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Western Conference
Dallas Mavericks
Final 26-56LotterySRS -5.37
DARKO rating · #26 of 30
-5.1 Offense -3.8 Defense -1.3
Worth about 24 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Jun 3, 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 +0.37; the ones below take away 5.46.
- Dereck Lively II Offense-0.13 Defense+0.35 Net+0.22
- Kyrie Irving Offense+0.41 Defense-0.26 Net+0.16
- Brandon Williams Offense+0.23 Defense-0.26 Net-0.03
- Daniel Gafford Offense-0.28 Defense+0.24 Net-0.04
- Cooper Flagg Offense+0.24 Defense-0.30 Net-0.06
- Klay Thompson Offense-0.16 Defense-0.12 Net-0.28
- Moussa Cisse Offense-0.63 Defense+0.33 Net-0.29
- Khris Middleton Offense-0.22 Defense-0.20 Net-0.42
- P.J. Washington Offense-0.44 Defense-0.01 Net-0.45
- John Poulakidas Offense-0.45 Defense-0.09 Net-0.54
- Max Christie Offense-0.26 Defense-0.29 Net-0.55
- Caleb Martin Offense-0.78 Defense+0.18 Net-0.60
- Marvin Bagley III Offense-0.44 Defense-0.17 Net-0.61
- Naji Marshall Offense-0.32 Defense-0.34 Net-0.66
- Ryan Nembhard Offense-0.54 Defense-0.39 Net-0.94
Dallas Mavericks Offense-3.77 Defense-1.32 Net-5.09
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| AJ Johnson | G | -3.5 | -1.8 | -1.7 | -$7.6M | -4.1 | -1.8 | 1.9 | 95.4 | 18.5 | 4.0 | 38.1% | 29.5% | 82.3% |
| Brandon Williams | G | -0.1 | +0.5 | -0.6 | $15.5M | -0.0 | -0.3 | 30.6 | 95.8 | 27.5 | 8.0 | 45.6% | 28.1% | 76.4% |
| Caleb Martin | F | -2.1 | -2.7 | +0.6 | -$0.5M | -0.8 | -2.7 | 19.8 | 95.1 | 16.1 | 3.6 | 42.2% | 32.5% | 62.6% |
| Cooper Flagg | F | -0.1 | +0.6 | -0.7 | $18.3M | +0.5 | -1.2 | 29.9 | 105.5 | 35.1 | 7.8 | 47.2% | 31.4% | 83.2% |
| Daniel Gafford | F | -0.1 | -0.9 | +0.8 | $12.2M | +0.3 | -0.4 | 22.1 | 94.7 | 22.5 | 2.5 | 61.0% | 18.5% | 63.8% |
| Dereck Lively II | C | +1.1 | -0.7 | +1.8 | $11.7M | +0.8 | +1.4 | 13.6 | 94.6 | 17.0 | 3.7 | 53.9% | 20.5% | 64.2% |
| Dwight Powell | F-C | +1.0 | -1.5 | +2.5 | $15.8M | +1.3 | +0.8 | 2.0 | 95.0 | 9.8 | 3.2 | 55.4% | 26.4% | 66.4% |
| John Poulakidas | G | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.2 | $0.2M | -1.4 | -2.4 | 25.0 | 105.1 | 19.6 | 2.9 | 42.1% | 35.5% | 78.0% |
| Khris Middleton | F-G | -2.2 | -1.1 | -1.0 | -$1.2M | -3.1 | -2.0 | 13.2 | 95.5 | 20.6 | 5.0 | 41.2% | 35.7% | 83.2% |
| Klay Thompson | G-F | -1.3 | -0.7 | -0.6 | $4.4M | -0.5 | -1.5 | 14.6 | 95.2 | 24.9 | 2.7 | 38.8% | 35.8% | 82.4% |
| Kyrie Irving | G | +0.5 | +1.3 | -0.8 | $12.6M | +0.7 | +0.5 | 21.7 | 93.6 | 26.0 | 5.8 | 44.0% | 35.0% | 89.9% |
| Marvin Bagley III | F | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.4 | $3.5M | -1.6 | -1.6 | 26.5 | 94.6 | 25.4 | 3.2 | 53.7% | 32.7% | 64.4% |
| Max Christie | G | -1.7 | -0.8 | -0.9 | $2.7M | -1.7 | -1.9 | 21.7 | 95.4 | 18.0 | 2.5 | 40.7% | 37.5% | 84.3% |
| Moussa Cisse | C | -0.9 | -1.8 | +1.0 | $7.8M | -0.8 | -0.9 | 23.6 | 103.6 | 17.4 | 2.0 | 57.7% | 21.5% | 51.4% |
| Naji Marshall | F | -1.6 | -0.7 | -0.8 | $3.6M | -1.0 | -1.9 | 29.3 | 95.2 | 26.0 | 5.0 | 45.8% | 29.3% | 74.8% |
| P.J. Washington | F | -1.4 | -1.4 | -0.0 | $5.3M | -2.2 | -1.2 | 22.1 | 94.6 | 19.1 | 2.2 | 42.2% | 33.7% | 66.6% |
| Ryan Nembhard | G | -2.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | $0.2M | -2.3 | -1.9 | 29.7 | 104.1 | 18.3 | 11.9 | 43.1% | 34.5% | 79.6% |
| Tyler Smith | F | -3.2 | -1.9 | -1.2 | -$5.3M | -3.3 | -1.5 | 0.1 | 95.8 | 16.4 | 1.8 | 42.5% | 32.0% | 71.8% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon Williams | 26 | -0.1 | 1.1 | 18% |
| Cooper Flagg | 19 | -0.1 | 11.9 | 99% |
| Ryan Nembhard | 23 | -2.2 | 4.1 | 65% |
| Naji Marshall | 28 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 8% |
| Marvin Bagley III | 27 | -1.6 | 0.0 | 4% |
| John Poulakidas | 23 | -1.5 | 2.8 | 41% |
| Moussa Cisse | 23 | -0.9 | 4.8 | 72% |
| Daniel Gafford | 27 | -0.1 | 1.2 | 27% |
| P.J. Washington | 27 | -1.4 | 0.0 | 9% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$178.2M of salary for $113.6M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Kyrie Irving : salary $36.6M, DARKO value $12.6M, surplus -$23.9M
- Khris Middleton : salary $33.3M, DARKO value -$1.2M, surplus -$34.5M
- Klay Thompson : salary $16.7M, DARKO value $4.4M, surplus -$12.3M
- Daniel Gafford : salary $14.4M, DARKO value $12.2M, surplus -$2.2M
- P.J. Washington : salary $14.2M, DARKO value $5.3M, surplus -$8.9M
- Cooper Flagg : salary $13.8M, DARKO value $18.3M, surplus +$4.4M
- Caleb Martin : salary $9.6M, DARKO value -$0.5M, surplus -$10.1M
- Naji Marshall : salary $9.0M, DARKO value $3.6M, surplus -$5.4M
- Max Christie : salary $7.7M, DARKO value $2.7M, surplus -$5.0M
- Dereck Lively II : salary $5.3M, DARKO value $11.7M, surplus +$6.5M
- Dwight Powell : salary $4.0M, DARKO value $15.8M, surplus +$11.8M
- AJ Johnson : salary $3.1M, DARKO value -$7.6M, surplus -$10.6M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg | 166 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +0.8 |
| Anthony Davis, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, Ryan Nembhard | 139 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -1.5 |
| P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Brandon Williams, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg | 150 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -0.9 |
Worst Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Brandon Williams, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg | 150 | -2.7 | -1.8 | -0.9 |
| Anthony Davis, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg, Ryan Nembhard | 139 | -2.2 | -0.7 | -1.5 |
| P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg | 166 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +0.8 |