Amen Thompson
Age 23 · 6'7" · 200 lb
Pick #4, 2023 Draft · Rookie 2024 · 210 games · 13 playoff games
DPM · #67 of 530
+1.4Game 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
- -1.21
- +2.57 before the first game, +1.36 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.31
- Dec 21 vs SAC · 45 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.42
- Nov 26 vs GSW · 38 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.11
- 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.
+1.4 at age 23 in 2025-26 ranks 117th of 1,100 age-23 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Andre Iguodala, 2006-07.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre Iguodala 2006-07 | 23 | +1.0 | +1.9, +2.3, +1.4, +2.3, +2.4 | 89 |
| Ben Simmons 2018-19 | 22 | +1.3 | +0.9, +1.9, under 10 games, +0.2, +0.6 | 87 |
| Bam Adebayo 2020-21 | 23 | +1.9 | +3.0, +2.0, +1.9, +1.6, +3.0 | 86 |
| Luol Deng 2007-08 | 23 | +0.8 | +0.2, +1.4, +2.7, +2.6, +1.7 | 85 |
| Richard Jefferson 2003-04 | 23 | +1.0 | +0.3, +0.2, +0.6, -1.2, -0.9 | 83 |
| Ronnie Brewer 2007-08 | 23 | +1.7 | +0.5, -0.6, +1.2, +0.6, -1.0 | 83 |
| Aaron Gordon 2018-19 | 23 | +1.2 | +1.0, +0.3, +0.8, +2.6, +2.1 | 83 |
| Victor Oladipo 2015-16 | 23 | +1.7 | +1.1, +4.6, +3.8, +2.2, -0.4 | 83 |
| Danilo Gallinari 2011-12 | 23 | +0.9 | +2.4, under 10 games, +2.0, +1.2, +2.9 | 82 |
| Thaddeus Young 2010-11 | 22 | +1.4 | +2.1, +1.9, -0.2, +0.6, +0.5 | 81 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Amen'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 Amen Thompson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $40.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $9.7M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$31.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 9.8
- Projected
- Retires at
- 33.2
- 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 | HOU | 23 | 79 +6 | 37.4 | +1.36 | +0.97 | +0.39 | 117th of 1100 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 22 | 69 +7 | 32.3 | +2.33 | +0.86 | +1.47 | 33rd of 813 |
| 2023-24 | HOU | 21 | 62 | 22.4 | +1.47 | +0.81 | +0.66 | 29th of 571 |
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 28.4 projected minutes and a pace of 93.9.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 23.1 | 12.8 |
| Rebounds | 10.4 | 5.7 |
| Offensive | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| Defensive | 6.7 | 3.7 |
| Assists | 5.9 | 3.3 |
| Steals | 2.0 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 1.7 | 1.0 |
| FG attempts | 17.0 | 9.4 |
| FT attempts | 7.0 | 3.9 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 51.7% · 26.9% · 72.8% | |