Bez Mbeng
Age 22 · 6'4" · 185 lb
Rookie 2026 · 15 games
DPM · #366 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
- +1.06
- -2.60 before the first game, -1.54 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.80
- Mar 15 vs SAC · 33 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.49
- Apr 7 vs NOP · 48 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.16
- Last 7 games, vs 0.36 in the first 7. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Delfino 2004-05 | 22 | -1.4 | -2.3, -0.4, -0.6, under 10 games, -0.3 | 91 |
| Tyler Johnson 2014-15 | 22 | -1.4 | -0.6, -0.2, +0.5, -1.0, -2.4 | 89 |
| Royal Ivey 2004-05 | 23 | -1.5 | -2.2, -1.6, -2.0, -1.7, -1.6 | 87 |
| Laron Profit 1999-00 | 22 | -2.1 | -0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.8 | 85 |
| Kris Dunn 2016-17 | 23 | -1.8 | -1.0, -1.9, -0.2, under 10 games, -1.1 | 85 |
| Chris Robinson 1996-97 | 23 | -1.9 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Damon Jones 1998-99 | 22 | -1.4 | -2.0, -1.6, -0.4, -1.7, -1.1 | 84 |
| Jannero Pargo 2002-03 | 23 | -2.2 | -2.3, -2.4, -2.1, -0.9, -0.9 | 84 |
| Wes Iwundu 2017-18 | 23 | -1.3 | -0.7, -0.7, -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games | 84 |
| E'Twaun Moore 2011-12 | 23 | -1.7 | -2.3, -1.3, -0.5, 0.0, -0.3 | 83 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Bez'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 Bez Mbeng's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $3.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$2.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 4.0
- 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 | UTA | 22 | 15 | 32.8 | -1.54 | -1.87 | +0.33 | — |
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 34.8 projected minutes and a pace of 101.6.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 13.7 | 10.1 |
| Rebounds | 5.4 | 4.0 |
| Offensive | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| Defensive | 3.7 | 2.7 |
| Assists | 6.0 | 4.4 |
| Steals | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| Blocks | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 3.3 | 2.5 |
| FG attempts | 11.5 | 8.5 |
| FT attempts | 2.3 | 1.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 47.1% · 31.3% · 71.1% | |