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
- -0.18
- -2.28 before the first game, -2.46 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.60
- Feb 7 vs ORL · 32 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.55
- Dec 20 vs ORL · 28 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.15
- 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.
-2.5 at age 21 in 2025-26 ranks 479th of 571 age-21 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Jay Williams, 2002-03.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jay Williams 2002-03 | 21 | -2.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Dennis Smith Jr. 2018-19 | 21 | -2.4 | -2.8, -1.3, -0.8, -0.3, +1.1 | 86 |
| Emmanuel Mudiay 2016-17 | 21 | -1.9 | -3.3, -2.5, -3.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Sebastian Telfair 2005-06 | 20 | -1.7 | -1.5, -2.6, -1.8, -2.4, -2.5 | 85 |
| William Avery 2000-01 | 21 | -2.7 | -2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. 2020-21 | 21 | -1.7 | -0.2, +0.4, under 10 games, +0.2, +0.5 | 83 |
| God Shammgod 1997-98 | 21 | -2.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Tony Wroten 2013-14 | 21 | -2.3 | -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| D'Angelo Russell 2016-17 | 21 | -1.8 | -1.1, +0.6, -0.9, -0.5, +0.6 | 82 |
| Dennis Schroder 2014-15 | 21 | -1.3 | +0.8, -0.5, -0.5, -0.8, +0.5 | 82 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Isaiah'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 Isaiah Collier's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$3.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.6M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$5.8M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.4
- Projected
- Retires at
- 22.2
- 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 | 21 | 59 | 25.7 | -2.46 | -0.93 | -1.53 | 479th of 571 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 20 | 71 | 25.9 | -2.43 | -1.21 | -1.22 | 277th 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 30.3 projected minutes and a pace of 95.9.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 24.3 | 14.7 |
| Rebounds | 5.3 | 3.2 |
| Offensive | 0.9 | 0.5 |
| Defensive | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| Assists | 11.3 | 6.9 |
| Steals | 2.0 | 1.2 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.5 | 2.7 |
| FG attempts | 21.5 | 13.0 |
| FT attempts | 7.4 | 4.5 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.3% · 28.1% · 69.6% | |
