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
- -0.19
- -3.13 before the first game, -3.33 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.21
- Apr 8 vs MIN · 3 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.55
- Mar 19 vs CHA · 10 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.26
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rakeem Christmas 2016-17 | 25 | -3.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Jeff Ayres 2012-13 | 26 | -2.9 | -2.0, -1.7, -3.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Todd Fuller 1999-00 | 25 | -3.1 | -3.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Ryan Humphrey 2004-05 | 25 | -3.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Josh Powell 2007-08 | 25 | -3.7 | -5.0, -5.0, -4.7, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Vitor Faverani 2013-14 | 25 | -3.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Joel Freeland 2012-13 | 26 | -3.5 | -3.5, -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Solomon Jones 2009-10 | 25 | -3.4 | -2.9, -3.2, under 10 games, -2.8, under 10 games | 88 |
| Ashraf Amaya 1996-97 | 25 | -3.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Samaki Walker 2000-01 | 25 | -3.5 | -2.7, -3.1, -3.1, -2.9, under 10 games | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Colin'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 Colin Castleton's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$2.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$3.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.2
- 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 | ORL | 25 | 4 | 5.3 | -3.33 | -2.71 | -0.61 | — |
| 2024-25 | TOR | 24 | 26 | 16.6 | -2.81 | -2.13 | -0.69 | 1095th of 1185 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 23 | 16 | 3.7 | -2.24 | -1.91 | -0.33 | — |
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. It projects no minutes for Colin Castleton right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.9 | — |
| Rebounds | 13.3 | — |
| Offensive | 4.9 | — |
| Defensive | 8.4 | — |
| Assists | 2.6 | — |
| Steals | 1.3 | — |
| Blocks | 1.1 | — |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 3.4 | — |
| FG attempts | 12.6 | — |
| FT attempts | 3.9 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.9% · 25.5% · 72.8% | |
