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
- -0.21
- -2.66 before the first game, -2.87 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.74
- Apr 10 vs BOS · 24 min
- Biggest drop
- -1.23
- Apr 7 vs UTA · 26 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.98
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Britton Johnsen 2003-04 | 24 | -3.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Ira Newble 2000-01 | 26 | -2.5 | -1.1, -1.3, -2.9, -1.6, -1.6 | 90 |
| Andre Brown 2006-07 | 25 | -2.6 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Jeff Adrien 2010-11 | 25 | -2.4 | under 10 games, -1.8, -1.4, -1.2, under 10 games | 88 |
| Vernon Macklin 2011-12 | 25 | -2.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Ashraf Amaya 1996-97 | 25 | -3.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Chris Hunter 2009-10 | 25 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Andres Nocioni 2004-05 | 25 | -2.9 | -1.7, -1.8, -1.1, -0.8, -1.8 | 86 |
| James Thomas 2005-06 | 25 | -3.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Jerome Jordan 2011-12 | 25 | -2.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Josh'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 Josh Oduro's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$7.5M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$8.9M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.1
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.6
- 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 | NOP | 25 | 3 | 27.3 | -2.87 | -2.42 | -0.46 | — |
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 25.7 projected minutes and a pace of 104.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.1 | 9.6 |
| Rebounds | 11.8 | 6.6 |
| Offensive | 4.9 | 2.7 |
| Defensive | 6.9 | 3.9 |
| Assists | 2.3 | 1.3 |
| Steals | 1.3 | 0.7 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.4 | 1.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| FG attempts | 13.8 | 7.7 |
| FT attempts | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 48.5% · 28.3% · 67.3% | |
