Nikola Topić
Age 20 · 6'6" · 200 lb
Pick #12, 2024 Draft · Rookie 2025 · 10 games · 9 playoff games
DPM · #435 of 530
-2.0Game 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
- -1.02
- -1.01 before the first game, -2.03 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.67
- Apr 12 vs PHX · 39 min
- Biggest drop
- -1.20
- Feb 12 vs MIL · 12 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.09
- Last 9 games, vs 0.32 in the first 9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Ntilikina 2018-19 | 20 | -2.2 | -1.5, -0.2, -0.5, -0.9, under 10 games | 88 |
| Nico Mannion 2020-21 | 20 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Marquis Teague 2012-13 | 20 | -2.2 | -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. 2018-19 | 21 | -2.4 | -2.8, -1.3, -0.8, -0.3, +1.1 | 85 |
| Elie Okobo 2018-19 | 21 | -2.0 | -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Kira Lewis Jr. 2020-21 | 20 | -1.8 | -2.3, -0.7, -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Brandon Knight 2012-13 | 21 | -2.4 | -0.9, -1.5, -1.6, -3.4, under 10 games | 83 |
| Javaris Crittenton 2008-09 | 21 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Kevin Huerter 2018-19 | 20 | -1.8 | -1.6, -0.6, -0.3, +0.2, +0.5 | 83 |
| Sasha Vujacic 2004-05 | 21 | -2.4 | -0.5, -0.4, +0.2, -0.3, -0.4 | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Nikola'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 Nikola Topić's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $5.2M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$5.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 21.0
- 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 | OKC | 20 | 10 +9 | 16.0 | -2.03 | -1.42 | -0.61 | — |
| 2024-25 | OKC | 19 | 0 | — | -0.92 | -0.55 | -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. It projects no minutes for Nikola Topić right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.1 | — |
| Rebounds | 6.8 | — |
| Offensive | 2.1 | — |
| Defensive | 4.7 | — |
| Assists | 8.2 | — |
| Steals | 1.7 | — |
| Blocks | 0.5 | — |
| Turnovers | 4.0 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.2 | — |
| FG attempts | 15.4 | — |
| FT attempts | 3.4 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.7% · 29.2% · 67.2% | |