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
- +0.02
- -0.70 before the first game, -0.68 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.87
- Dec 17 vs MIN · 30 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.43
- Dec 20 vs WAS · 24 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 20 games, vs 0.19 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.
-0.7 at age 30 in 2025-26 ranks 402nd of 697 age-30 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Donyell Marshall, 2003-04.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donyell Marshall 2003-04 | 30 | -0.6 | -0.1, -0.8, -1.1, -1.8, -1.8 | 88 |
| Raef LaFrentz 2006-07 | 30 | -0.3 | -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| JaMychal Green 2019-20 | 30 | -0.8 | 0.0, -1.2, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Tim Thomas 2007-08 | 31 | -0.4 | +0.3, -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Jonas Jerebko 2017-18 | 31 | -0.6 | -1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Mike Muscala 2020-21 | 29 | -0.1 | +1.1, +0.7, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Scott Padgett 2006-07 | 30 | -1.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Trevor Booker 2017-18 | 30 | -1.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Carlos Rogers 2001-02 | 31 | -0.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Billy Owens 1998-99 | 29 | -0.8 | -2.3, -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jock'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.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Jock Landale's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $6.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$4.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.4
- Projected
- Retires at
- 31.1
- 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 | ATL | 30 | 68 | 22.1 | -0.68 | -0.55 | -0.13 | 402nd of 697 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 29 | 42 +1 | 11.9 | -0.48 | -0.97 | +0.49 | 413th of 774 |
| 2023-24 | HOU | 28 | 56 | 13.6 | +0.83 | -0.82 | +1.65 | 224th of 858 |
| 2022-23 | PHX | 27 | 69 +7 | 14.2 | -0.49 | -1.05 | +0.56 | 477th of 924 |
| 2021-22 | SAS | 26 | 54 | 10.9 | -1.21 | -0.55 | -0.65 | 686th of 1010 |
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 21.0 projected minutes and a pace of 94.1.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 21.1 | 8.7 |
| Rebounds | 12.2 | 5.0 |
| Offensive | 5.2 | 2.1 |
| Defensive | 7.0 | 2.9 |
| Assists | 3.5 | 1.4 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 1.3 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | 0.9 |
| 3-pt attempts | 7.2 | 2.9 |
| FG attempts | 18.1 | 7.4 |
| FT attempts | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 48.1% · 32.3% · 63.4% | |
