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
- -0.01
- -2.83 before the first game, -2.84 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.99
- Oct 24 vs GSW · 7 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.68
- Dec 28 vs BOS · 11 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.17
- Last 20 games, vs 0.41 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.
-2.8 at age 20 in 2025-26 ranks 311th of 354 age-20 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Domantas Sabonis, 2016-17.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis 2016-17 | 20 | -2.7 | -1.0, +0.6, +1.0, +1.2, +0.6 | 91 |
| Jalen Smith 2020-21 | 21 | -3.1 | -1.0, -1.4, -0.7, +1.2, +1.5 | 88 |
| Kosta Koufos 2009-10 | 21 | -2.8 | -2.0, -0.5, +0.8, 0.0, +0.6 | 88 |
| Meyers Leonard 2012-13 | 21 | -2.8 | -3.9, -1.1, -1.0, -1.7, -2.1 | 88 |
| Ha Ha 2005-06 | 20 | -2.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Alex Len 2013-14 | 20 | -3.0 | -1.1, -2.5, -2.3, -1.0, -1.0 | 88 |
| Yi Jianlian 2007-08 | 20 | -3.1 | -2.6, -2.3, -2.0, -2.8, under 10 games | 87 |
| Zaza Pachulia 2003-04 | 20 | -2.8 | -0.8, -0.3, 0.0, -0.4, +0.5 | 87 |
| Deyonta Davis 2016-17 | 20 | -2.7 | -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Johan Petro 2005-06 | 20 | -2.5 | -2.3, -3.2, -3.9, -3.3, -2.5 | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Yang'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 Yang Hansen's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$0.7M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $4.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$5.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 4.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.5
- 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 | POR | 20 | 43 +4 | 7.0 | -2.84 | -2.88 | +0.04 | 311th 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.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 0.9 projected minutes and a pace of 97.9.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 16.7 | 0.3 |
| Rebounds | 12.6 | 0.2 |
| Offensive | 4.3 | 0.1 |
| Defensive | 8.3 | 0.1 |
| Assists | 2.4 | 0.0 |
| Steals | 0.9 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 1.8 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.2 | 0.1 |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.5 | 0.1 |
| FG attempts | 16.3 | 0.3 |
| FT attempts | 6.5 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 39.0% · 27.4% · 72.0% | |
