Elijah Harkless
Age 26 · 6'3" · 195 lb
Rookie 2025 · 36 games
DPM · #383 of 530
-1.6Game 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
- +0.52
- -2.13 before the first game, -1.61 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.55
- Feb 26 vs NOP · 21 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.52
- Mar 19 vs MIL · 34 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.22
- Last 13 games, vs 0.15 in the first 13. 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.
-1.6 at age 26 in 2025-26 ranks 782nd of 1,010 age-26 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Keith McLeod, 2005-06.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keith McLeod 2005-06 | 26 | -1.5 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Nando De Colo 2012-13 | 25 | -1.7 | -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Ben Hansbrough 2012-13 | 25 | -1.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Junior Harrington 2006-07 | 26 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Diante Garrett 2013-14 | 25 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Ryan Arcidiacono 2019-20 | 25 | -1.4 | -1.1, -1.3, -2.0, -2.4, under 10 games | 87 |
| Shane Larkin 2017-18 | 25 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Tomas Satoransky 2016-17 | 25 | -1.7 | -0.9, +0.2, -0.4, -0.1, -1.6 | 87 |
| Anthony Carter 2000-01 | 25 | -1.7 | -2.7, -2.3, under 10 games, -2.2, -2.1 | 86 |
| Royal Ivey 2007-08 | 26 | -2.0 | -1.7, -1.6, -2.2, -2.2, -1.4 | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Elijah'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 Elijah Harkless's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $2.7M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$1.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- 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 | UTA | 26 | 26 | 21.0 | -1.61 | -1.80 | +0.19 | 782nd of 1010 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 25 | 10 | 13.8 | -2.12 | -1.91 | -0.21 | — |
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 23.7 projected minutes and a pace of 95.0.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.6 | 8.3 |
| Rebounds | 5.3 | 2.5 |
| Offensive | 1.1 | 0.5 |
| Defensive | 4.3 | 2.0 |
| Assists | 5.9 | 2.8 |
| Steals | 2.4 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 1.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.1 | 3.8 |
| FG attempts | 16.2 | 7.6 |
| FT attempts | 5.6 | 2.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 38.7% · 30.6% · 74.5% | |