, -1.3 | 82 |
| Randy Foye 2010-11 | 27 | -2.5 | -1.6, -1.7, -1.7, -1.7, -1.1 | 82 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Gary'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 Gary Trent Jr.'s seasons, at the same age.
- Jared McCain OKC like his 2020-21 88
- Cam Whitmore WAS like his 2020-21 86
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 Gary Trent Jr.'s salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$4.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $3.7M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$8.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.5
- 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 | MIL | 27 | 65 | 21.2 | -2.64 | -0.77 | -1.87 | 872nd of 924 |
| 2024-25 | MIL | 26 | 75 +5 | 25.5 | +0.10 | +0.80 | -0.70 | 373rd of 1010 |
| 2023-24 | TOR | 25 | 71 | 28.1 | -0.78 | +0.49 | -1.27 | 560th of 1078 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 24 | 66 | 32.1 | -0.56 | +0.36 | -0.92 | 490th of 1185 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 23 | 70 +6 | 35.0 | -0.19 | +0.72 | -0.91 | 333rd of 1100 |
| 2020-21 | TOR | 22 | 58 | 31.1 | -2.09 | -0.42 | -1.67 | 646th of 813 |
| 2019-20 | POR | 21 | 61 +5 | 21.8 | -0.75 | -0.06 | -0.68 | 211th of 571 |
| 2018-19 | POR | 20 | 15 | 7.4 | -3.13 | -2.06 | -1.07 | — |
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 24.6 projected minutes and a pace of 94.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 22.8 | 11.1 |
| Rebounds | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| Offensive | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Defensive | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| Assists | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| 3-pt attempts | 13.7 | 6.7 |
| FG attempts | 20.2 | 9.8 |
| FT attempts | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 38.7% · 35.7% · 79.1% | |
