Taylor Hendricks
Age 22 · 6'10" · 215 lb
Pick #9, 2023 Draft · Rookie 2024 · 102 games
DPM · #212 of 530
-0.3Game 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
- +0.85
- -1.13 before the first game, -0.28 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.80
- Mar 7 vs LAC · 26 min
- Biggest drop
- -1.09
- Oct 27 vs PHX · 19 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.27
- Last 20 games, vs 0.32 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.
-0.3 at age 22 in 2025-26 ranks 255th of 813 age-22 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: DerMarr Johnson, 2001-02.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DerMarr Johnson 2001-02 | 21 | 0.0 | under 10 games, -0.6, +0.7, +1.0, -0.8 | 90 |
| Omri Casspi 2010-11 | 22 | -0.4 | -1.9, -1.1, -0.3, -1.1, +0.1 | 90 |
| Troy Brown Jr. 2020-21 | 21 | -0.5 | -0.6, -0.9, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Oshae Brissett 2020-21 | 22 | -0.1 | -1.4, -1.0, -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Jeremy Lamb 2013-14 | 22 | -0.2 | -0.8, +0.3, +0.1, +0.3, +0.8 | 89 |
| Mario Hezonja 2017-18 | 23 | -0.7 | -1.0, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Sam Dekker 2016-17 | 23 | -0.1 | -1.6, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| P.J. Washington 2020-21 | 22 | -0.3 | +0.2, -0.6, +0.4, +0.7, -1.4 | 88 |
| Lauri Markkanen 2019-20 | 22 | -0.8 | -0.5, +0.1, +1.8, +1.9, +0.8 | 87 |
| Kevin Huerter 2020-21 | 22 | -0.6 | -0.3, +0.2, +0.5, +0.2, +0.1 | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Taylor'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 Taylor Hendricks's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $12.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $6.1M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$6.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 23.8
- 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 | MEM | 22 | 59 | 19.0 | -0.28 | -0.34 | +0.06 | 255th of 813 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 21 | 3 | 24.8 | -1.31 | -0.77 | -0.54 | — |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 20 | 40 | 21.4 | -2.08 | -1.39 | -0.68 | 246th 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 23.6 projected minutes and a pace of 94.6.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 21.2 | 9.9 |
| Rebounds | 9.7 | 4.5 |
| Offensive | 2.5 | 1.2 |
| Defensive | 7.2 | 3.3 |
| Assists | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Steals | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Turnovers | 2.3 | 1.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 9.4 | 4.4 |
| FG attempts | 18.4 | 8.6 |
| FT attempts | 4.1 | 1.9 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.8% · 32.8% · 69.5% | |