Jalen Pickett
Age 26 · 6'4" · 202 lb
Pick #32, 2023 Draft · Rookie 2024 · 126 games · 13 playoff games
DPM · #449 of 530
-2.1Game 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
- -0.31
- -1.83 before the first game, -2.14 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.45
- Jan 14 vs DAL · 28 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.42
- Jan 18 vs CHA · 34 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.07
- Last 20 games, vs 0.10 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.
-2.1 at age 26 in 2025-26 ranks 885th of 1,010 age-26 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: AJ Price, 2012-13.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AJ Price 2012-13 | 26 | -2.2 | -2.3, -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Cedi Osman 2020-21 | 26 | -2.3 | -2.1, -0.6, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Chasson Randle 2018-19 | 26 | -1.9 | under 10 games, -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Royal Ivey 2007-08 | 26 | -2.0 | -1.7, -1.6, -2.2, -2.2, -1.4 | 89 |
| Bryce Drew 2000-01 | 26 | -1.8 | -0.5, -1.0, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Jannero Pargo 2005-06 | 26 | -2.1 | -0.9, -0.9, under 10 games, -2.0, under 10 games | 88 |
| Joe Young 2017-18 | 25 | -2.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Howard Eisley 1998-99 | 26 | -2.0 | -3.1, -1.3, -1.2, -1.1, -1.9 | 88 |
| Norris Cole 2014-15 | 26 | -2.5 | -2.7, -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Damyean Dotson 2020-21 | 27 | -2.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jalen'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 Jalen Pickett's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$0.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.2M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.8
- 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 | DEN | 26 | 50 +2 | 16.1 | -2.14 | -1.33 | -0.81 | 885th of 1010 |
| 2024-25 | DEN | 25 | 49 +8 | 13.6 | -2.34 | -1.65 | -0.69 | 939th of 1078 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 24 | 27 +3 | 4.5 | -0.99 | -0.74 | -0.26 | 629th of 1185 |
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 0.1 projected minutes and a pace of 94.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.8 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.6 | 0.0 |
| Offensive | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Assists | 6.2 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 0.4 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.4 | 0.0 |
| FG attempts | 14.5 | 0.0 |
| FT attempts | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.2% · 32.5% · 73.3% | |