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
- +0.28
- +0.25 before the first game, +0.52 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.67
- Nov 21 vs UTA · 24 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.56
- Nov 9 vs MEM · 17 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.13
- Last 20 games, vs 0.24 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.
+0.5 at age 23 in 2025-26 ranks 208th of 1,100 age-23 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Donte DiVincenzo, 2020-21.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte DiVincenzo 2020-21 | 24 | +0.4 | -0.5, +0.1, +1.1, +0.3, +1.7 | 84 |
| Dorell Wright 2009-10 | 24 | +0.4 | +0.2, -0.7, -0.2, -0.2, +0.3 | 83 |
| Andre Roberson 2014-15 | 23 | +0.3 | +1.2, +1.8, +2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Rodions Kurucs 2020-21 | 23 | -0.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 81 |
| James Posey 2000-01 | 24 | +0.7 | +0.3, +0.6, +1.9, -0.1, +0.8 | 81 |
| Ersan Ilyasova 2010-11 | 23 | +0.5 | +1.3, +1.4, 0.0, +1.3, -1.3 | 80 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. 2019-20 | 23 | +0.7 | -0.4, +0.8, +1.6, +0.7, +1.0 | 80 |
| Aaron Gordon 2018-19 | 23 | +1.2 | +1.0, +0.3, +0.8, +2.6, +2.1 | 80 |
| Josh Hart 2018-19 | 24 | +0.2 | 0.0, -0.5, -0.1, +1.3, +0.6 | 80 |
| Donte Greene 2011-12 | 24 | +0.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 79 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jaylin'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 Jaylin Williams's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $14.1M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $8.5M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$5.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 3.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.8
- 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 | OKC | 23 | 65 +15 | 19.6 | +0.52 | -0.32 | +0.84 | 208th of 1100 |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 22 | 47 +17 | 16.7 | +0.32 | -0.64 | +0.96 | 172nd of 813 |
| 2023-24 | OKC | 21 | 69 +10 | 13.0 | +0.18 | -0.86 | +1.04 | 101st of 571 |
| 2022-23 | OKC | 20 | 49 | 18.7 | -1.81 | -2.10 | +0.28 | 214th of 354 |
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 6.3 projected minutes and a pace of 94.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 16.7 | 2.1 |
| Rebounds | 13.9 | 1.7 |
| Offensive | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| Defensive | 12.2 | 1.5 |
| Assists | 4.6 | 0.6 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 0.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 10.0 | 1.2 |
| FG attempts | 14.0 | 1.7 |
| FT attempts | 3.4 | 0.4 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.2% · 35.9% · 75.7% | |
