Nique Clifford
Age 24 · 6'5" · 175 lb
Pick #24, 2025 Draft · Rookie 2026 · 75 games
DPM · #412 of 530
-1.8Game 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
- +0.35
- -2.17 before the first game, -1.81 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.99
- Nov 1 vs MIL · 16 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.87
- Oct 22 vs PHX · 24 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.19
- Last 20 games, vs 0.24 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.
-1.8 at age 24 in 2025-26 ranks 893rd of 1,185 age-24 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Roger Mason Jr., 2003-04.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roger Mason Jr. 2003-04 | 23 | -1.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -1.7, -0.6, -0.5 | 92 |
| Jerian Grant 2015-16 | 23 | -1.9 | +0.2, -0.4, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Kent Bazemore 2012-13 | 23 | -1.8 | -1.9, -1.0, -0.5, -0.9, +0.1 | 92 |
| Darrun Hilliard 2016-17 | 23 | -2.1 | -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Luke Jackson 2005-06 | 24 | -2.1 | -1.7, -1.4, 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 |
| Justin James 2019-20 | 23 | -2.0 | -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Markel Brown 2015-16 | 24 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Cleanthony Early 2014-15 | 23 | -2.2 | -3.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Garrett Temple 2009-10 | 24 | -1.8 | -1.6, under 10 games, -1.0, -1.8, -0.9 | 91 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Nique'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 Nique Clifford's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $1.8M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $3.1M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$1.4M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 5.4
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.5
- 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 | SAC | 24 | 75 | 25.1 | -1.81 | -1.62 | -0.19 | 893rd 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.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 34.0 projected minutes and a pace of 98.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.1 | 13.3 |
| Rebounds | 6.7 | 4.7 |
| Offensive | 1.6 | 1.1 |
| Defensive | 5.1 | 3.5 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 3.5 |
| Steals | 2.1 | 1.5 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 3.7 | 2.5 |
| 3-pt attempts | 6.0 | 4.2 |
| FG attempts | 17.3 | 12.1 |
| FT attempts | 3.1 | 2.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 41.4% · 33.0% · 75.2% | |