Malachi Smith
Age 26 · 6'4" · 205 lb
Rookie 2026 · 15 games
DPM · #298 of 530
-1.0Game 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
- +1.29
- -2.27 before the first game, -0.98 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.57
- Mar 31 vs CHA · 14 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.54
- Mar 16 vs POR · 18 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.30
- Last 7 games, vs 0.23 in the first 7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dedric Willoughby 1999-00 | 25 | -1.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Rex Walters 1996-97 | 27 | -1.0 | -1.7, -2.2, -2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Brooks Thompson 1996-97 | 26 | -0.8 | -0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Rodney McGruder 2016-17 | 25 | -0.8 | -0.5, -1.2, -2.1, -1.5, -0.9 | 84 |
| Eddie Gill 2003-04 | 25 | -1.0 | -0.2, 0.0, under 10 games, -0.7, under 10 games | 84 |
| Sam Mack 1996-97 | 26 | -0.5 | -1.7, +0.1, -0.9, under 10 games, -1.8 | 83 |
| Rick Brunson 1997-98 | 25 | -0.6 | -1.1, -1.9, -2.2, -1.8, -2.0 | 83 |
| Mike Penberthy 2000-01 | 26 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Greg Graham 1996-97 | 26 | -1.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Matt Thomas 2019-20 | 26 | -0.8 | -1.8, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Malachi'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 Malachi Smith's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $5.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $0.1M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$5.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 3.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 30.0
- 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 | BKN | 26 | 15 | 23.9 | -0.98 | -0.61 | -0.37 | — |
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 36.7 projected minutes and a pace of 95.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.0 | 12.5 |
| Rebounds | 6.5 | 4.7 |
| Offensive | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Defensive | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| Assists | 6.3 | 4.6 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 1.2 |
| Blocks | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.0 | 2.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.7 | 4.9 |
| FG attempts | 13.7 | 10.1 |
| FT attempts | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.0% · 36.3% · 82.4% | |