Paul George

Boston Celtics · F

Age 36 · 6'9" · 220 lb · USA

Pick #10, 2010 Draft · Rookie 2011 · 953 games · 125 playoff games

DPM · #42 of 524

+2.0

Offense +0.9 Defense +1.2 Market +3.1 · playoffs +3.1 Last played Nov 6, 2026

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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
Vince Carter 2012-13	36	+2.1	+1.6, -1.1, -1.8, -0.6, -1.9	88
Paul Pierce 2013-14	36	+1.2	+0.8, -1.7, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games	84
Chris Mullin 1999-00	36	+1.6	+0.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	81
Jon Barry 2004-05	35	+1.4	-0.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	79
Paul Millsap 2020-21	36	+1.4	-1.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	78
Sam Perkins 1997-98	36	+1.9	+0.1, +0.5, -0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games	77
Toni Kukoc 2004-05	36	+0.7	-0.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	77
Scottie Pippen 2001-02	36	+0.7	+1.7, -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	77
Clyde Drexler 1997-98	35	+2.5	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	77
Darrell Armstrong 2003-04	35	+0.7	-1.3, -2.3, -1.2, -2.7, under 10 games	77

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Paul's 2026-27 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.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Paul George's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Paul George BOS Self

+2.0DPMDPM Offense +0.9 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:28.1points7.9rebounds6.9assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Derrick White BOS ↗

+2.0DPMDPM Offense +1.2 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:23.3points6.1rebounds7.6assistsP/R/A
82.6
3 Jimmy Butler GSW ↗

+1.7DPMDPM Offense +1.2 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:27.1points8.6rebounds7.8assistsP/R/A
81.8
4 Fred VanVleet HOU ↗

+1.5DPMDPM Offense +0.5 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:20.8points5.4rebounds9.2assistsP/R/A
79.4
5 Marcus Smart HOU ↗

+1.2DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense +1.2 Per 100 possessions:19.5points5.5rebounds6.5assistsP/R/A
78.5
6 Jrue Holiday POR ↗

+1.4DPMDPM Offense +1.5 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:21.8points7.1rebounds8.6assistsP/R/A
78.1
7 Tobias Harris SAS ↗

+0.8DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense +0.7 Per 100 possessions:23.0points9.4rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A
75.4
8 Alex Caruso OKC ↗

+2.5DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense +2.4 Per 100 possessions:19.2points7.5rebounds5.7assistsP/R/A
75.3
9 Kyrie Irving DAL ↗

+2.3DPMDPM Offense +2.6 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:33.6points6.1rebounds7.4assistsP/R/A
75.0
10 Kristaps Porzingis GSW ↗

+1.4DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:30.1points11.0rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
74.2

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Paul George's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $34.5M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $54.1M; Actual
Surplus: -$19.7M; Value minus salary
WARP: 7.8; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 2.6; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 39.5; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Paul George, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	BOS	36	8	30.4	+1.68	+0.90	+0.78	—
2025-26	PHI	36	37 +11	30.7	+1.90	+0.59	+1.31	25th of 189
2024-25	PHI	34	41	32.5	+2.31	+0.91	+1.40	36th of 337
2023-24	LAC	34	74 +6	33.8	+4.48	+3.08	+1.40	16th of 337
2022-23	LAC	32	56	34.6	+4.62	+3.08	+1.54	14th of 530
2021-22	LAC	31	31	34.8	+4.73	+3.01	+1.72	17th of 616
2020-21	LAC	31	54 +19	33.7	+5.27	+3.95	+1.32	15th of 616
2019-20	LAC	30	48 +13	29.6	+4.92	+2.85	+2.06	21st of 697
2018-19	OKC	28	77 +5	36.9	+5.38	+2.92	+2.46	18th of 858
2017-18	OKC	27	79 +6	36.6	+3.80	+2.25	+1.55	40th of 924
2016-17	IND	26	75 +4	35.9	+4.44	+2.65	+1.78	25th of 1010
2015-16	IND	25	81 +7	34.8	+4.20	+1.85	+2.36	27th of 1077
2014-15	IND	24	6	15.2	+3.94	+1.84	+2.11	—
2013-14	IND	24	80 +19	36.2	+3.95	+2.07	+1.87	21st of 1185
2012-13	IND	23	79 +19	37.6	+3.58	+1.46	+2.11	19th of 1100
2011-12	IND	22	66 +11	29.7	+2.10	+0.57	+1.53	39th of 813
2010-11	IND	20	61 +5	20.7	+1.30	-0.29	+1.59	15th of 354

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.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 29.4 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 96.0.

Paul George, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	28.1	16.5
Rebounds	7.9	4.7
Offensive	1.1	0.6
Defensive	6.9	4.0
Assists	6.9	4.1
Steals	2.7	1.6
Blocks	0.7	0.4
Turnovers	3.8	2.3
3-pt attempts	11.9	7.0
FG attempts	23.0	13.5
FT attempts	4.5	2.6
FG% · 3P% · FT%	42.6% · 38.4% · 82.3%