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
- +0.86
- -0.61 before the first game, +0.25 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.58
- Mar 18 vs GSW · 2 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.38
- Nov 3 vs DET · 15 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 6 games, vs 0.27 in the first 6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Camby 1999-00 | 26 | +0.2 | +0.4, -0.3, -1.0, +1.4, +1.8 | 88 |
| Jeff Withey 2015-16 | 26 | -0.4 | -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Raef LaFrentz 2000-01 | 24 | +0.2 | +0.5, 0.0, +0.5, +1.3, +0.8 | 86 |
| Larry Sanders 2013-14 | 25 | +0.3 | +0.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Richaun Holmes 2018-19 | 25 | -0.2 | +1.7, +1.4, +0.7, -0.6, -0.7 | 86 |
| Ed Davis 2014-15 | 25 | -0.4 | +0.8, -1.0, -0.1, +1.0, -1.6 | 85 |
| Andre Drummond 2018-19 | 25 | +0.5 | -0.6, +0.5, +0.3, +0.7, +0.9 | 85 |
| Gorgui Dieng 2014-15 | 25 | -0.4 | +0.4, +1.4, -1.3, -0.3, -0.2 | 85 |
| Tony Battie 2000-01 | 25 | +0.1 | +1.4, +1.3, -0.6, -1.7, -0.9 | 85 |
| Robin Lopez 2012-13 | 25 | -0.1 | +1.8, +1.8, +0.5, +0.9, -0.2 | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Charles'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 Charles Bassey's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $7.5M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $0.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$7.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.7
- 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 | GSW | 25 | 13 | 11.7 | +0.25 | -0.57 | +0.82 | — |
| 2024-25 | SAS | 24 | 36 | 10.4 | -0.63 | -1.15 | +0.52 | 509th of 1185 |
| 2023-24 | SAS | 23 | 19 | 10.8 | +0.09 | -1.16 | +1.25 | — |
| 2022-23 | SAS | 22 | 35 | 14.5 | -1.13 | -1.10 | -0.03 | 423rd of 813 |
| 2021-22 | PHI | 21 | 23 +3 | 7.3 | -1.36 | -1.40 | +0.04 | 310th of 571 |
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 2.8 projected minutes and a pace of 94.6.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.5 | 1.1 |
| Rebounds | 15.7 | 0.9 |
| Offensive | 5.7 | 0.3 |
| Defensive | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| Assists | 2.3 | 0.1 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 4.1 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 1.2 | 0.1 |
| FG attempts | 14.3 | 0.8 |
| FT attempts | 4.5 | 0.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 59.6% · 23.9% · 69.4% | |
