Jamal Cain
Age 27 · 6'7" · 191 lb
Rookie 2023 · 121 games · 7 playoff games
DPM · #277 of 530
-0.8Game 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
- +0.23
- -1.03 before the first game, -0.80 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.67
- Apr 1 vs ATL · 27 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.79
- Mar 29 vs TOR · 8 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.24
- Last 20 games, vs 0.14 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.
-0.8 at age 27 in 2025-26 ranks 543rd of 924 age-27 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Chase Budinger, 2014-15.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chase Budinger 2014-15 | 26 | -0.8 | -0.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Quincy Pondexter 2014-15 | 27 | -0.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.6, -1.1, under 10 games | 92 |
| Glenn Robinson III 2019-20 | 26 | -0.7 | -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Quincy Acy 2016-17 | 26 | -1.0 | -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Matt Carroll 2007-08 | 27 | -1.0 | -2.7, -2.8, -1.7, -2.0, under 10 games | 91 |
| James Ennis III 2017-18 | 27 | -1.1 | -0.4, -0.6, +0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Maurice Evans 2005-06 | 27 | -0.6 | -1.4, -0.3, -1.1, -2.3, -3.2 | 90 |
| Harrison Barnes 2018-19 | 26 | -0.9 | -0.9, +0.2, -1.1, +0.1, -0.7 | 90 |
| Shandon Anderson 2000-01 | 27 | -1.0 | -1.3, -0.2, -1.7, -0.6, -1.4 | 90 |
| Jumaine Jones 2005-06 | 27 | -0.7 | -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jamal'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 Jamal Cain's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $7.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$6.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.4
- 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 | 27 | 40 +7 | 12.1 | -0.80 | -0.22 | -0.58 | 543rd of 924 |
| 2024-25 | NOP | 26 | 37 | 13.6 | -0.84 | -0.58 | -0.26 | 592nd of 1010 |
| 2023-24 | MIA | 25 | 26 | 10.0 | -0.48 | -0.39 | -0.09 | 474th of 1078 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 24 | 18 | 13.3 | -0.45 | -0.21 | -0.25 | — |
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 4.6 projected minutes and a pace of 93.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.9 | 1.6 |
| Rebounds | 8.5 | 0.8 |
| Offensive | 2.7 | 0.2 |
| Defensive | 5.8 | 0.5 |
| Assists | 2.6 | 0.2 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | 0.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.7 | 0.6 |
| FG attempts | 14.3 | 1.3 |
| FT attempts | 4.2 | 0.4 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 45.0% · 33.5% · 71.9% | |