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
- +0.58
- -1.75 before the first game, -1.17 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.83
- Jan 21 vs DET · 27 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.79
- Nov 8 vs SAS · 18 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.10
- Last 20 games, vs 0.22 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.
-1.2 at age 24 in 2025-26 ranks 685th of 1,185 age-24 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Brodric Thomas, 2020-21.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brodric Thomas 2020-21 | 24 | -1.2 | -0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| John Salmons 2003-04 | 24 | -1.4 | -1.0, -1.8, -1.5, -1.8, -1.1 | 90 |
| Myke Henry 2017-18 | 25 | -1.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Royce O'Neale 2017-18 | 24 | -1.2 | -1.2, -0.7, -0.3, -0.1, -0.5 | 90 |
| Donny Marshall 1996-97 | 24 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.2 | 89 |
| Jamal Mashburn 1996-97 | 24 | -1.0 | -0.6, -0.4, +0.7, +0.9, +0.8 | 89 |
| Francisco Garcia 2005-06 | 24 | -1.2 | -0.4, +0.8, -0.5, -0.8, -0.1 | 89 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith 2017-18 | 24 | -1.0 | -0.4, +0.3, +0.7, +1.3, +0.4 | 89 |
| Langston Galloway 2015-16 | 24 | -1.5 | -1.1, -1.5, -1.1, -0.9, -1.5 | 89 |
| Kenrich Williams 2018-19 | 24 | -0.8 | -0.8, -1.4, +0.6, +0.8, +0.7 | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Micah'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 Micah Peavy's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $4.9M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.3M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$3.6M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 2.8
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.5
- 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 | 24 | 61 | 15.0 | -1.17 | -1.57 | +0.40 | 685th of 1185 |
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 34.9 projected minutes and a pace of 102.5.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 14.3 | 10.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.0 | 4.5 |
| Offensive | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Defensive | 4.0 | 3.0 |
| Assists | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| Steals | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.5 | 3.3 |
| FG attempts | 14.1 | 10.5 |
| FT attempts | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.6% · 32.4% · 74.7% | |
