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
- -0.49
- -1.11 before the first game, -1.60 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.12
- Apr 30 vs PHI · 1 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.15
- Feb 24 vs PHX · 4 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.08
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenrich Williams 2020-21 | 26 | -1.4 | +0.6, +0.8, +0.7, +1.4, +0.5 | 88 |
| Walter McCarty 2000-01 | 27 | -1.3 | -1.5, -0.7, -0.8, -1.8, -1.9 | 88 |
| Nando De Colo 2013-14 | 26 | -1.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Justin Holiday 2015-16 | 27 | -0.9 | +0.5, 0.0, -0.6, +0.5, 0.0 | 86 |
| Jerryd Bayless 2014-15 | 26 | -2.1 | -1.7, under 10 games, -2.8, -4.1, under 10 games | 85 |
| Royal Ivey 2007-08 | 26 | -2.0 | -1.7, -1.6, -2.2, -2.2, -1.4 | 85 |
| Michael Carter-Williams 2017-18 | 26 | -1.0 | -0.5, +0.9, +0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Smush Parker 2007-08 | 26 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Charles Smith 2001-02 | 26 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.4, under 10 games | 85 |
| Ronnie Price 2009-10 | 26 | -1.5 | -1.5, -1.1, -1.3, -1.2, -0.5 | 84 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Dalano'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 Dalano Banton's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.7M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $0.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$0.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.7
- 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 | BOS | 26 | 6 +2 | 10.3 | -1.60 | -1.87 | +0.27 | — |
| 2024-25 | POR | 25 | 67 | 16.7 | -1.58 | -1.46 | -0.12 | 771st of 1078 |
| 2023-24 | POR | 24 | 54 | 19.4 | -1.31 | -0.46 | -0.86 | 720th of 1185 |
| 2022-23 | TOR | 23 | 31 | 9.0 | -0.06 | -0.85 | +0.78 | 307th of 1100 |
| 2021-22 | TOR | 22 | 64 +4 | 10.9 | -1.55 | -1.94 | +0.39 | 517th of 813 |
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 6.5 projected minutes and a pace of 94.6.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.2 | 2.3 |
| Rebounds | 6.8 | 0.9 |
| Offensive | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| Defensive | 5.1 | 0.7 |
| Assists | 5.6 | 0.7 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 0.4 |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.9 | 0.8 |
| FG attempts | 15.2 | 2.0 |
| FT attempts | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 37.6% · 31.1% · 75.6% | |
