RayJ Dennis
Age 25 · 6'2" · 180 lb
Rookie 2025 · 28 games
DPM · #397 of 530
-1.7Game 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
- -0.43
- -1.29 before the first game, -1.72 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +1.64
- Oct 26 vs MIN · 27 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.98
- Oct 25 vs MEM · 28 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.19
- Last 8 games, vs 0.50 in the first 8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrett Temple 2010-11 | 24 | -1.6 | under 10 games, -1.0, -1.8, -0.9, -0.3 | 91 |
| Langston Galloway 2015-16 | 24 | -1.5 | -1.1, -1.5, -1.1, -0.9, -1.5 | 88 |
| Lawrence Moten 1996-97 | 25 | -1.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Gary Payton II 2017-18 | 25 | -2.0 | under 10 games, -1.0, -0.3, +1.7, +0.7 | 88 |
| Diante Garrett 2013-14 | 25 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Reggie Geary 1997-98 | 24 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Ish Smith 2012-13 | 24 | -1.6 | -1.0, -1.8, -1.4, 0.0, +0.1 | 87 |
| Shabazz Napier 2015-16 | 24 | -1.7 | 0.0, +0.3, +0.4, +0.3, under 10 games | 87 |
| Edmond Sumner 2019-20 | 24 | -1.7 | -1.2, under 10 games, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Drew Barry 1997-98 | 25 | -1.8 | -1.6, -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to RayJ'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 RayJ Dennis'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
- -$0.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.3
- 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 | ATL | 25 | 17 | 12.1 | -1.72 | -2.07 | +0.35 | — |
| 2024-25 | IND | 24 | 11 | 6.4 | -2.21 | -1.31 | -0.90 | — |
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 RayJ Dennis right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.9 | — |
| Rebounds | 6.1 | — |
| Offensive | 1.3 | — |
| Defensive | 4.8 | — |
| Assists | 5.8 | — |
| Steals | 1.7 | — |
| Blocks | 0.8 | — |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 9.4 | — |
| FG attempts | 15.7 | — |
| FT attempts | 3.0 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 38.5% · 31.6% · 79.2% | |