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
- +1.35
- +0.08 before the first game, +1.42 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.53
- Nov 12 vs MEM · 20 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.71
- Nov 7 vs ORL · 30 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.15
- Last 20 games, vs 0.26 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.
+1.4 at age 26 in 2025-26 ranks 171st of 1,010 age-26 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Taj Gibson, 2011-12.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taj Gibson 2011-12 | 26 | +1.5 | +0.9, +1.2, +0.7, +0.4, +0.4 | 88 |
| Joakim Noah 2010-11 | 26 | +1.8 | +1.8, +1.5, +2.7, +2.0, +0.8 | 87 |
| Chris Andersen 2004-05 | 26 | +0.8 | +0.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, +1.0, +1.9 | 86 |
| Joe Smith 2001-02 | 26 | +1.8 | +0.8, +0.3, 0.0, -0.1, -0.4 | 85 |
| Scot Pollard 2000-01 | 26 | +1.9 | +1.8, +1.5, -1.2, -0.3, +0.7 | 85 |
| Marcus Camby 2000-01 | 27 | +0.4 | -0.3, -1.0, +1.4, +1.8, +1.4 | 85 |
| Robin Lopez 2013-14 | 26 | +1.8 | +1.8, +0.5, +0.9, -0.2, +0.3 | 85 |
| Kenyon Martin 2003-04 | 26 | +1.7 | +2.0, +1.5, under 10 games, +1.2, +1.9 | 85 |
| Richaun Holmes 2019-20 | 26 | +1.7 | +1.4, +0.7, -0.6, -0.7, +0.9 | 84 |
| Derrick Favors 2017-18 | 26 | +1.7 | +1.4, +1.9, +0.2, -0.9, under 10 games | 84 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Neemias'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 Neemias Queta's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $21.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$19.0M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 4.6
- Projected
- Retires at
- 31.6
- 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 | BOS | 26 | 76 +7 | 25.3 | +1.42 | -0.39 | +1.81 | 171st of 1010 |
| 2024-25 | BOS | 25 | 62 +4 | 13.9 | +0.29 | -0.57 | +0.87 | 306th of 1078 |
| 2023-24 | BOS | 24 | 28 +3 | 11.9 | -0.05 | -0.04 | 0.00 | 347th of 1185 |
| 2022-23 | SAC | 23 | 5 | 5.7 | -2.27 | -2.05 | -0.22 | — |
| 2021-22 | SAC | 22 | 14 | 8.5 | -2.34 | -2.08 | -0.27 | — |
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 18.8 projected minutes and a pace of 92.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.6 | 7.1 |
| Rebounds | 17.1 | 6.2 |
| Offensive | 5.4 | 2.0 |
| Defensive | 11.7 | 4.3 |
| Assists | 2.7 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 3.1 | 1.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| FG attempts | 13.1 | 4.8 |
| FT attempts | 5.3 | 1.9 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 61.8% · 17.7% · 70.8% | |
