Isaiah Livers
Age 27 · 6'6" · 232 lb
Pick #42, 2021 Draft · Rookie 2022 · 130 games
DPM · #387 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
- -0.20
- -1.42 before the first game, -1.62 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.58
- Jan 25 vs MIA · 15 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.50
- Jan 2 vs SAC · 12 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.16
- Last 18 games, vs 0.15 in the first 18. 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 27 in 2025-26 ranks 731st of 924 age-27 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Brian Scalabrine, 2005-06.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Scalabrine 2005-06 | 28 | -1.7 | -1.8, -2.3, -1.3, -2.7, -3.0 | 94 |
| Walter McCarty 2001-02 | 28 | -1.5 | -0.7, -0.8, -1.8, -1.9, under 10 games | 90 |
| Royal Ivey 2009-10 | 28 | -1.6 | -2.2, -2.2, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Solomon Hill 2018-19 | 28 | -1.5 | -1.0, -1.8, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Garrett Temple 2013-14 | 28 | -1.8 | -0.9, -0.3, -1.6, -2.4, -1.6 | 87 |
| Shandon Anderson 2001-02 | 28 | -1.3 | -0.2, -1.7, -0.6, -1.4, under 10 games | 86 |
| Kyle Singler 2015-16 | 28 | -2.3 | -1.8, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Javonte Green 2020-21 | 27 | -1.4 | +0.1, +1.1, under 10 games, +0.8, +0.7 | 85 |
| Sam Young 2012-13 | 28 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Juan Toscano-Anderson 2020-21 | 28 | -1.4 | -1.1, -2.5, -2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Isaiah'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 Isaiah Livers's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $1.5M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$0.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.6
- Projected
- Retires at
- 28.3
- 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 | PHX | 27 | 36 | 9.6 | -1.62 | -2.05 | +0.43 | 731st of 924 |
| 2023-24 | WAS | 25 | 23 | 20.4 | -1.67 | -1.55 | -0.12 | 800th of 1078 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 24 | 52 | 23.0 | -1.30 | -1.18 | -0.12 | 714th of 1185 |
| 2021-22 | DET | 23 | 19 | 20.2 | -1.36 | -1.65 | +0.29 | — |
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 16.0 projected minutes and a pace of 96.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 11.1 | 3.6 |
| Rebounds | 8.0 | 2.6 |
| Offensive | 2.4 | 0.8 |
| Defensive | 5.6 | 1.8 |
| Assists | 2.9 | 0.9 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | 0.7 |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.9 | 1.9 |
| FG attempts | 11.8 | 3.8 |
| FT attempts | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 37.0% · 32.8% · 68.6% | |