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
- +1.20
- -2.50 before the first game, -1.30 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.20
- Mar 11 vs LAC · 6 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.42
- Feb 22 vs PHI · 4 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.31
- Average size of a game's change this season. 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.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jarrett Allen 2017-18 | 19 | -0.7 | +0.2, +0.8, -0.5, +1.5, +2.2 | 87 |
| Thon Maker 2016-17 | 20 | -1.4 | -1.9, -1.9, -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Anthony Randolph 2008-09 | 19 | -1.0 | -1.1, -1.4, -1.1, -1.1, -0.5 | 85 |
| Myles Turner 2015-16 | 20 | -1.9 | +0.4, +0.2, +1.5, +0.7, +1.1 | 85 |
| Derrick Favors 2010-11 | 19 | -2.0 | -1.7, +0.1, -1.2, +1.2, +1.8 | 84 |
| Jermaine O'Neal 1997-98 | 19 | -1.9 | -1.3, -1.3, -0.3, +1.0, +2.3 | 83 |
| Robert Swift 2005-06 | 20 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Andrew Bynum 2006-07 | 19 | -1.3 | +1.0, -0.5, +0.1, +1.3, +1.6 | 83 |
| Wendell Carter Jr. 2018-19 | 19 | -1.6 | -0.3, -1.2, +0.4, +0.2, +0.7 | 83 |
| Georgios Papagiannis 2016-17 | 19 | -1.9 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Rocco'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 Rocco Zikarsky's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $2.1M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$0.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 21.4
- 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 | MIN | 19 | 5 | 7.3 | -1.30 | -1.50 | +0.20 | — |
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 12.5 projected minutes and a pace of 99.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.3 | 5.0 |
| Rebounds | 15.9 | 4.1 |
| Offensive | 6.2 | 1.6 |
| Defensive | 9.7 | 2.5 |
| Assists | 1.9 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 1.0 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 4.2 | 1.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| 3-pt attempts | 2.5 | 0.6 |
| FG attempts | 16.0 | 4.1 |
| FT attempts | 5.0 | 1.3 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 55.2% · 23.4% · 59.0% | |
