Nique Clifford Profile

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
Terrel Harris 2011-12	24	-2.1	-3.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	94
Lawrence Moten 1996-97	25	-2.0	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	94
Luke Jackson 2005-06	24	-2.2	-1.1, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	92
Lamar Patterson 2015-16	24	-2.2	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	91
Vassilis Spanoulis 2006-07	24	-2.0	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	91
Nicolas Brussino 2016-17	24	-1.8	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	91
Ron Baker 2016-17	24	-1.6	-0.3, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	91
Chris Robinson 1997-98	24	-2.2	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	91
Jarrell Brantley 2020-21	25	-1.5	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	90
Donny Marshall 1996-97	24	-1.7	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -3.0	90

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Nique's 2026-27 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.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Nique Clifford's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Nique Clifford OKC Self

-1.8DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:18.5points7.1rebounds5.7assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Keshon Gilbert ATL ↗

-1.9DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:16.0points5.6rebounds6.7assistsP/R/A
91.0
3 Chaney Johnson BKN ↗

-1.5DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:16.7points8.6rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
90.8
4 Trey Alexander UTA ↗

-1.4DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:18.9points5.6rebounds4.6assistsP/R/A
90.6
5 Quadir Copeland HOU ↗

-2.1DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:16.8points6.9rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A
90.5
6 Patrick Williams CHI ↗

-2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.9 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:16.7points7.3rebounds3.8assistsP/R/A
90.3
7 Brooks Barnhizer OKC ↗

-2.1DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:16.7points9.6rebounds4.1assistsP/R/A
90.2
8 Drew Timme PHX ↗

-2.0DPMDPM Offense -2.2 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:21.1points9.1rebounds4.3assistsP/R/A
89.4
9 Bronny James LAL ↗

-1.8DPMDPM Offense -1.4 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:17.1points4.7rebounds6.5assistsP/R/A
88.9
10 Dailyn Swain CHI ↗

-2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.9 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:18.0points7.6rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
88.4

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Nique Clifford's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $0.5M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $3.3M; Actual
Surplus: -$2.7M; Value minus salary
WARP: 0.2; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 2.8; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 28.0; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Nique Clifford, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	OKC	24	10	8.5	-1.87	-1.58	-0.29	—
2025-26	SAC	24	75	25.1	-1.97	-1.82	-0.15	958th of 1185

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.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 11.5 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 97.0.

Nique Clifford, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	18.5	4.3
Rebounds	7.1	1.6
Offensive	1.6	0.4
Defensive	5.5	1.3
Assists	5.7	1.3
Steals	1.8	0.4
Blocks	0.6	0.1
Turnovers	2.9	0.7
3-pt attempts	6.4	1.5
FG attempts	16.9	3.9
FT attempts	3.1	0.7
FG% · 3P% · FT%	42.4% · 34.3% · 75.6%