Anthony Black
Age 22 · 6'7" · 200 lb
Pick #6, 2023 Draft · Rookie 2024 · 211 games · 14 playoff games
DPM · #156 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
- +0.70
- -0.40 before the first game, +0.30 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.69
- Oct 30 vs CHA · 31 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.62
- Jan 6 vs WAS · 21 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.13
- 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.
+0.3 at age 22 in 2025-26 ranks 176th of 813 age-22 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Stanley Johnson, 2017-18.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanley Johnson 2017-18 | 21 | +0.2 | -2.3, -1.3, -1.9, -0.8, -0.9 | 91 |
| Marcus Smart 2015-16 | 22 | +0.7 | +0.8, +0.8, +0.9, +2.1, +1.8 | 88 |
| Maurice Harkless 2014-15 | 21 | +0.2 | +0.9, +0.9, +1.5, +1.9, -0.3 | 87 |
| Josh Okogie 2020-21 | 22 | 0.0 | +0.3, +1.4, +0.5, +1.8, +0.1 | 87 |
| Iman Shumpert 2012-13 | 22 | +0.7 | +1.0, +1.0, +0.6, -0.6, -0.7 | 87 |
| Derrick Jones Jr. 2018-19 | 22 | +0.4 | +0.7, -0.4, +0.8, +1.6, +0.7 | 86 |
| Frank Ntilikina 2020-21 | 22 | -0.2 | -0.5, -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Norman Powell 2015-16 | 23 | 0.0 | +0.1, -1.6, -0.7, +0.7, +0.6 | 85 |
| DerMarr Johnson 2001-02 | 21 | 0.0 | under 10 games, -0.6, +0.7, +1.0, -0.8 | 85 |
| Metta World Peace 2001-02 | 22 | +1.1 | +2.8, +3.5, under 10 games, +3.5, +3.4 | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Anthony'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 Anthony Black's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $19.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $8.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$11.9M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 5.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 28.2
- 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 | ORL | 22 | 64 +7 | 29.8 | +0.30 | -0.84 | +1.14 | 176th of 813 |
| 2024-25 | ORL | 21 | 78 +5 | 24.2 | -0.44 | -1.71 | +1.27 | 168th of 571 |
| 2023-24 | ORL | 20 | 69 +2 | 16.9 | -1.33 | -2.18 | +0.85 | 162nd 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 15.5 projected minutes and a pace of 94.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.8 | 6.0 |
| Rebounds | 6.7 | 2.0 |
| Offensive | 1.3 | 0.4 |
| Defensive | 5.4 | 1.6 |
| Assists | 4.5 | 1.4 |
| Steals | 2.3 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 0.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 7.3 | 2.2 |
| FG attempts | 17.5 | 5.3 |
| FT attempts | 5.7 | 1.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 41.7% · 31.8% · 70.2% | |