Jayson Kent
Age 24 · 6'8" · 215 lb
Rookie 2026 · 5 games
DPM · #457 of 530
-2.2Game 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
- +0.22
- -2.42 before the first game, -2.20 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.17
- Mar 29 vs WAS · 13 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.42
- Mar 16 vs BKN · 3 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.16
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleanthony Early 2014-15 | 23 | -2.2 | -3.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Garrett Temple 2009-10 | 24 | -1.8 | -1.6, under 10 games, -1.0, -1.8, -0.9 | 88 |
| Georges Niang 2016-17 | 23 | -2.2 | under 10 games, -2.2, -1.2, -0.3, -1.1 | 88 |
| Cartier Martin 2008-09 | 24 | -1.7 | -1.5, -0.9, -0.9, -1.0, -0.6 | 88 |
| Rob Kurz 2008-09 | 24 | -1.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Justin James 2019-20 | 23 | -2.0 | -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Jarell Eddie 2015-16 | 24 | -2.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Theron Smith 2003-04 | 23 | -1.8 | -4.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Victor Claver 2012-13 | 24 | -2.2 | -1.1, -2.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Scott Padgett 1999-00 | 24 | -2.4 | -1.4, -0.4, -0.8, +0.6, +1.3 | 87 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jayson'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 Jayson Kent'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
- -$1.9M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.2
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.4
- 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 | POR | 24 | 5 | 4.5 | -2.20 | -1.80 | -0.40 | — |
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 1.2 projected minutes and a pace of 96.7.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.4 | 0.5 |
| Rebounds | 9.3 | 0.2 |
| Offensive | 2.6 | 0.1 |
| Defensive | 6.8 | 0.2 |
| Assists | 2.9 | 0.1 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.0 |
| Blocks | 1.3 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.1 | 0.0 |
| 3-pt attempts | 7.0 | 0.2 |
| FG attempts | 14.9 | 0.4 |
| FT attempts | 4.1 | 0.1 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 45.2% · 31.3% · 69.0% | |