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
- +1.25
- -2.56 before the first game, -1.31 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +1.18
- Nov 29 vs MIL · 30 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.66
- Mar 16 vs POR · 24 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.28
- Last 20 games, vs 0.28 in the first 20. 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.
-1.3 at age 21 in 2025-26 ranks 297th of 571 age-21 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Moritz Wagner, 2018-19.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moritz Wagner 2018-19 | 21 | -1.5 | -0.4, -1.0, -1.0, -0.3, +0.3 | 89 |
| Omari Spellman 2019-20 | 22 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Austin Daye 2009-10 | 21 | -1.2 | -1.1, -2.6, -1.9, -1.8, -2.4 | 89 |
| Markieff Morris 2011-12 | 22 | -1.2 | -1.4, -0.3, +0.1, +0.1, +0.8 | 88 |
| Luka Samanic 2020-21 | 21 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Sean May 2005-06 | 22 | -1.4 | +0.2, under 10 games, -3.1, -1.5, under 10 games | 86 |
| Donatas Motiejunas 2012-13 | 22 | -0.9 | -1.0, -0.8, -0.6, -1.9, under 10 games | 86 |
| Guerschon Yabusele 2017-18 | 22 | -1.3 | -1.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Bruno Fernando 2019-20 | 21 | -1.3 | -2.4, -2.1, -1.7, -1.3, -0.9 | 86 |
| Richaun Holmes 2015-16 | 22 | -1.3 | -0.8, -0.1, -0.2, +1.7, +1.4 | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Danny'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 Danny Wolf's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $4.5M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.8M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$1.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 7.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 29.2
- 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 | BKN | 21 | 57 | 20.8 | -1.31 | -1.09 | -0.22 | 297th of 571 |
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 21.3 projected minutes and a pace of 94.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 23.0 | 9.6 |
| Rebounds | 11.9 | 5.0 |
| Offensive | 2.5 | 1.0 |
| Defensive | 9.4 | 3.9 |
| Assists | 5.4 | 2.3 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.5 |
| Blocks | 1.4 | 0.6 |
| Turnovers | 4.2 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 8.4 | 3.5 |
| FG attempts | 20.1 | 8.4 |
| FT attempts | 5.2 | 2.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 41.5% · 31.9% · 74.4% | |
