Ben Sheppard
Out for his next game (official NBA injury report)
Age 25 · 6'6" · 190 lb
Pick #26, 2023 Draft · Rookie 2024 · 186 games · 38 playoff games
DPM · #373 of 523
-1.6Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Damyean Dotson 2019-20 | 25 | -1.6 | -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Reggie Bullock 2015-16 | 25 | -0.9 | -0.5, +0.1, -0.2, -1.8, -0.6 | 90 |
| Pat Connaughton 2017-18 | 25 | -1.0 | -0.3, -1.1, -0.1, +0.1, -0.2 | 90 |
| Georges Niang 2018-19 | 25 | -1.6 | -0.6, -0.1, -0.6, -0.3, -1.3 | 90 |
| Treveon Graham 2018-19 | 25 | -2.1 | -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Bostjan Nachbar 2005-06 | 25 | -1.5 | +0.4, -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Langston Galloway 2016-17 | 25 | -1.4 | -1.5, -1.2, -0.9, -1.3, under 10 games | 90 |
| Brandon Rush 2010-11 | 25 | -1.9 | 0.0, under 10 games, -1.5, -4.2, -3.0 | 90 |
| Sam Merrill 2020-21 | 25 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.6, +0.5, +0.3 | 89 |
| Yakhouba Diawara 2007-08 | 25 | -1.7 | -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Ben's 2026-27 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.
Around the league
Top 10 comps today
Current players closest to Ben Sheppard's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.
- -1.6DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:15.9points6.5rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A100.0
- -1.2DPMDPM Offense -0.5 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:18.3points6.5rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A91.7
- -1.4DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:19.2points4.6rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A91.3
- -1.4DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense -0.8 Per 100 possessions:19.8points5.7rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A90.6
- -1.4DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:21.2points6.1rebounds4.0assistsP/R/A90.0
- -1.3DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:18.4points6.4rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A89.9
- -1.7DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:16.0points5.0rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A89.1
- -1.4DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:18.9points5.6rebounds4.6assistsP/R/A88.8
- -2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.9 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:16.7points7.3rebounds3.8assistsP/R/A88.4
- -2.3DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:17.0points8.4rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A87.8
How these matches work
Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.
100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Ben Sheppard's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $2.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $5.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.6M
- Value minus salary
- WARP
- 0.2
- Wins above replacement
- Seasons left
- 2.7
- Projected, within 15
- Retires at
- 28.4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 so far | IND | 25 | 1 | 12.2 | -1.53 | -1.04 | -0.49 | — |
| 2025-26 | IND | 24 | 65 | 21.4 | -1.77 | -1.13 | -0.63 | 912th of 1185 |
| 2024-25 | IND | 23 | 63 +21 | 19.5 | -2.12 | -1.13 | -0.99 | 885th of 1100 |
| 2023-24 | IND | 22 | 57 +17 | 14.3 | +0.24 | -0.09 | +0.33 | 190th of 813 |
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 rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 6.7 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 98.9. He is out for his next game.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.9 | 2.2 |
| Rebounds | 6.5 | 0.9 |
| Offensive | 1.6 | 0.2 |
| Defensive | 4.9 | 0.7 |
| Assists | 3.4 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.7 | 0.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.3 | 1.2 |
| FG attempts | 13.0 | 1.8 |
| FT attempts | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 43.4% · 36.4% · 80.7% | |