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
- -0.03
- -2.55 before the first game, -2.58 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.83
- Feb 7 vs POR · 30 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.77
- Mar 16 vs CHI · 26 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.27
- Last 15 games, vs 0.22 in the first 15. 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.
-2.6 at age 23 in 2025-26 ranks 968th of 1,100 age-23 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: DJ Strawberry, 2007-08.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| DJ Strawberry 2007-08 | 22 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Bubba Wells 1997-98 | 23 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Ty Jerome 2019-20 | 23 | -2.4 | -1.6, -1.5, -2.1, under 10 games, +1.6 | 90 |
| Jannero Pargo 2002-03 | 23 | -2.2 | -2.3, -2.4, -2.1, -0.9, -0.9 | 90 |
| Nolan Smith 2011-12 | 23 | -2.8 | -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Laron Profit 1999-00 | 22 | -2.1 | -0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.8 | 90 |
| Tyrone Wallace 2017-18 | 23 | -2.3 | -2.4, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Jiri Welsch 2002-03 | 23 | -2.5 | -0.7, -0.8, -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Donnie Boyce 1996-97 | 23 | -2.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Sean Singletary 2008-09 | 23 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jahmai'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 Jahmai Mashack's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$1.3M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 3.6
- Projected
- Retires at
- 27.0
- 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 | MEM | 23 | 31 | 21.7 | -2.58 | -2.32 | -0.26 | 968th 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.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 36.4 projected minutes and a pace of 97.5.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.3 | 11.3 |
| Rebounds | 6.0 | 4.5 |
| Offensive | 1.8 | 1.3 |
| Defensive | 4.2 | 3.1 |
| Assists | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| Steals | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| Blocks | 0.6 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 3.8 | 2.8 |
| FG attempts | 14.6 | 10.8 |
| FT attempts | 3.3 | 2.4 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.5% · 30.8% · 62.7% | |
