LJ Cryer
Age 24 · 6'0" · 202 lb
Rookie 2026 · 18 games
DPM · #427 of 530
-2.0Game 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
- +0.26
- -2.21 before the first game, -1.95 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.75
- Mar 5 vs HOU · 20 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.57
- Mar 29 vs DEN · 16 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.23
- Last 9 games, vs 0.28 in the first 9. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendrick Nunn 2019-20 | 25 | -1.8 | -0.4, under 10 games, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Travis Diener 2005-06 | 24 | -1.6 | -0.6, -1.3, -1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Isaiah Canaan 2014-15 | 23 | -1.4 | -2.0, -2.4, -1.2, -1.6, under 10 games | 87 |
| Brandon Goodwin 2019-20 | 24 | -1.9 | -2.6, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Sherron Collins 2010-11 | 23 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Ty Jerome 2020-21 | 23 | -1.6 | -1.5, -2.1, under 10 games, +1.6, +2.9 | 86 |
| Anthony Roberson 2006-07 | 23 | -1.4 | under 10 games, -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Kyle Guy 2020-21 | 23 | -2.4 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| DeJuan Wheat 1997-98 | 24 | -2.1 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Lionel Chalmers 2004-05 | 24 | -2.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to LJ'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 LJ Cryer's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $0.6M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$0.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 2.4
- 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 | GSW | 24 | 18 | 16.2 | -1.95 | -0.70 | -1.25 | — |
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 26.7 projected minutes and a pace of 92.6.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 24.8 | 12.8 |
| Rebounds | 4.4 | 2.2 |
| Offensive | 0.6 | 0.3 |
| Defensive | 3.7 | 1.9 |
| Assists | 5.6 | 2.9 |
| Steals | 1.6 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 0.1 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 15.0 | 7.7 |
| FG attempts | 20.8 | 10.7 |
| FT attempts | 2.6 | 1.3 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 39.4% · 36.2% · 83.3% | |