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
- +0.22
- -0.91 before the first game, -0.69 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.59
- Jan 3 vs CHA · 15 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.62
- Nov 21 vs MIA · 18 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 20 games, vs 0.15 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 22 in 2025-26 ranks 336th of 813 age-22 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Donte Greene, 2010-11.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donte Greene 2010-11 | 23 | -0.8 | +0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Sasha Vujacic 2006-07 | 23 | -0.4 | +0.2, -0.3, -0.4, -1.9, under 10 games | 91 |
| Cam Reddish 2020-21 | 21 | -1.2 | -1.2, -2.1, -1.5, -1.7, under 10 games | 89 |
| Omri Casspi 2010-11 | 22 | -0.4 | -1.9, -1.1, -0.3, -1.1, +0.1 | 89 |
| Troy Brown Jr. 2020-21 | 21 | -0.5 | -0.6, -0.9, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Ben McLemore 2015-16 | 23 | -0.3 | -0.9, -2.4, -1.2, +0.2, -0.9 | 89 |
| CJ Miles 2008-09 | 22 | -0.6 | +0.2, +0.4, +0.4, +0.5, +1.7 | 88 |
| Kevin Huerter 2020-21 | 22 | -0.6 | -0.3, +0.2, +0.5, +0.2, +0.1 | 88 |
| Linas Kleiza 2006-07 | 22 | -0.8 | +0.1, -0.4, under 10 games, -1.2, -1.0 | 88 |
| Cedi Osman 2017-18 | 23 | -1.0 | -2.0, -2.5, -2.3, -2.1, -0.6 | 88 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Julian'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 Julian Phillips's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $1.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.2M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$0.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 22.7
- 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 | MIN | 22 | 48 +5 | 8.9 | -0.69 | -0.45 | -0.24 | 336th of 813 |
| 2024-25 | CHI | 21 | 79 | 14.2 | -0.95 | -1.13 | +0.19 | 238th of 571 |
| 2023-24 | CHI | 20 | 40 | 8.1 | -2.11 | -2.22 | +0.11 | 250th 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. It projects no minutes for Julian Phillips right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.9 | — |
| Rebounds | 6.2 | — |
| Offensive | 2.1 | — |
| Defensive | 4.1 | — |
| Assists | 2.2 | — |
| Steals | 1.7 | — |
| Blocks | 0.7 | — |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.1 | — |
| FG attempts | 13.6 | — |
| FT attempts | 3.4 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.3% · 33.6% · 75.5% | |
