Curtis Jones
Age 24 · 6'4" · 195 lb
Rookie 2026 · 10 games
DPM · #459 of 530
-2.2Game 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
- +0.21
- -2.42 before the first game, -2.21 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.55
- Jan 23 vs MIL · 9 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.75
- Jan 5 vs PHI · 8 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.33
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabe Vincent 2020-21 | 24 | -2.0 | -1.1, -1.5, -1.8, -1.8, -1.6 | 91 |
| Sam Merrill 2020-21 | 25 | -2.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -1.4, +0.1, +0.3 | 91 |
| Lamar Patterson 2015-16 | 24 | -1.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| C.J. Wilcox 2014-15 | 24 | -2.5 | -1.2, -3.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Charles R. Jones 1999-00 | 24 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Derrick Walton Jr. 2019-20 | 24 | -1.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Chris Robinson 1997-98 | 24 | -2.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Darrun Hilliard 2016-17 | 23 | -2.1 | -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| E'Twaun Moore 2012-13 | 24 | -2.3 | -1.3, -0.5, 0.0, -0.3, +0.5 | 90 |
| Alexey Shved 2012-13 | 24 | -2.0 | -1.9, -0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Curtis'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 Curtis Jones's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$2.7M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$4.0M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.2
- 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 | DEN | 24 | 10 | 8.8 | -2.21 | -1.72 | -0.49 | — |
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 30.1 projected minutes and a pace of 97.8.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.3 | 10.6 |
| Rebounds | 5.4 | 3.3 |
| Offensive | 1.2 | 0.7 |
| Defensive | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| Assists | 5.9 | 3.6 |
| Steals | 1.9 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.3 | 0.2 |
| Turnovers | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 9.2 | 5.7 |
| FG attempts | 17.4 | 10.7 |
| FT attempts | 1.8 | 1.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 38.6% · 32.2% · 75.3% | |