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
- +0.46
- -2.29 before the first game, -1.83 now
- Biggest boost
- +0.29
- Mar 22 vs WAS · 3 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.21
- Feb 3 vs WAS · 9 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.18
- Average size of a game's change this season. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pat Connaughton 2016-17 | 24 | -1.7 | -1.3, -0.5, -0.8, -0.1, -0.1 | 93 |
| DaQuan Jeffries 2020-21 | 23 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -1.8, -2.6, under 10 games | 91 |
| Lamar Patterson 2015-16 | 24 | -1.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Terrel Harris 2011-12 | 24 | -2.1 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Nicolas Brussino 2016-17 | 24 | -1.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Georges Niang 2016-17 | 23 | -2.2 | under 10 games, -2.2, -1.2, -0.3, -1.1 | 89 |
| Darrun Hilliard 2016-17 | 23 | -2.1 | -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Cleanthony Early 2014-15 | 23 | -2.2 | -3.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Edmond Sumner 2019-20 | 24 | -1.7 | -1.2, under 10 games, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Victor Claver 2012-13 | 24 | -2.2 | -1.1, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Dillon'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 Dillon Jones's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.8M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.9
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.5
- 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 | NYK | 24 | 7 | 5.6 | -1.76 | -1.56 | -0.20 | — |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 23 | 55 +10 | 10.1 | -2.42 | -2.08 | -0.34 | 930th of 1100 |
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 Dillon Jones right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 13.2 | — |
| Rebounds | 9.6 | — |
| Offensive | 2.4 | — |
| Defensive | 7.2 | — |
| Assists | 3.3 | — |
| Steals | 1.4 | — |
| Blocks | 0.5 | — |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.4 | — |
| FG attempts | 12.7 | — |
| FT attempts | 3.3 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 36.6% · 31.0% · 73.0% | |
