Hunter Dickinson
Age 25 · 7'1" · 255 lb
Rookie 2026 · 5 games
DPM · #491 of 530
-2.6Game 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
- +0.87
- -3.52 before the first game, -2.64 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.67
- Apr 5 vs ORL · 4 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.67
- Apr 7 vs UTA · 8 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.60
- Average size of a game's change this season. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melvin Ely 2002-03 | 24 | -2.4 | -2.2, -2.2, -1.4, -2.3, -2.1 | 90 |
| Semih Erden 2010-11 | 24 | -3.0 | -2.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Chris Hunter 2009-10 | 25 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Rafael Araujo 2004-05 | 24 | -2.8 | -3.8, -3.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Daniel Santiago 2000-01 | 24 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.0, -3.0, under 10 games | 88 |
| Alex Poythress 2018-19 | 25 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Loren Woods 2002-03 | 24 | -2.1 | -1.2, -2.3, -0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Brian Scalabrine 2002-03 | 25 | -2.5 | -2.5, -1.5, -1.7, -1.8, -2.3 | 88 |
| Jerome Jordan 2011-12 | 25 | -2.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Vernon Macklin 2011-12 | 25 | -2.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Hunter'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 Hunter Dickinson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$1.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.4
- 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 | NOP | 25 | 5 | 8.5 | -2.64 | -2.55 | -0.09 | — |
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 19.5 projected minutes and a pace of 101.5.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.5 | 6.4 |
| Rebounds | 11.6 | 4.8 |
| Offensive | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Defensive | 7.3 | 3.0 |
| Assists | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 2.2 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 3.4 | 1.4 |
| FG attempts | 13.0 | 5.4 |
| FT attempts | 3.9 | 1.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 45.1% · 26.6% · 65.6% | |