GG Jackson
Age 21 · 6'9" · 210 lb
Pick #45, 2023 Draft · Rookie 2024 · 132 games
DPM · #258 of 530
-0.7Game 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
- +2.58
- -3.25 before the first game, -0.67 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.80
- Jan 15 vs ORL · 22 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.45
- Mar 18 vs DEN · 26 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.24
- Last 20 games, vs 0.21 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.
-0.7 at age 21 in 2025-26 ranks 200th of 571 age-21 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Wilson Chandler, 2008-09.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilson Chandler 2008-09 | 21 | -0.9 | -0.8, +0.8, under 10 games, +0.7, -0.9 | 86 |
| Lauri Markkanen 2018-19 | 21 | -0.8 | -0.8, -0.5, +0.1, +1.8, +1.9 | 85 |
| Antoine Walker 1997-98 | 21 | -0.8 | -1.2, +0.2, +0.8, +1.2, +0.2 | 85 |
| Andrew Wiggins 2015-16 | 21 | -0.5 | -0.1, -0.8, -1.2, -0.5, 0.0 | 84 |
| Naz Reid 2020-21 | 21 | -1.3 | +0.3, -1.1, -0.8, +0.5, +0.9 | 84 |
| Corey Maggette 2000-01 | 21 | -0.9 | -0.5, -0.7, +0.2, +0.6, +1.4 | 84 |
| Jordan Poole 2020-21 | 21 | -0.6 | +0.8, -0.8, -2.2, -1.2, -2.3 | 84 |
| RJ Barrett 2020-21 | 20 | -0.5 | -0.8, -1.2, -1.4, -1.2, +1.2 | 83 |
| Jabari Parker 2015-16 | 21 | -1.2 | -0.8, -1.2, -0.4, 0.0, +0.1 | 82 |
| Tim Thomas 1997-98 | 21 | -0.8 | -0.6, -1.3, +1.1, +0.3, 0.0 | 81 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to GG'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 GG Jackson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $9.3M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.2M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$7.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.8
- Projected
- Retires at
- 22.4
- 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 | MEM | 21 | 55 | 21.4 | -0.67 | +0.49 | -1.15 | 200th of 571 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 20 | 29 | 15.8 | -3.14 | -1.48 | -1.67 | 330th of 354 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 19 | 48 | 25.7 | -1.74 | -0.42 | -1.32 | 60th of 109 |
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 24.9 projected minutes and a pace of 95.0.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 29.3 | 14.4 |
| Rebounds | 9.9 | 4.9 |
| Offensive | 2.2 | 1.1 |
| Defensive | 7.7 | 3.8 |
| Assists | 3.5 | 1.7 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 1.7 | 0.9 |
| Turnovers | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.5 | 4.2 |
| FG attempts | 23.9 | 11.8 |
| FT attempts | 7.5 | 3.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.3% · 31.9% · 72.6% | |