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
- +0.30
- -1.80 before the first game, -1.50 now
- Biggest boost
- +1.07
- Nov 12 vs ORL · 2 min
- Biggest drop
- -1.04
- Nov 22 vs ORL · 3 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.29
- Last 18 games, vs 0.33 in the first 18. 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.
-1.5 at age 20 in 2025-26 ranks 179th of 354 age-20 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Martell Webster, 2006-07.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martell Webster 2006-07 | 20 | -1.3 | -0.5, under 10 games, -0.1, -1.2, -0.6 | 91 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. 2016-17 | 21 | -1.6 | -1.3, -0.7, +0.5, -2.0, -0.8 | 90 |
| Zeke Nnaji 2020-21 | 20 | -1.8 | -1.8, -1.3, -3.2, -1.7, -2.0 | 90 |
| Nassir Little 2020-21 | 21 | -1.9 | -0.4, -2.2, -2.6, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Evan Fournier 2013-14 | 21 | -1.4 | -1.0, -0.4, -0.2, -0.3, -0.2 | 90 |
| Mario Hezonja 2015-16 | 21 | -1.5 | -2.7, -0.7, -1.0, -2.4, under 10 games | 89 |
| Dzanan Musa 2019-20 | 21 | -1.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Sasha Pavlovic 2004-05 | 21 | -1.8 | -1.4, -0.2, -2.1, -1.0, -3.1 | 88 |
| Kevin Huerter 2019-20 | 21 | -1.6 | -0.6, -0.3, +0.2, +0.5, +0.2 | 88 |
| Rodions Kurucs 2018-19 | 21 | -1.5 | -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Pacôme'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 Pacôme Dadiet's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.8M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.6M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 4.1
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.0
- 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 | NYK | 20 | 29 +7 | 4.7 | -1.50 | -0.47 | -1.03 | 179th of 354 |
| 2024-25 | NYK | 19 | 18 +2 | 6.2 | -1.76 | -1.56 | -0.20 | — |
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 0.6 projected minutes and a pace of 98.1.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.3 | 0.2 |
| Rebounds | 9.2 | 0.1 |
| Offensive | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 7.1 | 0.1 |
| Assists | 2.6 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 11.4 | 0.1 |
| FG attempts | 19.9 | 0.3 |
| FT attempts | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 36.3% · 29.6% · 70.7% | |
