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
- -1.80
- -0.04 before the first game, -1.84 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.29
- Nov 10 vs DET · 29 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.51
- Dec 2 vs PHI · 16 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 10 games, vs 0.15 in the first 10. 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.
-1.8 at age 21 in 2025-26 ranks 398th of 571 age-21 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Miles Bridges, 2019-20.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miles Bridges 2019-20 | 21 | -1.6 | +0.2, +1.1, under 10 games, -0.8, -0.1 | 91 |
| Gerald Green 2006-07 | 21 | -1.9 | -2.4, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.8 | 90 |
| Michael Beasley 2010-11 | 22 | -1.4 | -1.7, -3.5, -2.2, -2.4, -2.6 | 87 |
| Andrea Bargnani 2007-08 | 22 | -2.0 | -1.6, -2.1, -1.9, -1.3, -2.3 | 87 |
| Tyler Herro 2020-21 | 21 | -1.3 | -0.7, +0.1, +0.5, +1.9, +0.7 | 86 |
| Gary Trent Jr. 2020-21 | 22 | -2.1 | -0.2, -0.6, -0.8, +0.1, -2.6 | 86 |
| Evan Fournier 2013-14 | 21 | -1.4 | -1.0, -0.4, -0.2, -0.3, -0.2 | 86 |
| Sasha Pavlovic 2004-05 | 21 | -1.8 | -1.4, -0.2, -2.1, -1.0, -3.1 | 85 |
| Keldon Johnson 2020-21 | 21 | -1.1 | +0.6, -0.9, -1.6, -1.9, -0.3 | 85 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. 2017-18 | 22 | -1.3 | -0.7, +0.5, -2.0, -0.8, -1.0 | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Cam'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 Cam Whitmore's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $3.5M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 22.0
- 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 | WAS | 21 | 21 | 16.9 | -1.84 | -0.83 | -1.01 | 398th of 571 |
| 2024-25 | HOU | 20 | 51 +3 | 16.2 | -0.21 | +0.96 | -1.17 | 67th of 354 |
| 2023-24 | HOU | 19 | 47 | 18.7 | -0.59 | +0.89 | -1.48 | 25th 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 19.6 projected minutes and a pace of 95.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 23.4 | 9.1 |
| Rebounds | 8.8 | 3.4 |
| Offensive | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Defensive | 6.3 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 1.1 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 1.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 7.9 | 3.1 |
| FG attempts | 20.4 | 7.9 |
| FT attempts | 4.5 | 1.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 46.5% · 30.9% · 72.9% | |
