Jay Huff
Age 27 · 7'1" · 240 lb
Rookie 2022 · 176 games · 2 playoff games
DPM · #204 of 530
-0.2Game 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
- -0.10
- -0.08 before the first game, -0.18 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.71
- Nov 9 vs GSW · 22 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.53
- Dec 20 vs NOP · 21 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 20 games, vs 0.19 in the first 20. 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.
-0.2 at age 27 in 2025-26 ranks 405th of 924 age-27 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Raef LaFrentz, 2002-03.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Raef LaFrentz 2002-03 | 26 | 0.0 | +0.5, +1.3, +0.8, -0.3, -1.7 | 86 |
| Chris Boucher 2019-20 | 27 | -0.1 | +1.5, +1.3, +0.8, +1.4, +1.7 | 85 |
| Maxi Kleber 2018-19 | 27 | -0.3 | -0.1, -0.4, +0.9, -0.4, 0.0 | 81 |
| Mike Muscala 2018-19 | 27 | 0.0 | -0.6, -0.1, +1.1, +0.7, -1.5 | 81 |
| Daniel Theis 2018-19 | 27 | -0.6 | +0.6, -0.1, -1.0, under 10 games, -2.1 | 80 |
| Justin Hamilton 2016-17 | 27 | -1.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 80 |
| Anthony Tolliver 2011-12 | 26 | +0.1 | +0.1, +0.8, +0.5, +0.4, -0.4 | 79 |
| Shawne Williams 2013-14 | 27 | -0.4 | -1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 79 |
| Dorell Wright 2012-13 | 27 | -0.2 | -0.2, +0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 78 |
| Austin Croshere 2001-02 | 27 | -0.3 | -1.0, -0.5, -2.0, -0.5, -2.6 | 78 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jay'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 Jay Huff's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $11.9M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$9.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.2
- 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 | IND | 27 | 82 | 21.0 | -0.18 | -0.63 | +0.45 | 405th of 924 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 26 | 64 +2 | 11.7 | -0.17 | -0.46 | +0.29 | 436th of 1010 |
| 2023-24 | DEN | 25 | 19 | 2.6 | -0.98 | -1.03 | +0.05 | — |
| 2022-23 | WAS | 24 | 7 | 13.6 | -0.32 | -0.58 | +0.27 | — |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 23 | 4 | 5.1 | -3.15 | -2.98 | -0.17 | — |
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 14.8 projected minutes and a pace of 94.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 20.9 | 6.1 |
| Rebounds | 9.4 | 2.7 |
| Offensive | 2.1 | 0.6 |
| Defensive | 7.3 | 2.1 |
| Assists | 3.2 | 0.9 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 3.9 | 1.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| 3-pt attempts | 10.2 | 3.0 |
| FG attempts | 16.8 | 4.9 |
| FT attempts | 3.7 | 1.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 46.2% · 32.0% · 80.7% | |