Nae'Qwan Tomlin
Age 25 · 6'10" · 210 lb
Rookie 2025 · 69 games · 7 playoff games
DPM · #260 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
- +2.09
- -2.76 before the first game, -0.67 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.86
- Nov 19 vs HOU · 20 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.72
- Nov 15 vs MEM · 18 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 20 games, vs 0.24 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 25 in 2025-26 ranks 533rd of 1,078 age-25 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Qyntel Woods, 2005-06.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qyntel Woods 2005-06 | 25 | -0.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Anthony Tolliver 2009-10 | 24 | -0.9 | +0.3, +0.1, +0.1, +0.8, +0.5 | 87 |
| Victor Claver 2013-14 | 25 | -1.1 | -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Carlos Delfino 2006-07 | 24 | -0.4 | -0.6, under 10 games, -0.3, -0.1, -0.9 | 85 |
| Justin Hamilton 2014-15 | 25 | -0.3 | under 10 games, -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Stephen Graham 2007-08 | 25 | -0.6 | -2.4, -1.8, -4.1, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Antoine Wright 2008-09 | 25 | -0.4 | -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Luke Babbitt 2013-14 | 24 | -1.1 | -0.9, -1.4, -0.8, -1.8, under 10 games | 85 |
| Reggie Bullock 2015-16 | 25 | -0.7 | -0.6, -0.1, -0.3, -1.5, -0.1 | 85 |
| Robbie Hummel 2014-15 | 26 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Nae'Qwan'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 Nae'Qwan Tomlin's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $1.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $0.7M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$0.8M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.6
- 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 | CLE | 25 | 64 +7 | 15.7 | -0.67 | -0.73 | +0.06 | 533rd of 1078 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 24 | 5 | 12.7 | -3.55 | -1.99 | -1.56 | — |
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 0.0 projected minutes and a pace of 95.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 16.5 | 0.0 |
| Rebounds | 9.6 | 0.0 |
| Offensive | 4.1 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 5.5 | 0.0 |
| Assists | 2.5 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| FG attempts | 14.1 | 0.0 |
| FT attempts | 3.2 | 0.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 46.8% · 30.1% · 74.5% | |