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
- +0.70
- -1.34 before the first game, -0.64 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.23
- Nov 14 vs PHI · 18 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.03
- Nov 17 vs IND · 15 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.05
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Delfino 2006-07 | 24 | -0.4 | -0.6, under 10 games, -0.3, -0.1, -0.9 | 92 |
| Sam Dekker 2018-19 | 24 | -0.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Tony Snell 2015-16 | 24 | -0.9 | -1.0, -1.4, -0.9, -1.7, -2.0 | 90 |
| Bobby Simmons 2003-04 | 23 | -0.7 | +0.7, +1.4, under 10 games, +0.1, +0.9 | 89 |
| Troy Williams 2018-19 | 24 | -0.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| DeAndre' Bembry 2018-19 | 24 | -1.1 | -1.0, -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Walter McCarty 1998-99 | 25 | -0.5 | -1.4, -1.3, -1.5, -0.7, -0.8 | 89 |
| Chris Douglas-Roberts 2010-11 | 24 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.1, -1.2, under 10 games | 89 |
| Quincy Acy 2014-15 | 24 | -0.8 | -0.7, -1.0, -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games | 89 |
| Jarrell Brantley 2020-21 | 25 | -0.9 | 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 Wendell'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 Wendell Moore Jr.'s salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $5.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$4.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 24.9
- 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 | DET | 24 | 6 | 9.9 | -0.64 | -1.00 | +0.37 | — |
| 2024-25 | CHA | 23 | 36 | 13.9 | -1.58 | -1.37 | -0.21 | 703rd of 1100 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 22 | 25 +6 | 3.0 | -1.07 | -1.31 | +0.24 | 416th of 813 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 21 | 29 +1 | 5.3 | -1.71 | -1.94 | +0.22 | 377th of 571 |
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 Wendell Moore Jr. right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 14.3 | — |
| Rebounds | 8.1 | — |
| Offensive | 2.2 | — |
| Defensive | 5.9 | — |
| Assists | 3.4 | — |
| Steals | 1.8 | — |
| Blocks | 0.9 | — |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.6 | — |
| FG attempts | 11.4 | — |
| FT attempts | 3.2 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.6% · 31.4% · 77.5% | |
