LeBron James

Philadelphia 76ers · F-G

Age 41 · 6'8" · 250 lb · USA

Pick #1, 2003 Draft · Rookie 2004 · 1,623 games · 302 playoff games

DPM · #45 of 519

+2.0

Offense +2.0 Defense 0.0 Last played Oct 20, 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
John Stockton 2002-03	41	+4.8	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	47
Vince Carter 2017-18	41	-2.1	-2.5, -3.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	34
Dikembe Mutombo 2007-08	41	0.0	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	29
Charles Jones 1997-98	41	-1.9	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	24
Kevin Willis 2003-04	41	-4.7	-4.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	0

The 5 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to LeBron'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 LeBron James's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 LeBron James PHI Self

+2.0DPMDPM Offense +2.0 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:26.6points9.6rebounds10.7assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Jimmy Butler GSW ↗

+1.9DPMDPM Offense +1.4 Defense +0.6 Per 100 possessions:27.6points8.5rebounds7.7assistsP/R/A
78.7
3 James Harden CLE ↗

+3.0DPMDPM Offense +3.4 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:28.1points6.6rebounds9.1assistsP/R/A
75.1
4 Jrue Holiday POR ↗

+1.0DPMDPM Offense +0.9 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:22.4points7.1rebounds8.7assistsP/R/A
72.8
5 Kyrie Irving DAL ↗

+1.8DPMDPM Offense +2.1 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:30.3points6.1rebounds6.2assistsP/R/A
71.0
6 Paul George BOS ↗

+1.8DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense +1.1 Per 100 possessions:27.3points7.6rebounds5.9assistsP/R/A
70.3
7 CJ McCollum ATL ↗

+1.2DPMDPM Offense +1.4 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:29.3points5.6rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
69.9
8 Kevin Durant HOU ↗

+3.5DPMDPM Offense +3.5 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:33.4points7.1rebounds6.4assistsP/R/A
69.3
9 Damian Lillard POR ↗

+0.8DPMDPM Offense +1.7 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:32.1points5.6rebounds8.0assistsP/R/A
68.4
10 Stephen Curry GSW ↗

+2.8DPMDPM Offense +4.2 Defense -1.4 Per 100 possessions:35.5points5.7rebounds7.1assistsP/R/A
65.9

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 LeBron James's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $35.2M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $3.6M; Actual
Surplus: +$31.6M; Value minus salary
WARP: 8.6; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 1.5; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 43.3; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

LeBron James, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	PHI	41	1	33.8	+1.77	+1.99	-0.23	—
2025-26	LAL	41	60 +10	33.1	+2.26	+2.34	-0.08	2nd of 6
2024-25	LAL	40	70 +5	34.9	+2.87	+3.13	-0.26	3rd of 18
2023-24	LAL	39	71 +5	35.3	+4.49	+3.70	+0.79	2nd of 47
2022-23	LAL	38	55 +16	35.5	+4.26	+3.50	+0.76	4th of 78
2021-22	LAL	37	56	37.2	+5.56	+4.96	+0.60	2nd of 118
2020-21	LAL	36	45 +6	33.4	+6.64	+5.35	+1.30	2nd of 189
2019-20	LAL	35	67 +21	34.6	+7.17	+5.68	+1.48	1st of 243
2018-19	LAL	34	55	35.2	+6.53	+5.77	+0.76	2nd of 337
2017-18	CLE	33	82 +22	36.9	+7.33	+6.52	+0.81	2nd of 405
2016-17	CLE	32	74 +18	37.8	+8.38	+6.78	+1.59	2nd of 530
2015-16	CLE	31	76 +21	35.6	+8.45	+6.69	+1.76	2nd of 616
2014-15	CLE	30	69 +20	36.1	+7.77	+6.68	+1.09	4th of 697
2013-14	MIA	29	77 +20	37.7	+8.35	+7.08	+1.27	3rd of 774
2012-13	MIA	28	76 +23	37.9	+8.97	+7.37	+1.60	3rd of 858
2011-12	MIA	27	62 +23	37.5	+8.67	+7.07	+1.60	2nd of 924
2010-11	MIA	26	79 +21	38.8	+8.13	+6.49	+1.64	3rd of 1010
2009-10	CLE	25	76 +11	39.0	+9.23	+7.70	+1.53	1st of 1077
2008-09	CLE	24	81 +14	37.7	+8.98	+7.40	+1.58	1st of 1185
2007-08	CLE	23	75 +13	40.4	+7.41	+6.10	+1.31	1st of 1100
2006-07	CLE	22	78 +20	40.9	+6.11	+4.94	+1.17	2nd of 813
2005-06	CLE	21	79 +13	42.5	+5.49	+5.16	+0.33	2nd of 571
2004-05	CLE	20	80	42.3	+3.99	+4.17	-0.18	2nd of 354
2003-04	CLE	19	79	39.6	-0.53	+0.74	-1.27	21st of 109

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 per-100 projections, and per game at 32.1 projected minutes and a pace of 100.3.

LeBron James, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	26.6	17.9
Rebounds	9.6	6.4
Offensive	1.2	0.8
Defensive	8.4	5.6
Assists	10.7	7.2
Steals	1.7	1.2
Blocks	0.8	0.5
Turnovers	4.4	2.9
3-pt attempts	5.2	3.5
FG attempts	19.1	12.8
FT attempts	7.0	4.7
FG% · 3P% · FT%	50.9% · 33.4% · 74.3%