Jamir Watkins
Age 24 · 6'7" · 210 lb
Pick #43, 2025 Draft · Rookie 2026 · 50 games
DPM · #231 of 530
-0.5Game 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
- +1.28
- -1.76 before the first game, -0.48 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +1.46
- Jan 24 vs CHA · 29 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.85
- Apr 7 vs CHI · 22 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.27
- Last 20 games, vs 0.28 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.
-0.5 at age 24 in 2025-26 ranks 459th of 1,185 age-24 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Troy Williams, 2018-19.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Williams 2018-19 | 24 | -0.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Kenrich Williams 2018-19 | 24 | -0.8 | -0.8, -1.4, +0.6, +0.8, +0.7 | 89 |
| James Ennis III 2014-15 | 24 | 0.0 | +0.4, +0.1, -1.1, -0.4, -0.6 | 89 |
| Jarrell Brantley 2020-21 | 25 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Cody Martin 2019-20 | 24 | -0.8 | 0.0, +1.0, under 10 games, -0.6, -0.6 | 88 |
| Damien Wilkins 2004-05 | 25 | -0.4 | -1.2, -2.2, -3.0, -3.0, -2.0 | 88 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith 2017-18 | 24 | -1.0 | -0.4, +0.3, +0.7, +1.3, +0.4 | 88 |
| Francisco Garcia 2006-07 | 25 | -0.4 | +0.8, -0.5, -0.8, -0.1, -0.9 | 88 |
| Chris Johnson 2014-15 | 24 | -0.6 | 0.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Jamal Mashburn 1996-97 | 24 | -1.0 | -0.6, -0.4, +0.7, +0.9, +0.8 | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jamir'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 Jamir Watkins's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $13.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$11.6M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 4.4
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.1
- 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 | WAS | 24 | 50 | 20.6 | -0.48 | -0.93 | +0.45 | 459th 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 26.2 projected minutes and a pace of 98.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.3 | 9.9 |
| Rebounds | 8.4 | 4.5 |
| Offensive | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| Defensive | 6.2 | 3.4 |
| Assists | 3.6 | 1.9 |
| Steals | 2.3 | 1.2 |
| Blocks | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 1.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 7.8 | 4.2 |
| FG attempts | 14.9 | 8.0 |
| FT attempts | 3.9 | 2.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.9% · 32.7% · 71.8% | |