Naji Marshall
Age 28 · 6'7" · 220 lb
Rookie 2021 · 373 games · 10 playoff games
DPM · #368 of 530
-1.6Game 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
- -0.45
- -1.10 before the first game, -1.55 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.29
- Feb 24 vs BKN · 36 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.38
- Mar 5 vs ORL · 25 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.12
- Last 20 games, vs 0.08 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.
-1.6 at age 28 in 2025-26 ranks 668th of 858 age-28 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Gordan Giricek, 2005-06.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gordan Giricek 2005-06 | 28 | -1.8 | -0.4, -1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Raja Bell 2003-04 | 27 | -1.6 | -2.5, -0.5, -0.2, 0.0, -0.6 | 89 |
| Jim Jackson 1997-98 | 27 | -1.6 | -0.4, -1.9, -2.4, -1.5, -1.6 | 89 |
| Jordan McRae 2019-20 | 28 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Lamond Murray 2000-01 | 27 | -1.2 | -0.5, under 10 games, -1.9, -0.1, -2.6 | 88 |
| Jonathon Simmons 2017-18 | 28 | -1.8 | -2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Voshon Lenard 2001-02 | 28 | -1.6 | -1.7, -0.6, under 10 games, -0.9, under 10 games | 87 |
| Rodney Rogers 1998-99 | 27 | -1.8 | +2.1, 0.0, +0.9, -1.6, -1.0 | 87 |
| John Salmons 2007-08 | 28 | -1.8 | -1.1, +0.7, -0.6, -2.3, -0.9 | 87 |
| Ricky Davis 2007-08 | 28 | -2.2 | -2.7, -3.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Naji'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 Naji Marshall's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $3.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $9.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$5.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 28.5
- 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 | DAL | 28 | 74 | 29.5 | -1.55 | -0.75 | -0.80 | 668th of 858 |
| 2024-25 | DAL | 27 | 69 | 27.8 | -0.98 | -0.20 | -0.78 | 589th of 924 |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 26 | 66 +4 | 19.0 | -0.75 | -1.07 | +0.32 | 567th of 1010 |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 25 | 77 | 23.3 | -1.22 | -1.34 | +0.12 | 692nd of 1078 |
| 2021-22 | NOP | 24 | 55 +6 | 13.4 | -0.63 | -0.86 | +0.24 | 508th of 1185 |
| 2020-21 | NOP | 23 | 32 | 21.9 | -2.29 | -2.40 | +0.11 | 905th of 1100 |
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 29.3 projected minutes and a pace of 95.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 26.0 | 15.1 |
| Rebounds | 7.7 | 4.5 |
| Offensive | 1.5 | 0.9 |
| Defensive | 6.2 | 3.6 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 2.9 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.1 | 3.0 |
| FG attempts | 22.2 | 12.9 |
| FT attempts | 6.9 | 4.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 45.8% · 29.3% · 74.8% | |