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
- +1.72
- -1.67 before the first game, +0.05 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.78
- Oct 24 vs MEM · 23 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.31
- Nov 17 vs NYK · 21 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.10
- Last 20 games, vs 0.17 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.
+0.1 at age 30 in 2025-26 ranks 298th of 697 age-30 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Carlos Delfino, 2012-13.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Delfino 2012-13 | 30 | +0.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Reggie Bullock 2020-21 | 30 | -0.1 | +0.7, -1.1, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Jaren Jackson 1997-98 | 30 | +0.2 | +0.7, -0.5, -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Joe Harris 2020-21 | 29 | 0.0 | -0.3, -0.5, -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Quentin Richardson 2009-10 | 30 | +0.3 | -1.3, -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Mike Muscala 2020-21 | 29 | -0.1 | +1.1, +0.7, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Marcus Morris Sr. 2018-19 | 29 | -0.4 | +1.4, -0.1, -1.5, -1.7, -2.7 | 86 |
| Jodie Meeks 2016-17 | 29 | 0.0 | -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| James Ennis III 2020-21 | 30 | +0.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Will Barton 2019-20 | 29 | -0.1 | -0.1, 0.0, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Simone'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 Simone Fontecchio's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $11.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $8.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$3.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 31.3
- 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 | MIA | 30 | 70 | 16.7 | +0.05 | +0.20 | -0.15 | 298th of 697 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 29 | 75 | 16.5 | -1.48 | -1.16 | -0.32 | 580th of 774 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 28 | 66 | 24.9 | -1.29 | -0.62 | -0.67 | 620th of 858 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 27 | 52 | 14.7 | -3.62 | -2.11 | -1.51 | 916th of 924 |
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 6.9 projected minutes and a pace of 94.9.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 20.2 | 2.8 |
| Rebounds | 8.3 | 1.1 |
| Offensive | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Defensive | 6.2 | 0.8 |
| Assists | 3.1 | 0.4 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 1.8 | 0.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 12.4 | 1.7 |
| FG attempts | 16.6 | 2.3 |
| FT attempts | 3.7 | 0.5 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 39.1% · 35.5% · 80.9% | |
