Craig Porter
Age 26 · 6'2" · 180 lb
Rookie 2024 · 166 games · 13 playoff games
DPM · #256 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
- +0.54
- -1.19 before the first game, -0.65 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.50
- Feb 25 vs MIL · 22 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.68
- Nov 5 vs PHI · 18 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.17
- Last 20 games, vs 0.21 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 26 in 2025-26 ranks 544th of 1,010 age-26 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: DeAndre' Bembry, 2020-21.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre' Bembry 2020-21 | 26 | -0.7 | -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Michael Carter-Williams 2017-18 | 26 | -1.0 | -0.5, +0.9, +0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Sindarius Thornwell 2020-21 | 26 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Caleb Martin 2020-21 | 25 | -0.9 | +0.7, +1.2, +0.3, -1.8, -2.1 | 84 |
| Kris Dunn 2019-20 | 25 | -0.2 | under 10 games, -1.1, -1.2, -0.3, +1.6 | 84 |
| Cody Martin 2020-21 | 25 | 0.0 | +1.0, under 10 games, -0.6, -0.6, under 10 games | 84 |
| Ronnie Price 2009-10 | 26 | -1.5 | -1.5, -1.1, -1.3, -1.2, -0.5 | 84 |
| Kenrich Williams 2019-20 | 25 | -0.8 | -1.4, +0.6, +0.8, +0.7, +1.4 | 84 |
| Garrett Temple 2012-13 | 26 | -1.0 | -1.8, -0.9, -0.3, -1.6, -2.4 | 84 |
| Cory Alexander 1999-00 | 26 | -1.0 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.5 | 84 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Craig'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 Craig Porter's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $1.7M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.2M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$0.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CLE | 26 | 64 +7 | 17.9 | -0.65 | -1.74 | +1.09 | 544th of 1010 |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 25 | 51 +6 | 10.1 | -1.25 | -1.08 | -0.17 | 703rd of 1078 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 24 | 51 | 12.7 | -0.73 | -0.56 | -0.16 | 534th of 1185 |
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 0.3 projected minutes and a pace of 95.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 12.4 | 0.1 |
| Rebounds | 9.1 | 0.0 |
| Offensive | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 6.0 | 0.0 |
| Assists | 7.7 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 2.0 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.5 | 0.0 |
| FG attempts | 11.0 | 0.1 |
| FT attempts | 2.2 | 0.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 43.1% · 29.4% · 64.5% | |