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
- +0.21
- -1.95 before the first game, -1.74 now
- Biggest boost
- +0.27
- Mar 11 vs UTA · 26 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.27
- Nov 30 vs TOR · 21 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.06
- Last 20 games, vs 0.08 in the first 20. 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.
-1.7 at age 33 in 2025-26 ranks 290th of 406 age-33 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Leandro Barbosa, 2015-16.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leandro Barbosa 2015-16 | 33 | -1.6 | -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 92 |
| Richard Jefferson 2013-14 | 33 | -2.1 | -1.5, -2.8, -2.5, -3.7, under 10 games | 90 |
| Courtney Lee 2018-19 | 33 | -1.6 | -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Wesley Person 2004-05 | 34 | -1.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Kevin Martin 2015-16 | 33 | -1.9 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 88 |
| Richard Hamilton 2011-12 | 34 | -2.1 | -3.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Lucious Harris 2004-05 | 34 | -2.0 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Jeff Green 2019-20 | 34 | -1.2 | -0.9, -1.2, -4.2, -3.6, -4.1 | 86 |
| Anthony Peeler 2003-04 | 34 | -1.2 | -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Eric Williams 2006-07 | 34 | -2.4 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jordan'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 Jordan Clarkson's seasons, at the same age.
- Terrence Shannon Jr. MIN like his 2017-18 88
- Anfernee Simons CHI like his 2018-19 87
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 Jordan Clarkson'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
- $12.9M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$12.3M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.4
- Projected
- Retires at
- 35.4
- 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 | NYK | 33 | 73 +15 | 17.9 | -1.74 | -0.81 | -0.93 | 290th of 406 |
| 2024-25 | UTA | 32 | 37 | 26.0 | -2.04 | +0.37 | -2.40 | 423rd of 530 |
| 2023-24 | UTA | 31 | 55 | 30.6 | -2.19 | +0.24 | -2.42 | 526th of 616 |
| 2022-23 | UTA | 30 | 61 | 32.6 | +0.43 | +2.00 | -1.56 | 237th of 697 |
| 2021-22 | UTA | 29 | 79 +6 | 27.1 | +1.46 | +2.51 | -1.05 | 144th of 774 |
| 2020-21 | UTA | 29 | 68 +11 | 26.7 | +0.37 | +2.06 | -1.69 | 277th of 774 |
| 2019-20 | UTA | 28 | 71 +7 | 24.0 | +0.18 | +1.84 | -1.66 | 343rd of 858 |
| 2018-19 | CLE | 26 | 81 | 27.3 | -0.98 | +1.33 | -2.30 | 627th of 1010 |
| 2017-18 | CLE | 26 | 81 +19 | 23.3 | -2.23 | -0.70 | -1.53 | 905th of 1010 |
| 2016-17 | LAL | 24 | 82 | 29.2 | -2.21 | -0.09 | -2.12 | 998th of 1185 |
| 2015-16 | LAL | 23 | 79 | 32.3 | -2.26 | -0.13 | -2.13 | 896th of 1100 |
| 2014-15 | LAL | 22 | 59 | 25.0 | -0.76 | +0.48 | -1.23 | 353rd of 813 |
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 6.1 projected minutes and a pace of 94.9.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 19.8 | 2.4 |
| Rebounds | 5.7 | 0.7 |
| Offensive | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Defensive | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Assists | 3.0 | 0.4 |
| Steals | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 0.2 | 0.0 |
| Turnovers | 2.6 | 0.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 5.4 | 0.6 |
| FG attempts | 18.9 | 2.3 |
| FT attempts | 3.7 | 0.4 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 38.8% · 31.4% · 79.3% | |
