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
- +0.67
- +0.11 before the first game, +0.78 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.59
- Nov 13 vs IND · 26 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.41
- Oct 31 vs UTA · 19 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- Last 20 games, vs 0.20 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.
+0.8 at age 23 in 2025-26 ranks 177th of 1,100 age-23 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Jared Jeffries, 2005-06.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Jeffries 2005-06 | 24 | +0.9 | +0.4, +0.9, +1.5, +1.5, +1.6 | 87 |
| Kyle Anderson 2016-17 | 23 | +0.4 | +2.0, +0.8, -0.1, +1.7, +0.6 | 87 |
| Julian Wright 2010-11 | 23 | +0.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Jakob Poeltl 2018-19 | 23 | +0.5 | +1.4, +1.8, +1.7, +2.2, +2.1 | 85 |
| Josh McRoberts 2010-11 | 24 | +0.6 | -0.9, -0.8, +0.8, +0.7, 0.0 | 85 |
| Jason Collins 2001-02 | 23 | +0.4 | +1.0, +1.4, +1.2, +0.5, +0.5 | 85 |
| Jordan Bell 2017-18 | 23 | +0.2 | -1.4, -1.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Jan Vesely 2013-14 | 23 | +0.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Luc Mbah a Moute 2009-10 | 23 | +1.3 | +1.6, +1.1, +0.2, -1.3, -1.3 | 84 |
| Andrew Bogut 2008-09 | 24 | +0.6 | +2.6, +2.0, +0.6, +0.8, +2.5 | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Oso'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 Oso Ighodaro's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $23.4M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$21.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 5.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.2
- 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 | PHX | 23 | 82 +4 | 22.1 | +0.78 | -1.17 | +1.95 | 177th of 1100 |
| 2024-25 | PHX | 22 | 61 | 17.1 | -0.66 | -1.82 | +1.16 | 332nd of 813 |
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 17.0 projected minutes and a pace of 94.0.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 14.4 | 4.8 |
| Rebounds | 12.1 | 4.0 |
| Offensive | 4.0 | 1.3 |
| Defensive | 8.1 | 2.7 |
| Assists | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.6 |
| Blocks | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 0.9 |
| 3-pt attempts | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| FG attempts | 10.5 | 3.5 |
| FT attempts | 3.5 | 1.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 62.0% · 12.7% · 49.4% | |
