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
- +2.15
- -3.06 before the first game, -0.91 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.82
- Mar 4 vs IND · 8 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.93
- Nov 22 vs CHA · 3 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.23
- Last 20 games, vs 0.27 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.
-0.9 at age 23 in 2025-26 ranks 491st of 1,100 age-23 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: David Harrison, 2004-05.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harrison 2004-05 | 22 | -0.8 | -0.9, -1.7, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Patrick O'Bryant 2008-09 | 22 | -1.2 | -0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Jelani McCoy 1999-00 | 22 | -0.8 | -1.7, -2.2, -4.2, under 10 games, -2.7 | 87 |
| Cristiano Felicio 2015-16 | 23 | -0.8 | -1.0, -3.0, -2.8, -2.3, -1.4 | 87 |
| Stromile Swift 2001-02 | 22 | -1.3 | -1.0, +0.2, -0.2, -1.6, -2.1 | 87 |
| Aaron Gray 2007-08 | 23 | -1.0 | -1.3, -0.2, -0.9, -2.2, -2.3 | 87 |
| Erick Dampier 1997-98 | 22 | -1.3 | -1.7, -2.0, -2.7, -1.6, -1.0 | 87 |
| Dakari Johnson 2017-18 | 22 | -1.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Travis Knight 1997-98 | 23 | -1.3 | -1.0, -1.8, -3.2, -3.7, -2.6 | 86 |
| Tyrus Thomas 2008-09 | 22 | -0.6 | -0.4, +0.6, -1.8, -2.2, under 10 games | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Yanic'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 Yanic Konan Niederhäuser's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $5.3M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $2.7M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$2.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 7.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 30.3
- 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 | LAC | 23 | 41 | 10.3 | -0.91 | -1.68 | +0.77 | 491st 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 12.9 projected minutes and a pace of 97.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 21.1 | 5.5 |
| Rebounds | 14.0 | 3.7 |
| Offensive | 4.7 | 1.2 |
| Defensive | 9.3 | 2.4 |
| Assists | 2.1 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 3.8 | 1.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.0 | 0.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 2.0 | 0.5 |
| FG attempts | 14.0 | 3.6 |
| FT attempts | 5.7 | 1.5 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 57.5% · 26.8% · 71.0% | |
