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
- +0.27
- -1.75 before the first game, -1.48 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +1.01
- Nov 2 vs PHX · 5 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.70
- Mar 9 vs PHI · 4 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.46
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jake Layman 2018-19 | 25 | -1.4 | -1.0, -0.4, -0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Marko Guduric 2019-20 | 25 | -1.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Damyean Dotson 2019-20 | 25 | -1.6 | -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Rasual Butler 2003-04 | 24 | -1.3 | -0.9, +0.1, -0.4, -0.7, -0.8 | 91 |
| C.J. Wilcox 2015-16 | 25 | -1.2 | -3.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Justin Jackson 2020-21 | 26 | -1.6 | under 10 games, -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Kyle Singler 2012-13 | 24 | -1.7 | -1.0, -1.5, -2.3, -1.8, -2.0 | 90 |
| Kelan Martin 2020-21 | 25 | -1.6 | -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Eric Washington 1998-99 | 25 | -1.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Bostjan Nachbar 2005-06 | 25 | -1.8 | -0.1, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Riley'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 Riley Minix's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $2.9M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$1.6M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.8
- 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 | CLE | 25 | 9 | 6.5 | -1.48 | -0.83 | -0.65 | — |
| 2024-25 | SAS | 24 | 1 | 6.8 | -2.08 | -1.59 | -0.50 | — |
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. It projects no minutes for Riley Minix right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.8 | — |
| Rebounds | 7.0 | — |
| Offensive | 1.9 | — |
| Defensive | 5.1 | — |
| Assists | 2.9 | — |
| Steals | 1.5 | — |
| Blocks | 1.0 | — |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.3 | — |
| FG attempts | 15.1 | — |
| FT attempts | 3.3 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.9% · 32.0% · 76.3% | |
