Eastern Conference
Cleveland Cavaliers
Record 4-3Projected 44.3-37.7Playoffs 70.4%Win conference 6.2%Win Finals 2.3%Lottery 29.6%Expected pick 18.1SRS +2.39
DARKO rating · #11 of 30
+5.3Worth about 49 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 2, 2026
Where the rating comes from
Each player's DPM times their share of DARKO's projected team minutes, times five for the five players on the floor, split into offense and defense (points per 100 possessions; 0 is an average player). The columns add up to the team's numbers at the bottom, and offense plus defense is net. Players above average add +7.47; the ones below take away 2.17.
- Donovan Mitchell Offense+3.15 Defense-0.45 Net+2.70
- Jarrett Allen Offense+0.55 Defense+1.16 Net+1.71
- Evan Mobley Offense+0.92 Defense+0.65 Net+1.57
- James Harden Offense+1.86 Defense-0.39 Net+1.47
- Sam Merrill Offense+0.21 Defense-0.25 Net-0.04
- Nae'Qwan Tomlin Offense-0.06 Defense-0.01 Net-0.06
- Jaylon Tyson Offense-0.03 Defense-0.13 Net-0.16
- Tyrese Proctor Offense-0.07 Defense-0.10 Net-0.17
- Mario Hezonja Offense-0.31 Defense-0.06 Net-0.37
- Peyton Watson Offense-0.27 Defense-0.22 Net-0.49
- Meleek Thomas Offense-0.42 Defense-0.14 Net-0.56
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Craig Porter | G | -1.1 | -1.6 | +0.5 | $2.8M | -1.3 | -0.7 | 4.0 | 98.9 | 11.3 | 9.2 | 46.4% | 35.3% | 71.7% |
| Donovan Mitchell | G | +4.0 | +4.7 | -0.7 | $63.9M | +2.7 | +4.3 | 33.9 | 99.1 | 34.7 | 7.5 | 45.8% | 35.9% | 83.8% |
| Ernest Udeh, Jr. | C | -3.6 | -3.2 | -0.4 | -$2.8M | -3.6 | -2.9 | 1.2 | 99.1 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 55.4% | 29.4% | 65.8% |
| Evan Mobley | C | +2.4 | +1.4 | +1.0 | $46.0M | +3.2 | +2.2 | 32.3 | 98.7 | 27.2 | 5.4 | 55.1% | 32.7% | 66.7% |
| James Harden | G | +2.2 | +2.8 | -0.6 | $44.7M | +1.3 | +2.3 | 33.6 | 98.9 | 26.8 | 9.2 | 42.4% | 36.2% | 86.0% |
| Jarrett Allen | C | +3.0 | +1.0 | +2.0 | $42.8M | +2.5 | +3.1 | 28.7 | 98.9 | 23.9 | 2.7 | 64.9% | 24.3% | 68.2% |
| Jaylon Tyson | G-F | -0.5 | -0.1 | -0.4 | $10.9M | -1.1 | +0.2 | 14.8 | 98.6 | 21.8 | 4.7 | 45.2% | 38.1% | 75.5% |
| Khalifa Diop | C | -3.1 | -2.5 | -0.6 | -$2.9M | -3.1 | -1.6 | 1.3 | 98.9 | 18.1 | 2.4 | 47.6% | 31.2% | 69.8% |
| Mario Hezonja | F-G | -1.2 | -1.0 | -0.2 | $1.9M | -0.1 | -1.9 | 15.3 | 98.6 | 18.9 | 5.0 | 43.5% | 34.9% | 79.6% |
| Meleek Thomas | G | -1.8 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -$0.5M | -1.8 | -2.6 | 15.2 | 98.6 | 22.8 | 3.6 | 42.9% | 34.2% | 78.0% |
| Nae'Qwan Tomlin | F | -0.4 | -0.4 | -0.0 | $5.5M | -0.5 | -0.5 | 7.1 | 98.9 | 18.7 | 2.9 | 48.3% | 32.9% | 72.7% |
| Peyton Watson | G | -1.1 | -0.6 | -0.5 | $7.7M | -1.1 | -0.9 | 22.6 | 99.3 | 20.9 | 4.3 | 45.5% | 35.2% | 74.2% |
| Riley Minix | F | -2.0 | -1.2 | -0.7 | $0.7M | -2.0 | -1.1 | 5.1 | 98.8 | 18.6 | 3.6 | 41.6% | 34.4% | 79.1% |
| Sam Merrill | G | -0.1 | +0.5 | -0.6 | $13.4M | -0.4 | +0.2 | 20.4 | 98.9 | 19.0 | 4.2 | 43.1% | 38.9% | 85.5% |
| Thomas Bryant | C | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.1 | $3.3M | +0.1 | -0.9 | 2.9 | 98.7 | 25.8 | 2.4 | 47.9% | 35.5% | 80.3% |
| Tristan Enaruna | F | +0.2 | -0.4 | +0.6 | $2.3M | +0.2 | -1.1 | 4.8 | 98.7 | 18.7 | 2.8 | 45.3% | 33.4% | 72.9% |
| Tyrese Proctor | G | -0.8 | -0.3 | -0.5 | $3.4M | -0.8 | -1.1 | 10.2 | 99.4 | 20.4 | 7.0 | 42.5% | 35.3% | 81.9% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 37 | +2.2 | 3.2 | 60% |
| Donovan Mitchell | 30 | +4.0 | 7.7 | 98% |
| Evan Mobley | 25 | +2.4 | 10.0 | 99% |
| Jarrett Allen | 28 | +3.0 | 7.5 | 98% |
| Peyton Watson | 24 | -1.1 | 4.7 | 71% |
| Sam Merrill | 30 | -0.1 | 3.5 | 64% |
| Mario Hezonja | 31 | -1.2 | 0.8 | 8% |
| Meleek Thomas | 20 | -1.8 | 4.7 | 68% |
| Jaylon Tyson | 23 | -0.5 | 6.0 | 86% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$210.8M of salary for $249.1M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Donovan Mitchell : salary $50.1M, DARKO value $63.9M, surplus +$13.8M
- Evan Mobley : salary $50.1M, DARKO value $46.0M, surplus -$4.1M
- James Harden : salary $30.6M, DARKO value $44.7M, surplus +$14.0M
- Jarrett Allen : salary $28.0M, DARKO value $42.8M, surplus +$14.8M
- Peyton Watson : salary $20.5M, DARKO value $7.7M, surplus -$12.8M
- Sam Merrill : salary $9.2M, DARKO value $13.4M, surplus +$4.2M
- Jaylon Tyson : salary $3.7M, DARKO value $10.9M, surplus +$7.2M
- Thomas Bryant : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $3.3M, surplus +$0.8M
- Mario Hezonja : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $1.9M, surplus -$0.6M
- Nae'Qwan Tomlin : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $5.5M, surplus +$3.1M
- Craig Porter : salary $2.4M, DARKO value $2.8M, surplus +$0.4M
- Tyrese Proctor : salary $2.2M, DARKO value $3.4M, surplus +$1.2M