Haywood Highsmith
Age 29 · 6'7" · 220 lb
Rookie 2019 · 225 games · 37 playoff games
DPM · #183 of 530
0.0Game 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
- +0.36
- -0.33 before the first game, +0.03 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.49
- Mar 10 vs MIL · 13 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.10
- Apr 12 vs OKC · 10 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.08
- Last 5 games, vs 0.13 in the first 5. 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.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Holiday 2017-18 | 29 | 0.0 | -0.6, +0.5, 0.0, -0.9, -2.5 | 89 |
| Greg Buckner 2005-06 | 29 | -0.1 | -1.0, -2.2, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Keith Bogans 2008-09 | 28 | +0.2 | -1.1, +0.2, under 10 games, -1.4, under 10 games | 89 |
| Garrett Temple 2015-16 | 29 | -0.3 | -1.6, -2.4, -1.6, -1.6, -1.1 | 88 |
| Bruce Bowen 2000-01 | 29 | -0.1 | +0.6, +1.1, +0.6, -0.9, -0.4 | 88 |
| Maxi Kleber 2020-21 | 29 | -0.4 | +0.9, -0.4, 0.0, -1.9, -1.3 | 88 |
| Dorell Wright 2014-15 | 29 | +0.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Nemanja Bjelica 2017-18 | 29 | -0.2 | +1.1, +0.7, -0.5, -1.4, under 10 games | 88 |
| Scott Padgett 2005-06 | 30 | -0.5 | -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Devean George 2005-06 | 28 | +0.7 | -1.0, -1.4, -2.3, -0.5, under 10 games | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Haywood'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 Haywood Highsmith's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $4.1M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $6.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.6
- 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 | PHX | 29 | 7 +2 | 13.0 | +0.03 | -0.74 | +0.76 | — |
| 2024-25 | MIA | 28 | 74 +4 | 24.6 | +0.02 | -1.22 | +1.25 | 365th of 858 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 27 | 66 +5 | 20.7 | +0.25 | -1.12 | +1.36 | 327th of 924 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 26 | 54 +18 | 17.9 | -0.56 | -1.60 | +1.03 | 525th of 1010 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 25 | 19 +8 | 8.6 | -3.02 | -1.99 | -1.03 | — |
| 2018-19 | PHI | 22 | 5 | 8.0 | -2.57 | -1.89 | -0.68 | — |
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 0.7 projected minutes and a pace of 94.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.0 | 0.2 |
| Rebounds | 8.0 | 0.1 |
| Offensive | 2.3 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 5.7 | 0.1 |
| Assists | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.9 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.6 | 0.1 |
| FG attempts | 12.9 | 0.2 |
| FT attempts | 2.7 | 0.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.7% · 34.0% · 71.2% | |