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
- +0.05
- -2.27 before the first game, -2.22 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.39
- Apr 12 vs NOP · 31 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.23
- Apr 7 vs IND · 3 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.15
- Average size of a game's change this season. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryce Drew 1998-99 | 24 | -2.5 | -1.8, -1.8, -0.5, -1.0, -1.4 | 93 |
| Khalid Reeves 1996-97 | 24 | -2.1 | -0.9, -0.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Lawrence Moten 1996-97 | 25 | -1.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Igor Rakocevic 2002-03 | 25 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Lionel Chalmers 2004-05 | 24 | -2.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Dan Dickau 2002-03 | 24 | -2.5 | -1.8, -1.1, -1.0, -0.2, -0.6 | 90 |
| Jannero Pargo 2003-04 | 24 | -2.3 | -2.4, -2.1, -0.9, -0.9, under 10 games | 90 |
| Luke Jackson 2005-06 | 24 | -2.1 | -1.7, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Keith Bogans 2004-05 | 24 | -2.1 | -0.8, -0.7, +0.7, +0.2, -1.1 | 89 |
| Andre Owens 2005-06 | 25 | -2.6 | under 10 games, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Zyon'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 Zyon Pullin's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$0.9M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.4
- 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 | MIN | 25 | 5 | 8.5 | -2.22 | -1.40 | -0.83 | — |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 24 | 3 | 0.9 | -2.15 | -1.74 | -0.41 | — |
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 1.7 projected minutes and a pace of 94.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.4 | 0.6 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 0.2 |
| Offensive | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Defensive | 4.5 | 0.1 |
| Assists | 5.0 | 0.2 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.1 | 0.2 |
| FG attempts | 14.8 | 0.5 |
| FT attempts | 3.9 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.2% · 26.8% · 75.2% | |
