Yuki Kawamura
Age 25 · 5'8" · 159 lb
Rookie 2025 · 40 games
DPM · #215 of 530
-0.3Game 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
- -0.09
- -0.23 before the first game, -0.32 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.50
- Apr 5 vs PHX · 6 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.62
- Feb 1 vs MIA · 27 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.19
- Last 8 games, vs 0.23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Duhon 2007-08 | 25 | -0.2 | -0.8, -0.7, -1.6, -0.9, -1.6 | 88 |
| Phil Pressey 2015-16 | 25 | -0.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Chris Chiozza 2020-21 | 25 | -0.2 | -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Travis Best 1996-97 | 24 | -0.4 | -0.7, -0.3, +2.2, +1.9, +0.9 | 86 |
| Chris Whitney 1996-97 | 25 | 0.0 | -0.7, -0.6, +0.6, -0.5, -0.2 | 86 |
| Sundiata Gaines 2010-11 | 24 | 0.0 | -0.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Cory Alexander 1997-98 | 24 | +0.2 | -0.2, -1.0, -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Jamaal Tinsley 2002-03 | 25 | +0.4 | +1.6, +2.3, +0.8, +0.1, 0.0 | 83 |
| Rodrigue Beaubois 2012-13 | 25 | -0.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Jerian Grant 2017-18 | 25 | -0.4 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Yuki'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 Yuki Kawamura's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $8.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$6.8M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.2
- 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 | CHI | 24 | 18 | 11.6 | -0.32 | -0.83 | +0.51 | — |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 23 | 22 | 4.2 | +0.09 | -0.25 | +0.34 | 283rd of 1100 |
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 2.5 projected minutes and a pace of 95.0.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.1 | 0.8 |
| Rebounds | 5.8 | 0.3 |
| Offensive | 1.0 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 4.8 | 0.2 |
| Assists | 7.8 | 0.4 |
| Steals | 1.8 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.7 | 0.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 10.0 | 0.5 |
| FG attempts | 14.9 | 0.7 |
| FT attempts | 4.0 | 0.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 37.8% · 33.6% · 81.7% | |