Noa Essengue Profile

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
Patrick Williams 2020-21	19	-2.1	-2.0, -1.2, -0.3, -1.4, -2.5	91
Sergey Karasev 2013-14	20	-1.7	-0.3, -0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	90
Troy Brown Jr. 2018-19	19	-1.9	-1.6, -0.5, -0.7, -0.8, -2.2	89
Jaylen Brown 2016-17	20	-2.1	+0.5, +0.3, +1.2, +2.2, +4.2	89
Aaron Gordon 2014-15	19	-1.5	+1.1, +0.2, +1.0, +1.2, +0.9	89
Andray Blatche 2005-06	19	-2.1	-1.4, -2.2, -1.3, -0.6, -0.7	89
Nassir Little 2019-20	20	-2.1	-2.0, +0.1, -1.8, -2.7, under 10 games	89
Cam Reddish 2019-20	20	-1.6	-1.2, -1.4, -1.9, -1.2, -1.6	88
Deni Avdija 2020-21	20	-2.1	-1.2, -0.5, -0.1, +1.1, +1.8	88
Sasha Pavlovic 2003-04	20	-1.8	-2.1, -1.5, -0.2, -1.9, -1.2	88

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Noa's 2026-27 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.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Noa Essengue's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Noa Essengue CHI Self

-1.2DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.7points9.7rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Allen Graves TOR ↗

-1.1DPMDPM Offense -1.2 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:17.8points9.8rebounds2.8assistsP/R/A
93.2
3 Zaccharie Risacher DAL ↗

-1.1DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:20.9points9.2rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
90.4
4 Asa Newell ATL ↗

-0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:21.0points10.8rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A
89.6
5 Thomas Sorber OKC ↗

-1.2DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:20.4points12.1rebounds2.6assistsP/R/A
89.1
6 Bilal Coulibaly WAS ↗

-1.6DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:18.5points7.4rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A
88.0
7 Tidjane Salaün CHA ↗

-1.6DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:20.2points11.2rebounds2.2assistsP/R/A
87.8
8 Gradey Dick LAC ↗

-1.0DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:23.1points7.7rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
87.3
9 Johnny Furphy IND ↗

-0.9DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense +0.6 Per 100 possessions:15.1points10.7rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A
86.5
10 Danny Wolf BKN ↗

-1.2DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:21.4points11.7rebounds5.4assistsP/R/A
86.5

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Noa Essengue's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $0.1M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $5.7M; Actual
Surplus: -$5.6M; Value minus salary
WARP: 0.6; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 3.8; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 24.1; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Noa Essengue, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	CHI	19	9	13.8	-1.88	-1.73	-0.15	—
2025-26	CHI	19	2	3.0	-1.22	-1.13	-0.09	—

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.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 10.7 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 100.4.

Noa Essengue, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	18.7	4.2
Rebounds	9.7	2.2
Offensive	3.8	0.9
Defensive	5.8	1.3
Assists	3.0	0.7
Steals	1.6	0.4
Blocks	0.9	0.2
Turnovers	2.3	0.5
3-pt attempts	6.5	1.4
FG attempts	15.6	3.5
FT attempts	5.5	1.2
FG% · 3P% · FT%	45.2% · 31.7% · 69.2%