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
- -0.56
- -2.08 before the first game, -2.65 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.39
- Apr 10 vs DEN · 33 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.54
- Feb 25 vs DET · 22 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.15
- Last 19 games, vs 0.15 in the first 19. 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 24 in 2025-26 ranks 1080th of 1,185 age-24 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Devin Green, 2005-06.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Green 2005-06 | 23 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 93 |
| Scott Padgett 1999-00 | 24 | -2.4 | -1.4, -0.4, -0.8, +0.6, +1.3 | 92 |
| Abdel Nader 2017-18 | 24 | -2.8 | -2.5, -1.7, -2.2, -2.7, under 10 games | 91 |
| Brian Scalabrine 2001-02 | 24 | -2.9 | -2.5, -2.5, -1.5, -1.7, -1.8 | 91 |
| Georges Niang 2016-17 | 23 | -2.2 | under 10 games, -2.2, -1.2, -0.3, -1.1 | 91 |
| Cleanthony Early 2014-15 | 23 | -2.2 | -3.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Tamar Slay 2003-04 | 24 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Bubba Wells 1997-98 | 23 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| Travis Wear 2014-15 | 24 | -3.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Tim James 2000-01 | 24 | -3.0 | 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 Brooks'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 Brooks Barnhizer's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$6.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$7.6M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 2.8
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.9
- 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 | OKC | 24 | 40 | 8.7 | -2.65 | -2.32 | -0.33 | 1080th of 1185 |
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 35.0 projected minutes and a pace of 95.9.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 15.6 | 10.9 |
| Rebounds | 10.6 | 7.4 |
| Offensive | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| Defensive | 7.7 | 5.4 |
| Assists | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| Steals | 1.5 | 1.1 |
| Blocks | 0.5 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| 3-pt attempts | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| FG attempts | 12.2 | 8.5 |
| FT attempts | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 43.6% · 31.5% · 72.6% | |
