Javon Small Profile

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
Tony Delk 1996-97	23	-0.1	-1.8, -2.8, -0.2, -1.0, -0.3	92
Jameer Nelson 2004-05	23	+0.2	+1.7, +0.3, +1.6, +2.9, +2.8	89
Toney Douglas 2009-10	24	-0.3	+0.8, -0.9, -0.2, -0.8, -0.8	88
Jalen Brunson 2019-20	23	-0.4	+0.8, +1.3, +2.2, +3.7, +2.8	88
Chris Quinn 2006-07	23	-0.3	+0.8, +0.7, -0.4, -1.7, under 10 games	88
Rodrigue Beaubois 2010-11	23	-0.5	+0.3, -0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	88
Sundiata Gaines 2009-10	24	-0.2	+0.1, 0.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	88
Kirk Hinrich 2003-04	23	-0.3	+0.6, +0.8, +1.6, +0.6, +1.5	87
Shelvin Mack 2013-14	24	-0.3	-0.8, -0.2, -1.4, -0.8, -3.3	87
Reggie Jackson 2013-14	24	+0.2	+0.9, +1.2, -1.1, -0.4, +0.5	87

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

1 Javon Small MEM Self

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:23.5points6.6rebounds8.6assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Devin Carter BOS ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense -0.1 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:23.9points7.9rebounds7.0assistsP/R/A
87.5
3 Cam Spencer MEM ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +1.0 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:21.8points5.8rebounds10.9assistsP/R/A
87.5
4 Ryan Rollins MIL ↗

+0.5DPMDPM Offense +0.5 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:26.4points7.2rebounds8.9assistsP/R/A
87.1
5 Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIL ↗

-0.6DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:26.4points8.1rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
86.1
6 Ayo Dosunmu MIN ↗

-0.3DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:27.4points6.3rebounds6.6assistsP/R/A
85.8
7 Tyrese Proctor CLE ↗

-0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.3 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:20.3points6.4rebounds6.3assistsP/R/A
85.7
8 Cedric Coward MEM ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:24.0points11.1rebounds5.1assistsP/R/A
85.5
9 Daniss Jenkins DET ↗

-0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:22.5points5.9rebounds8.4assistsP/R/A
85.4
10 Bennett Stirtz OKC ↗

-0.4DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.8 Per 100 possessions:20.7points4.9rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
85.0

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 Javon Small's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $11.2M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $1.4M; Actual
Surplus: +$9.8M; Value minus salary
WARP: 2.0; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 4.0; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 28.3; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Javon Small, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	MEM	23	4	19.9	-0.08	+0.64	-0.73	—
2025-26	MEM	23	41	20.2	+0.04	+0.18	-0.14	304th of 1100

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 15.4 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 97.4.

Javon Small, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	23.5	7.4
Rebounds	6.6	2.1
Offensive	1.7	0.5
Defensive	4.8	1.5
Assists	8.6	2.7
Steals	1.8	0.6
Blocks	0.5	0.2
Turnovers	3.1	1.0
3-pt attempts	9.6	3.0
FG attempts	17.9	5.6
FT attempts	4.0	1.2
FG% · 3P% · FT%	43.5% · 37.5% · 82.5%