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
- -0.96
- +0.90 before the first game, -0.06 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.72
- Feb 21 vs MIA · 21 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.84
- Feb 6 vs POR · 22 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.19
- Last 5 games, vs 0.37 in the first 5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cory Alexander 1998-99 | 25 | -0.2 | -1.0, -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois 2012-13 | 25 | -0.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Sundiata Gaines 2011-12 | 26 | -0.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Shelvin Mack 2015-16 | 25 | +0.1 | -1.4, -0.6, -3.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Jerian Grant 2017-18 | 25 | -0.4 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Jeff Teague 2012-13 | 24 | 0.0 | +0.2, +1.6, +1.0, +1.0, +0.6 | 85 |
| Jeremy Lin 2012-13 | 24 | -0.1 | 0.0, -0.9, -0.4, -0.4, under 10 games | 85 |
| Derek Anderson 1998-99 | 24 | +0.7 | -1.2, +2.3, +0.7, +1.0, +0.6 | 84 |
| Delon Wright 2016-17 | 25 | +0.2 | +1.3, +0.2, -0.6, +0.1, +0.8 | 84 |
| Ronnie Price 2007-08 | 24 | -0.2 | -1.2, -1.5, -1.5, -1.1, -1.3 | 84 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Scotty'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 Scotty Pippen Jr.'s salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $11.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$8.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 2.1
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.8
- 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 | 10 | 21.2 | -0.06 | -0.26 | +0.20 | — |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 24 | 79 +4 | 21.3 | +0.97 | -0.15 | +1.12 | 181st of 1185 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 23 | 21 | 25.1 | -0.90 | -0.88 | -0.02 | 486th of 1100 |
| 2022-23 | LAL | 22 | 6 | 5.3 | -1.48 | -1.32 | -0.16 | — |
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 23.2 projected minutes and a pace of 94.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 22.5 | 10.3 |
| Rebounds | 6.5 | 3.0 |
| Offensive | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Defensive | 4.8 | 2.2 |
| Assists | 8.5 | 3.9 |
| Steals | 2.9 | 1.3 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.9 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.4 | 3.8 |
| FG attempts | 19.7 | 9.0 |
| FT attempts | 5.6 | 2.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.3% · 34.2% · 74.9% | |
