Liam McNeeley

Charlotte Hornets · F

Age 21 · 6'7" · 210 lb

Pick #29, 2025 Draft · Rookie 2026 · 37 games

DPM · #417 of 523

-2.0
Offense -1.4 Defense -0.6 Market -2.2 · playoffs -2.2 Last played Nov 9, 2026

Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

CompAgeDPM thenNext 5 seasonsMatch
P.J. Washington 2019-2021-1.9 -0.4, +0.3, -0.3, +0.2, +0.5 94
CJ Elleby 2020-2120-1.9 -3.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 92
Jaylen Brown 2016-1720-2.1 +0.5, +0.3, +1.2, +2.2, +4.2 92
Malachi Richardson 2016-1721-1.9 -1.7, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 92
Dzanan Musa 2019-2021-2.1 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 91
Cam Reddish 2019-2020-1.6 -1.2, -1.4, -1.9, -1.2, -1.6 91
Mario Hezonja 2015-1621-1.7 -2.5, -0.8, -1.6, -2.3, under 10 games 90
Jordan Hamilton 2011-1221-1.8 -1.6, -0.8, -1.5, -1.7, under 10 games 89
Nassir Little 2019-2020-2.1 -2.0, +0.1, -1.8, -2.7, under 10 games 89
Kevin Huerter 2018-1920-1.7 -1.4, -0.6, -0.1, +0.8, +0.6 89

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Liam'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 Liam McNeeley's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

  1. 1 Liam McNeeley CHA Self
    -2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.4 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:21.9points8.3rebounds4.0assistsP/R/A
    100.0
  2. -2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.5 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:20.5points8.9rebounds2.6assistsP/R/A
    92.3
  3. -2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.2 Defense -0.8 Per 100 possessions:19.0points5.9rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A
    90.7
  4. -2.2DPMDPM Offense -2.0 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:17.1points8.2rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A
    89.5
  5. -1.6DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:20.2points11.2rebounds2.2assistsP/R/A
    89.0
  6. -2.3DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:17.8points9.4rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A
    88.8
  7. -2.1DPMDPM Offense -1.9 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:19.1points8.7rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A
    88.8
  8. -1.7DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:19.2points6.1rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
    88.7
  9. -2.2DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:19.0points7.5rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A
    88.5
  10. -2.0DPMDPM Offense -1.2 Defense -0.8 Per 100 possessions:17.9points5.4rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
    88.2
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 Liam McNeeley's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value
-$0.6M
DARKO's market estimate
Salary
$2.9M
Actual
Surplus
-$3.5M
Value minus salary
WARP
0.0
Wins above replacement
Seasons left
3.6
Projected, within 15
Retires at
25.1
Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Liam McNeeley, season by season
SeasonTeamAgeGamesMPGDPMOffDefFor his age
2026-27 so farCHA21610.4-2.00-1.43-0.57—
2025-26CHA203111.9-1.64-0.96-0.68200th of 354

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 5.0 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 96.3.

Liam McNeeley, projected box score
StatPer 100Per game
Points21.92.2
Rebounds8.30.8
Offensive2.00.2
Defensive6.40.6
Assists4.00.4
Steals1.40.1
Blocks0.40.0
Turnovers2.80.3
3-pt attempts9.81.0
FG attempts17.21.7
FT attempts5.30.5
FG% · 3P% · FT%41.3% · 34.9% · 79.5%