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
- +1.91
- -3.16 before the first game, -1.25 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.77
- Mar 28 vs MEM · 22 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.55
- Feb 11 vs BOS · 5 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.25
- Last 18 games, vs 0.20 in the first 18. 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.
-1.3 at age 22 in 2025-26 ranks 456th of 813 age-22 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Bruno Fernando, 2019-20.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruno Fernando 2019-20 | 21 | -1.3 | -2.4, -2.1, -1.7, -1.3, -0.9 | 88 |
| Dominic McGuire 2007-08 | 22 | -0.9 | -2.7, -2.5, -1.8, -1.9, -2.3 | 88 |
| Dakari Johnson 2017-18 | 22 | -1.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Drew Eubanks 2018-19 | 22 | -1.7 | -1.2, -1.5, -1.6, -1.0, -2.1 | 87 |
| Xavier Tillman 2020-21 | 22 | -0.8 | -0.3, -0.2, -0.1, -0.6, -0.7 | 87 |
| Brandon Davies 2013-14 | 22 | -1.7 | -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Jan Vesely 2011-12 | 22 | -1.3 | -1.1, +0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Jared Jeffries 2003-04 | 22 | -1.7 | +0.7, +0.9, +0.4, +0.9, +1.5 | 86 |
| Shavlik Randolph 2005-06 | 22 | -1.7 | -1.3, under 10 games, -1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Travis Knight 1996-97 | 22 | -1.2 | -1.3, -1.0, -1.8, -3.2, -3.7 | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Lachlan'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 Lachlan Olbrich's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $4.1M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$2.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 3.6
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.9
- 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 | CHI | 22 | 37 | 9.3 | -1.25 | -2.30 | +1.05 | 456th of 813 |
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 29.7 projected minutes and a pace of 105.2.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 16.3 | 10.6 |
| Rebounds | 13.4 | 8.7 |
| Offensive | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| Defensive | 8.6 | 5.6 |
| Assists | 4.5 | 2.9 |
| Steals | 1.4 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 1.6 | 1.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 1.4 |
| 3-pt attempts | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| FG attempts | 12.3 | 8.0 |
| FT attempts | 4.8 | 3.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 48.9% · 27.7% · 44.6% | |
