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
- -0.53
- -2.38 before the first game, -2.91 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.45
- Mar 11 vs MIN · 6 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.47
- Mar 18 vs NOP · 5 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.24
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cassius Winston 2020-21 | 23 | -3.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Sherron Collins 2010-11 | 23 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Devonte' Graham 2018-19 | 24 | -2.3 | -0.3, 0.0, -0.9, -1.7, -1.1 | 86 |
| Bryn Forbes 2016-17 | 23 | -2.9 | -2.1, -0.9, -1.6, -1.1, -1.6 | 85 |
| Jimmer Fredette 2011-12 | 23 | -3.0 | -1.9, -0.6, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Kiwane Garris 1997-98 | 23 | -2.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| Steve Nash 1996-97 | 23 | -2.4 | +0.3, -0.8, -0.3, +2.2, +2.2 | 84 |
| Lorenzo Brown 2013-14 | 23 | -2.4 | -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, -1.2, -2.7 | 84 |
| Nolan Smith 2011-12 | 23 | -2.8 | -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Charles R. Jones 1998-99 | 23 | -2.4 | -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Sean'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 Sean Pedulla'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
- -$2.6M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 24.7
- 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 | 7 | 4.4 | -2.91 | -1.49 | -1.42 | — |
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 3.3 projected minutes and a pace of 96.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.9 | 1.3 |
| Rebounds | 4.3 | 0.3 |
| Offensive | 0.6 | 0.0 |
| Defensive | 3.6 | 0.2 |
| Assists | 7.9 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 2.1 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 3.3 | 0.2 |
| 3-pt attempts | 11.5 | 0.8 |
| FG attempts | 18.8 | 1.2 |
| FT attempts | 2.4 | 0.2 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.7% · 33.8% · 75.6% | |
