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
- +0.62
- -1.26 before the first game, -0.63 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.76
- Dec 2 vs SAS · 22 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.58
- Nov 3 vs DET · 15 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.12
- Last 20 games, vs 0.29 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.
-0.6 at age 26 in 2025-26 ranks 541st of 1,010 age-26 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Shammond Williams, 2000-01.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shammond Williams 2000-01 | 26 | -0.7 | +0.4, -1.7, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Dan Dickau 2004-05 | 26 | -1.1 | -1.0, -0.2, -0.6, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Steve Blake 2005-06 | 26 | -1.3 | -1.0, 0.0, +1.5, -0.6, -1.2 | 88 |
| Seth Curry 2015-16 | 25 | -0.8 | +0.8, under 10 games, -0.6, -0.5, +0.2 | 87 |
| Chauncey Billups 2001-02 | 25 | -0.2 | +1.5, +0.8, +1.2, +2.0, +2.5 | 87 |
| Travis Diener 2007-08 | 26 | -1.3 | -1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Monte Morris 2020-21 | 25 | -0.2 | +0.6, -0.2, -0.2, +0.3, under 10 games | 87 |
| Chris Whitney 1997-98 | 26 | -0.7 | -0.6, +0.6, -0.5, -0.2, -2.3 | 86 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic 2018-19 | 26 | -0.9 | -0.1, +0.9, +2.0, +1.5, +1.9 | 86 |
| Jarrett Jack 2008-09 | 25 | -0.8 | -0.6, -2.2, -2.7, -1.6, -2.9 | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Cam'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 Cam Spencer's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $10.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.5M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$8.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.1
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.4
- 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 | MEM | 26 | 72 | 23.8 | -0.63 | +0.47 | -1.11 | 541st of 1010 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 25 | 25 | 10.1 | -1.51 | -0.36 | -1.15 | 760th of 1078 |
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 23.0 projected minutes and a pace of 94.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 21.7 | 9.8 |
| Rebounds | 5.5 | 2.5 |
| Offensive | 1.2 | 0.6 |
| Defensive | 4.3 | 1.9 |
| Assists | 10.4 | 4.7 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.4 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 1.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.9 | 4.0 |
| FG attempts | 17.4 | 7.9 |
| FT attempts | 4.4 | 2.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.8% · 36.1% · 89.5% | |
