E.J. Liddell
Age 25 · 6'7" · 240 lb
Pick #41, 2022 Draft · Rookie 2023 · 46 games · 1 playoff games
DPM · #305 of 530
-1.0Game 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
- +0.64
- -1.68 before the first game, -1.04 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +1.51
- Mar 14 vs PHI · 11 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.69
- Jan 2 vs WAS · 3 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.39
- Last 12 games, vs 0.32 in the first 12. 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.
-1.0 at age 25 in 2025-26 ranks 642nd of 1,078 age-25 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Omri Casspi, 2012-13.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omri Casspi 2012-13 | 24 | -1.1 | -0.3, -1.1, +0.1, -0.9, -1.7 | 93 |
| Justin Anderson 2018-19 | 25 | -1.0 | -2.0, under 10 games, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Jarrell Brantley 2020-21 | 25 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| PJ Dozier 2020-21 | 24 | -1.4 | -2.0, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Jordan Bell 2019-20 | 25 | -1.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Dylan Windler 2020-21 | 24 | -0.9 | -0.9, under 10 games, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Quincy Acy 2015-16 | 25 | -0.7 | -1.0, -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Kyle Kuzma 2020-21 | 25 | -1.3 | -2.2, -0.8, -2.0, -3.1, -3.3 | 89 |
| Luke Babbitt 2014-15 | 25 | -0.9 | -1.4, -0.8, -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Brandon Rush 2009-10 | 24 | -1.3 | -1.8, 0.0, under 10 games, -1.2, -3.7 | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to E.J.'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 E.J. Liddell's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $6.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $0.7M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$6.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.6
- 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 | BKN | 25 | 26 | 13.4 | -1.04 | -1.12 | +0.08 | 642nd of 1078 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 24 | 12 | 4.4 | -1.86 | -1.39 | -0.47 | — |
| 2023-24 | NOP | 23 | 8 +1 | 2.9 | -1.19 | -1.38 | +0.19 | — |
| 2022-23 | NOP | 22 | 0 | — | -1.74 | -1.51 | -0.24 | — |
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 0.8 projected minutes and a pace of 94.0.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.3 | 0.3 |
| Rebounds | 9.7 | 0.2 |
| Offensive | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 7.5 | 0.1 |
| Assists | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 1.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 7.9 | 0.1 |
| FG attempts | 15.7 | 0.3 |
| FT attempts | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.0% · 32.7% · 80.2% | |