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
- +0.83
- -3.24 before the first game, -2.41 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.65
- Feb 10 vs SAS · 20 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.62
- Mar 30 vs WAS · 6 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.20
- Last 13 games, vs 0.25 in the first 13. 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.
-2.4 at age 25 in 2025-26 ranks 957th of 1,078 age-25 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Johnny Taylor, 1998-99.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Taylor 1998-99 | 24 | -2.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Scott Burrell 1996-97 | 26 | -2.2 | +1.3, +0.1, +1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Alex Poythress 2018-19 | 25 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Andres Nocioni 2004-05 | 25 | -2.9 | -1.7, -1.8, -1.1, -0.8, -1.8 | 88 |
| Robbie Hummel 2013-14 | 25 | -2.3 | -1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Jaron Blossomgame 2018-19 | 25 | -2.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Andre Owens 2005-06 | 25 | -2.6 | under 10 games, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Alex Acker 2008-09 | 26 | -2.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Andrew Nicholson 2014-15 | 25 | -2.6 | -0.7, -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| D.J. Wilson 2020-21 | 25 | -2.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Drew'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 Drew Timme's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$1.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$3.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.9
- 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 | LAL | 25 | 27 | 8.7 | -2.41 | -1.85 | -0.56 | 957th of 1078 |
| 2024-25 | BKN | 24 | 9 | 28.2 | -3.33 | -2.13 | -1.20 | — |
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 0.7 projected minutes and a pace of 94.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.1 | 0.2 |
| Rebounds | 9.1 | 0.1 |
| Offensive | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 0.1 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.3 | 0.1 |
| FG attempts | 14.4 | 0.2 |
| FT attempts | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 45.0% · 30.0% · 65.5% | |
