Santi Aldama
Age 25 · 6'11" · 215 lb
Pick #30, 2021 Draft · Rookie 2022 · 278 games · 10 playoff games
DPM · #187 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
- 0.00
- 0.00 before the first game, 0.00 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.39
- Nov 20 vs SAC · 28 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.42
- Jan 6 vs SAS · 24 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 20 games, vs 0.13 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.
0.0 at age 25 in 2025-26 ranks 359th of 1,078 age-25 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Tobias Harris, 2016-17.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Harris 2016-17 | 24 | -0.2 | -0.4, +0.4, +0.6, +2.1, +1.0 | 91 |
| Jeremy Lamb 2016-17 | 24 | +0.1 | +0.3, +0.8, 0.0, +0.5, +0.2 | 90 |
| Dorell Wright 2010-11 | 25 | +0.2 | -0.7, -0.2, -0.2, +0.3, under 10 games | 90 |
| Jabari Parker 2019-20 | 25 | 0.0 | +0.1, -0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Mike Dunleavy 2005-06 | 25 | 0.0 | 0.0, +0.9, +0.4, +0.1, +1.4 | 89 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. 2014-15 | 25 | -0.4 | -0.3, -1.3, -1.7, -0.4, +1.4 | 89 |
| Dario Saric 2018-19 | 25 | -0.5 | -0.9, -0.1, under 10 games, 0.0, -0.9 | 88 |
| Tim Thomas 2001-02 | 25 | +0.3 | 0.0, -0.2, -0.7, -0.4, +0.5 | 87 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. 2019-20 | 24 | +0.5 | -2.0, -0.8, -1.0, -0.3, -0.5 | 87 |
| O.J. Mayo 2011-12 | 24 | 0.0 | -1.1, -3.0, -2.0, -2.0, under 10 games | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Santi'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 Santi Aldama's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $12.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $18.5M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$5.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.6
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.2
- 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 | MEM | 25 | 43 | 27.9 | 0.00 | +0.38 | -0.38 | 359th of 1078 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 24 | 65 +4 | 25.5 | -0.04 | +0.61 | -0.65 | 346th of 1185 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 23 | 61 | 26.5 | -1.17 | -1.13 | -0.03 | 575th of 1100 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 22 | 77 +6 | 21.8 | -0.54 | -0.26 | -0.29 | 302nd of 813 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 21 | 32 | 11.2 | -1.91 | -1.37 | -0.54 | 412th 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 21.7 projected minutes and a pace of 95.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 21.6 | 9.3 |
| Rebounds | 11.2 | 4.8 |
| Offensive | 2.7 | 1.1 |
| Defensive | 8.5 | 3.7 |
| Assists | 4.6 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.3 | 3.6 |
| FG attempts | 18.2 | 7.8 |
| FT attempts | 4.4 | 1.9 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.3% · 33.4% · 67.2% | |