Blake Hinson
Age 26 · 6'8" · 230 lb
Rookie 2026 · 14 games
DPM · #317 of 530
-1.1Game 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
- +0.97
- -2.12 before the first game, -1.14 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.54
- Apr 10 vs MEM · 35 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.42
- Mar 9 vs GSW · 28 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.29
- Last 6 games, vs 0.17 in the first 6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bojan Bogdanovic 2014-15 | 26 | -1.4 | -3.0, -1.1, -0.2, -0.2, +0.4 | 88 |
| Mike Penberthy 2000-01 | 26 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Mychal Mulder 2020-21 | 26 | -1.4 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Paul Watson 2020-21 | 26 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Matt Thomas 2019-20 | 26 | -0.8 | -1.8, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Gary Neal 2010-11 | 26 | -0.8 | -0.4, -1.0, -2.4, -2.8, -3.5 | 84 |
| Cartier Martin 2010-11 | 26 | -0.9 | -0.9, -1.0, -0.6, -1.8, under 10 games | 84 |
| Bryant Stith 1996-97 | 26 | -0.9 | -2.4, -2.3, -1.0, -0.5, -1.3 | 84 |
| Hubert Davis 1996-97 | 26 | -1.8 | -1.1, -1.6, -2.4, -2.1, -1.8 | 84 |
| Bogdan Bogdanovic 2017-18 | 25 | -1.6 | -0.9, -0.1, +0.9, +2.0, +1.5 | 84 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Blake'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 Blake Hinson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $1.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$0.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 3.1
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.4
- 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 | UTA | 26 | 14 | 20.4 | -1.14 | +0.06 | -1.20 | — |
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 30.7 projected minutes and a pace of 100.0.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 24.6 | 15.7 |
| Rebounds | 5.7 | 3.7 |
| Offensive | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| Defensive | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| Assists | 3.2 | 2.1 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.8 | 1.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 11.5 | 7.3 |
| FG attempts | 18.7 | 11.9 |
| FT attempts | 2.8 | 1.8 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 45.5% · 37.7% · 76.0% | |