John Poulakidas
Age 23 · 6'6" · 205 lb
Rookie 2026 · 13 games
DPM · #353 of 530
-1.5Game 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
- +0.44
- -1.92 before the first game, -1.48 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.82
- Apr 8 vs PHX · 29 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.53
- Mar 3 vs CHA · 14 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.35
- Last 6 games, vs 0.24 in the first 6. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle Korver 2003-04 | 23 | -1.5 | +0.6, 0.0, 0.0, +0.7, +1.1 | 89 |
| Anthony Lamb 2020-21 | 23 | -1.8 | under 10 games, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Denzel Valentine 2016-17 | 23 | -1.6 | -1.1, under 10 games, -1.4, -1.7, -2.1 | 87 |
| RJ Hunter 2015-16 | 22 | -1.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Alex Abrines 2016-17 | 23 | -1.7 | -1.4, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Axel Toupane 2015-16 | 23 | -1.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Treveon Graham 2016-17 | 23 | -1.4 | -2.2, -1.5, -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Desmond Bane 2020-21 | 22 | -1.0 | +2.0, +2.5, +1.6, +1.4, +0.8 | 86 |
| Chris Robinson 1996-97 | 23 | -1.9 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Tony Snell 2013-14 | 22 | -1.7 | -0.9, -0.9, -1.0, -1.4, -0.9 | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to John'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 John Poulakidas's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$1.2M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 2.8
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.8
- 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 | DAL | 23 | 13 | 19.5 | -1.48 | -1.23 | -0.25 | — |
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 25.0 projected minutes and a pace of 105.1.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.6 | 10.7 |
| Rebounds | 6.4 | 3.5 |
| Offensive | 1.0 | 0.6 |
| Defensive | 5.3 | 2.9 |
| Assists | 2.9 | 1.6 |
| Steals | 1.6 | 0.9 |
| Blocks | 0.8 | 0.4 |
| Turnovers | 1.0 | 0.5 |
| 3-pt attempts | 12.2 | 6.7 |
| FG attempts | 16.3 | 8.9 |
| FT attempts | 1.4 | 0.8 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.1% · 35.5% · 78.0% | |