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Eastern Conference
Indiana Pacers
Record 2-6Projected 37.0-45.0Playoffs 32.6%Win conference 1.8%Win Finals 0.6%Lottery 67.4%Expected pick 11.7SRS -0.06
DARKO rating · #22 of 30
-1.7 Offense -0.5 Defense -1.2
Worth about 30 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 +1.87; the ones below take away 3.61.
- Tyrese Haliburton Offense+0.82 Defense+0.04 Net+0.86
- Pascal Siakam Offense+0.99 Defense-0.30 Net+0.70
- Quenton Jackson Offense+0.07 Defense+0.10 Net+0.17
- Ivica Zubac Offense+0.03 Defense+0.12 Net+0.15
- Aaron Nesmith Offense+0.16 Defense-0.22 Net-0.06
- Jalen Slawson Offense-0.49 Defense+0.38 Net-0.11
- Johnny Furphy Offense-0.30 Defense+0.15 Net-0.14
- Jay Huff Offense-0.33 Defense+0.16 Net-0.17
- T.J. McConnell Offense-0.07 Defense-0.19 Net-0.26
- Andrew Nembhard Offense+0.43 Defense-0.70 Net-0.27
- Kelly Oubre Jr. Offense-0.07 Defense-0.23 Net-0.30
- Kobe Brown Offense-0.10 Defense-0.26 Net-0.35
- Braden Smith Offense-0.27 Defense-0.09 Net-0.36
- Larry Nance Jr. Offense-0.76 Defense+0.22 Net-0.54
- Jarace Walker Offense-0.63 Defense-0.41 Net-1.04
Indiana Pacers Offense-0.51 Defense-1.23 Net-1.74
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Aaron Nesmith | G-F | -0.1 | +0.4 | -0.5 | $14.7M | -0.6 | +0.1 | 24.0 | 98.7 | 24.5 | 3.3 | 44.2% | 38.8% | 85.3% |
| Andrew Nembhard | G-F | -0.5 | +0.8 | -1.3 | $13.0M | +0.8 | -1.2 | 30.4 | 99.4 | 24.7 | 11.3 | 45.2% | 36.2% | 83.4% |
| Ben Sheppard | G | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.6 | $2.2M | -1.1 | -2.1 | 6.9 | 99.3 | 15.6 | 3.5 | 43.6% | 36.6% | 80.3% |
| Braden Smith | G | -2.2 | -1.6 | -0.5 | $0.0M | -2.2 | -1.6 | 9.1 | 99.1 | 17.2 | 11.0 | 41.1% | 33.4% | 78.4% |
| Ivica Zubac | C | +1.1 | +0.2 | +1.0 | $20.0M | +0.8 | +1.2 | 7.0 | 98.5 | 23.2 | 3.9 | 62.0% | 17.6% | 66.9% |
| Jalen Slawson | F | -0.4 | -1.9 | +1.5 | $11.1M | -0.3 | -1.1 | 14.2 | 98.7 | 13.2 | 4.1 | 43.9% | 31.9% | 73.4% |
| Jarace Walker | F | -2.2 | -1.4 | -0.9 | -$2.3M | -1.8 | -2.7 | 25.5 | 99.2 | 20.6 | 5.3 | 43.1% | 36.4% | 73.2% |
| Jay Huff | C | -0.5 | -0.9 | +0.4 | $10.0M | +0.4 | -1.8 | 20.0 | 98.9 | 23.2 | 3.3 | 48.5% | 34.9% | 80.6% |
| Johnny Furphy | G | -0.7 | -1.4 | +0.7 | $5.1M | -0.9 | -0.0 | 11.3 | 99.1 | 15.3 | 3.3 | 45.2% | 32.5% | 66.9% |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | F | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 | $11.0M | +0.6 | -1.1 | 19.5 | 98.8 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 45.9% | 34.3% | 76.4% |
| Kobe Brown | F | -1.3 | -0.3 | -0.9 | $2.7M | -0.7 | -2.6 | 15.2 | 98.7 | 17.9 | 3.8 | 46.2% | 34.7% | 77.4% |
| Larry Nance Jr. | F | -2.7 | -3.8 | +1.1 | -$3.8M | -1.3 | -3.2 | 10.9 | 98.4 | 14.1 | 2.9 | 45.6% | 34.1% | 66.0% |
| Obi Toppin | F | +0.6 | +1.6 | -1.0 | $18.7M | +2.8 | -0.5 | 3.6 | 99.6 | 29.4 | 4.5 | 50.5% | 36.5% | 78.7% |
| Pascal Siakam | F | +1.2 | +1.7 | -0.5 | $32.1M | +0.5 | +1.3 | 31.8 | 99.2 | 32.1 | 5.8 | 49.0% | 34.2% | 72.1% |
| Quenton Jackson | G | +0.4 | +0.2 | +0.3 | $11.2M | +0.8 | -0.7 | 20.8 | 98.7 | 22.8 | 7.7 | 46.9% | 34.6% | 82.0% |
| T.J. McConnell | G | -0.8 | -0.2 | -0.6 | $6.5M | +0.7 | -1.2 | 16.7 | 99.0 | 24.0 | 13.5 | 52.2% | 33.5% | 78.7% |
| Tyrese Haliburton | G | +2.9 | +2.7 | +0.1 | $39.8M | +3.7 | +2.6 | 16.4 | 98.9 | 31.1 | 13.0 | 47.8% | 38.4% | 84.4% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Siakam | 32 | +1.2 | 4.6 | 80% |
| Andrew Nembhard | 26 | -0.5 | 6.1 | 88% |
| Jarace Walker | 23 | -2.2 | 5.4 | 79% |
| Aaron Nesmith | 27 | -0.1 | 3.8 | 61% |
| Quenton Jackson | 28 | +0.4 | 2.8 | 44% |
| Jay Huff | 28 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 56% |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 30 | -0.8 | 1.3 | 17% |
| T.J. McConnell | 34 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 17% |
| Tyrese Haliburton | 26 | +2.9 | 8.3 | 98% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$209.1M of salary for $197.9M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Tyrese Haliburton : salary $48.9M, DARKO value $39.8M, surplus -$9.1M
- Pascal Siakam : salary $48.9M, DARKO value $32.1M, surplus -$16.9M
- Ivica Zubac : salary $20.3M, DARKO value $20.0M, surplus -$0.4M
- Andrew Nembhard : salary $19.6M, DARKO value $13.0M, surplus -$6.6M
- Obi Toppin : salary $15.0M, DARKO value $18.7M, surplus +$3.7M
- Aaron Nesmith : salary $11.0M, DARKO value $14.7M, surplus +$3.7M
- T.J. McConnell : salary $11.0M, DARKO value $6.5M, surplus -$4.5M
- Jarace Walker : salary $8.5M, DARKO value -$2.3M, surplus -$10.8M
- Kelly Oubre Jr. : salary $8.1M, DARKO value $11.0M, surplus +$3.0M
- Ben Sheppard : salary $5.0M, DARKO value $2.2M, surplus -$2.9M
- Jay Huff : salary $2.7M, DARKO value $10.0M, surplus +$7.4M
- Larry Nance Jr. : salary $2.4M, DARKO value -$3.8M, surplus -$6.2M