Taj Gibson
Age 41 · 6'9" · 232 lb · USA
Pick #26, 2009 Draft · Rookie 2010 · 1,011 games · 71 playoff games
DPM · #466 of 530
-2.3Game 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
- +0.85
- -3.18 before the first game, -2.33 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.27
- Apr 5 vs MIL · 7 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.18
- Mar 23 vs ATL · 6 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.14
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kurt Thomas 2012-13 | 40 | -2.2 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Herb Williams 1997-98 | 40 | -2.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 78 |
| Charles Jones 1997-98 | 41 | -2.3 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 71 |
| Vince Carter 2017-18 | 41 | -1.8 | -2.5, -3.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 70 |
| Grant Hill 2012-13 | 40 | -3.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 69 |
| Jason Terry 2017-18 | 40 | -2.6 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 63 |
| Kevin Willis 2002-03 | 40 | -4.6 | -5.0, -4.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 62 |
| Andre Miller 2015-16 | 40 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 59 |
| John Long 1996-97 | 40 | -2.1 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 58 |
| Dirk Nowitzki 2018-19 | 40 | -1.7 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 58 |
The 17 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Taj'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.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of Taj Gibson's seasons, at the same age.
- Neemias Queta BOS like his 2011-12 88
- Goga Bitadze ORL like his 2011-12 85
- Luke Kornet SAS like his 2015-16 85
- Brandon Clarke MEM like his 2014-15 84
- Gary Payton II GSW like his 2018-19 83
- Jonathan Isaac ORL like his 2012-13 80
- Jonas Valanciunas DEN like his 2019-20 76
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Taj Gibson's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- -$1.1M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $1.4M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 41.1
- 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 | MEM | 40 | 10 | 9.7 | -2.33 | -4.04 | +1.71 | — |
| 2024-25 | CHA | 39 | 37 | 11.0 | -3.69 | -4.28 | +0.59 | 42nd of 47 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 38 | 20 | 10.2 | -2.01 | -3.35 | +1.34 | 47th of 78 |
| 2022-23 | WAS | 37 | 48 | 10.0 | -1.75 | -3.08 | +1.33 | 69th of 118 |
| 2021-22 | NYK | 36 | 52 | 18.2 | +0.30 | -1.93 | +2.23 | 55th of 189 |
| 2020-21 | NYK | 35 | 45 +5 | 20.8 | -0.58 | -2.15 | +1.57 | 99th of 243 |
| 2019-20 | NYK | 34 | 62 | 16.5 | -2.29 | -2.21 | -0.08 | 267th of 336 |
| 2018-19 | MIN | 33 | 70 | 24.1 | -0.21 | -0.18 | -0.04 | 153rd of 406 |
| 2017-18 | MIN | 32 | 82 +5 | 33.2 | +1.32 | +0.50 | +0.82 | 100th of 530 |
| 2016-17 | OKC | 31 | 78 +5 | 25.5 | +0.39 | -0.68 | +1.08 | 212th of 616 |
| 2015-16 | CHI | 30 | 73 | 26.5 | +0.35 | -1.09 | +1.45 | 253rd of 697 |
| 2014-15 | CHI | 29 | 62 +12 | 27.3 | +0.71 | -0.88 | +1.59 | 231st of 774 |
| 2013-14 | CHI | 28 | 82 +5 | 28.7 | +1.15 | -0.75 | +1.90 | 187th of 858 |
| 2012-13 | CHI | 27 | 65 +12 | 22.4 | +0.86 | -0.94 | +1.80 | 223rd of 924 |
| 2011-12 | CHI | 26 | 63 +6 | 20.4 | +1.48 | -0.67 | +2.15 | 161st of 1010 |
| 2010-11 | CHI | 25 | 80 +16 | 21.8 | +0.88 | -1.23 | +2.11 | 211th of 1078 |
| 2009-10 | CHI | 24 | 82 +5 | 26.9 | -1.51 | -2.30 | +0.78 | 783rd of 1185 |
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. It projects no minutes for Taj Gibson right now, so there is no per-game line.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 12.1 | — |
| Rebounds | 12.1 | — |
| Offensive | 4.6 | — |
| Defensive | 7.6 | — |
| Assists | 2.6 | — |
| Steals | 1.3 | — |
| Blocks | 1.8 | — |
| Turnovers | 1.8 | — |
| 3-pt attempts | 2.4 | — |
| FG attempts | 11.1 | — |
| FT attempts | 2.1 | — |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 44.3% · 26.5% · 67.3% | |