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
- +0.04
- -1.77 before the first game, -1.74 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +1.16
- Apr 5 vs PHX · 11 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.99
- Apr 9 vs WAS · 15 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.57
- Last 5 games, vs 0.62 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan Arcidiacono 2019-20 | 25 | -1.4 | -1.1, -1.3, -2.0, -2.4, under 10 games | 88 |
| Nando De Colo 2013-14 | 26 | -1.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Justin Holiday 2014-15 | 26 | -1.2 | -0.9, +0.5, 0.0, -0.6, +0.5 | 87 |
| Lester Hudson 2009-10 | 25 | -1.6 | -1.8, -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Roger Mason Jr. 2006-07 | 26 | -1.7 | -0.6, -0.5, -1.6, -2.6, -0.5 | 87 |
| Damyean Dotson 2019-20 | 25 | -1.6 | -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Keith McLeod 2005-06 | 26 | -1.5 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Kenrich Williams 2020-21 | 26 | -1.4 | +0.6, +0.8, +0.7, +1.4, +0.5 | 86 |
| Royal Ivey 2007-08 | 26 | -2.0 | -1.7, -1.6, -2.2, -2.2, -1.4 | 86 |
| Charles Smith 2001-02 | 26 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.4, under 10 games | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Mac'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 Mac McClung's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $3.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $0.2M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$2.8M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.6
- 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 | CHI | 26 | 11 | 12.3 | -1.74 | -1.90 | +0.16 | — |
| 2024-25 | ORL | 25 | 2 | 5.1 | -1.94 | -1.67 | -0.28 | — |
| 2022-23 | PHI | 23 | 2 | 20.5 | -0.89 | -0.47 | -0.42 | — |
| 2021-22 | LAL | 22 | 2 | 12.2 | -2.42 | -1.95 | -0.46 | — |
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 0.9 projected minutes and a pace of 96.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.7 | 0.3 |
| Rebounds | 5.1 | 0.1 |
| Offensive | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 3.8 | 0.1 |
| Assists | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| Steals | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 9.6 | 0.2 |
| FG attempts | 15.9 | 0.3 |
| FT attempts | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 39.3% · 30.7% · 74.6% | |
