Jalen Slawson
Age 26 · 6'7" · 215 lb
Pick #54, 2023 Draft · Rookie 2024 · 25 games
DPM · #224 of 530
-0.4Game 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
- +1.77
- -2.16 before the first game, -0.40 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.50
- Mar 12 vs PHX · 32 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.33
- Mar 29 vs MIA · 16 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.29
- Last 6 games, vs 0.29 in the first 6. 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.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Johnson 2015-16 | 25 | 0.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Maxi Kleber 2018-19 | 27 | -0.3 | -0.1, -0.4, +0.9, -0.4, 0.0 | 87 |
| Justin Holiday 2015-16 | 27 | -0.9 | +0.5, 0.0, -0.6, +0.5, 0.0 | 87 |
| Adrian Griffin 2000-01 | 26 | -0.4 | -0.4, -1.3, -1.4, -0.5, -0.2 | 86 |
| Daniel Theis 2017-18 | 26 | -0.7 | -0.6, +0.6, -0.1, -1.0, under 10 games | 86 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith 2018-19 | 25 | -0.4 | +0.3, +0.7, +1.3, +0.4, +0.1 | 86 |
| Brandon Paul 2017-18 | 26 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| James Ennis III 2016-17 | 26 | +0.1 | -1.1, -0.4, -0.6, +0.1, under 10 games | 85 |
| Garrett Temple 2012-13 | 26 | -1.0 | -1.8, -0.9, -0.3, -1.6, -2.4 | 85 |
| Kent Bazemore 2015-16 | 26 | -0.5 | -0.9, +0.1, -1.3, -0.9, +0.9 | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jalen'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 Jalen Slawson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $14.7M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$13.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.7
- 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 | IND | 26 | 13 | 23.9 | -0.40 | -1.22 | +0.82 | — |
| 2023-24 | SAC | 24 | 12 | 3.1 | -2.04 | -1.80 | -0.23 | — |
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 23.4 projected minutes and a pace of 95.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 16.2 | 7.6 |
| Rebounds | 8.8 | 4.1 |
| Offensive | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Defensive | 7.1 | 3.3 |
| Assists | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| Steals | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 2.1 | 1.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 1.5 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.6 | 3.1 |
| FG attempts | 13.3 | 6.2 |
| FT attempts | 3.5 | 1.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.2% · 33.7% · 77.9% | |