Chaney Johnson
Age 23 · 6'7" · 220 lb
Rookie 2026 · 17 games
DPM · #299 of 530
-1.0Game 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
- +1.21
- -2.20 before the first game, -1.00 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +1.32
- Mar 20 vs NYK · 24 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.83
- Mar 23 vs POR · 26 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.28
- Last 8 games, vs 0.51 in the first 8. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar Stevens 2020-21 | 23 | -1.1 | -2.3, -1.8, -1.4, -0.5, under 10 games | 92 |
| Taurean Prince 2016-17 | 23 | -0.8 | -1.0, -0.8, -0.8, -1.4, -0.7 | 90 |
| James Johnson 2009-10 | 23 | -1.1 | -1.3, -0.3, -2.8, +1.2, +2.2 | 90 |
| Mark Davis 1996-97 | 23 | -1.0 | -0.9, under 10 games, -0.8, 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 | 89 |
| Sindarius Thornwell 2017-18 | 23 | -0.9 | -0.8, under 10 games, -0.9, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Francisco Garcia 2005-06 | 24 | -1.2 | -0.4, +0.8, -0.5, -0.8, -0.1 | 89 |
| Damion James 2010-11 | 23 | -1.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Jamal Mashburn 1996-97 | 24 | -1.0 | -0.6, -0.4, +0.7, +0.9, +0.8 | 88 |
| Cody Martin 2019-20 | 24 | -0.8 | 0.0, +1.0, under 10 games, -0.6, -0.6 | 88 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Chaney'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 Chaney Johnson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $6.5M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$5.1M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 4.4
- Projected
- Retires at
- 28.2
- 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 | BKN | 23 | 17 | 20.4 | -1.00 | -1.26 | +0.26 | — |
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 11.2 projected minutes and a pace of 96.5.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 18.3 | 4.1 |
| Rebounds | 10.1 | 2.3 |
| Offensive | 3.9 | 0.9 |
| Defensive | 6.2 | 1.4 |
| Assists | 4.5 | 1.0 |
| Steals | 1.8 | 0.4 |
| Blocks | 1.3 | 0.3 |
| Turnovers | 3.4 | 0.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.0 | 0.9 |
| FG attempts | 13.1 | 2.9 |
| FT attempts | 4.6 | 1.0 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 49.5% · 30.6% · 75.7% | |