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
- -0.21
- -1.86 before the first game, -2.06 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.81
- Nov 8 vs LAL · 27 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.68
- Nov 20 vs SAS · 21 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.12
- Last 20 games, vs 0.27 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.
-2.1 at age 21 in 2025-26 ranks 429th of 571 age-21 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: CJ Elleby, 2020-21.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CJ Elleby 2020-21 | 20 | -2.1 | -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. 2016-17 | 21 | -1.6 | -1.3, -0.7, +0.5, -2.0, -0.8 | 90 |
| Aaron Nesmith 2020-21 | 21 | -2.3 | -1.2, -1.3, -0.1, +1.1, -0.1 | 90 |
| Jaylen Brown 2016-17 | 20 | -2.0 | +0.6, +0.1, +1.3, +2.3, +3.8 | 90 |
| Nassir Little 2019-20 | 20 | -2.1 | -1.9, -0.4, -2.2, -2.6, under 10 games | 89 |
| P.J. Washington 2019-20 | 21 | -2.0 | -0.3, +0.2, -0.6, +0.4, +0.7 | 89 |
| Rodions Kurucs 2018-19 | 21 | -1.5 | -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Rashad Vaughn 2016-17 | 20 | -1.9 | -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Sergey Karasev 2013-14 | 20 | -2.2 | -0.5, -0.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Trey Lyles 2016-17 | 21 | -2.7 | -0.6, -1.4, -1.3, -2.3, -1.0 | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Zaccharie'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 Zaccharie Risacher's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$0.1M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $13.2M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$13.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 22.3
- 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 | ATL | 21 | 67 +3 | 22.4 | -2.06 | -1.66 | -0.41 | 429th of 571 |
| 2024-25 | ATL | 20 | 75 | 24.6 | -1.90 | -0.54 | -1.36 | 227th of 354 |
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 8.4 projected minutes and a pace of 95.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.0 | 3.2 |
| Rebounds | 9.2 | 1.5 |
| Offensive | 2.3 | 0.4 |
| Defensive | 6.9 | 1.2 |
| Assists | 1.9 | 0.3 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.2 |
| Blocks | 1.2 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | 0.4 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.5 | 1.4 |
| FG attempts | 16.8 | 2.8 |
| FT attempts | 3.7 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 43.3% · 35.3% · 66.6% | |
