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
- +1.25
- -2.21 before the first game, -0.96 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.67
- Feb 10 vs SAS · 8 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.55
- Apr 7 vs OKC · 12 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.28
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Martin 2019-20 | 24 | -0.8 | 0.0, +1.0, under 10 games, -0.6, -0.6 | 91 |
| Brodric Thomas 2020-21 | 24 | -1.2 | -0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 91 |
| Lamar Stevens 2020-21 | 23 | -1.1 | -2.3, -1.8, -1.4, -0.5, under 10 games | 90 |
| Donell Taylor 2005-06 | 23 | -1.3 | -2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 90 |
| DeAndre' Bembry 2017-18 | 23 | -1.0 | -1.1, -1.0, -0.7, -0.4, under 10 games | 90 |
| Sindarius Thornwell 2018-19 | 24 | -0.8 | under 10 games, -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Jarrell Brantley 2020-21 | 25 | -0.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Donny Marshall 1996-97 | 24 | -1.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -2.2 | 88 |
| Francisco Garcia 2005-06 | 24 | -1.2 | -0.4, +0.8, -0.5, -0.8, -0.1 | 88 |
| Royce O'Neale 2017-18 | 24 | -1.2 | -1.2, -0.7, -0.3, -0.1, -0.5 | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Chris'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 Chris Mañon's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $3.1M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$1.7M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.7
- Projected
- Retires at
- 26.0
- 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 | LAL | 24 | 9 | 5.1 | -0.96 | -1.62 | +0.66 | — |
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 5.3 projected minutes and a pace of 104.6.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.3 | 2.0 |
| Rebounds | 8.0 | 0.9 |
| Offensive | 2.1 | 0.3 |
| Defensive | 5.8 | 0.7 |
| Assists | 4.4 | 0.5 |
| Steals | 2.3 | 0.3 |
| Blocks | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.5 | 0.5 |
| FG attempts | 12.1 | 1.4 |
| FT attempts | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 46.5% · 27.8% · 72.4% | |
