David Jones
Age 24 · 6'6" · 210 lb
Rookie 2026 · 11 games
DPM · #324 of 530
-1.2Game 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
- +0.80
- -2.00 before the first game, -1.20 now
- Biggest boost
- +0.43
- Dec 5 vs CLE · 10 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.43
- Nov 2 vs PHX · 5 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.16
- Last 5 games, vs 0.22 in the first 5. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Salmons 2003-04 | 24 | -1.4 | -1.0, -1.8, -1.5, -1.8, -1.1 | 91 |
| Ron Baker 2016-17 | 24 | -1.2 | +0.1, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| DeAndre' Bembry 2017-18 | 23 | -1.0 | -1.1, -1.0, -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games | 90 |
| Raul Neto 2015-16 | 23 | -1.0 | +0.2, -0.6, -0.5, -0.4, -0.7 | 90 |
| Langston Galloway 2015-16 | 24 | -1.5 | -1.1, -1.5, -1.1, -0.9, -1.5 | 90 |
| Jamal Mashburn 1996-97 | 24 | -1.0 | -0.6, -0.4, +0.7, +0.9, +0.8 | 89 |
| Alex Caruso 2018-19 | 25 | -1.3 | +0.9, +0.4, +0.7, +1.2, +1.9 | 89 |
| Mark Davis 1996-97 | 23 | -1.0 | -0.9, under 10 games, -0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Jarrell Brantley 2020-21 | 25 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Shaquille Harrison 2017-18 | 24 | -1.5 | -0.8, +0.3, -0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to David'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 David Jones'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
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$1.8M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.9
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.4
- 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 | SAS | 24 | 11 | 6.2 | -1.21 | -1.03 | -0.19 | — |
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 13.4 projected minutes and a pace of 93.1.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.5 | 4.6 |
| Rebounds | 7.9 | 2.1 |
| Offensive | 2.3 | 0.6 |
| Defensive | 5.6 | 1.5 |
| Assists | 5.1 | 1.3 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.4 |
| Blocks | 0.7 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 3.1 | 0.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.6 | 1.7 |
| FG attempts | 15.6 | 4.1 |
| FT attempts | 4.0 | 1.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.7% · 27.7% · 68.9% | |