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Western Conference
Denver Nuggets
Final 54-283rd seedPlayoffsSRS +3.93
DARKO rating · #4 of 30
+5.8 Offense +6.1 Defense -0.3
Worth about 54 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 +9.27; the ones below take away 3.47.
- Nikola Jokic Offense+3.50 Defense+1.42 Net+4.92
- Jamal Murray Offense+2.61 Defense-0.55 Net+2.06
- Aaron Gordon Offense+1.33 Defense+0.21 Net+1.54
- Cameron Johnson Offense+0.50 Defense-0.11 Net+0.39
- Christian Braun Offense+0.32 Defense+0.05 Net+0.37
- Spencer Jones Offense-0.27 Defense+0.09 Net-0.19
- Jonas Valanciunas Offense-0.10 Defense-0.12 Net-0.22
- Tim Hardaway Jr. Offense+0.16 Defense-0.42 Net-0.26
- Peyton Watson Offense-0.20 Defense-0.19 Net-0.39
- Bruce Brown Offense-0.55 Defense-0.13 Net-0.68
- Curtis Jones Offense-1.09 Defense-0.31 Net-1.41
Denver Nuggets Offense+6.06 Defense-0.26 Net+5.80
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 Gordon | F | +3.1 | +2.7 | +0.4 | $39.9M | +0.8 | +3.5 | 23.2 | 94.5 | 23.6 | 4.2 | 47.6% | 33.9% | 72.8% |
| Bruce Brown | G | -2.8 | -2.2 | -0.6 | -$4.6M | -1.0 | -3.2 | 11.6 | 94.1 | 15.7 | 3.7 | 44.8% | 33.6% | 73.9% |
| Cameron Johnson | F | +0.7 | +0.9 | -0.2 | $24.5M | -0.3 | +1.1 | 25.9 | 94.1 | 19.5 | 3.3 | 43.6% | 37.4% | 82.2% |
| Christian Braun | G | +0.8 | +0.7 | +0.1 | $26.3M | -0.8 | +1.7 | 21.3 | 94.4 | 15.9 | 2.8 | 49.3% | 33.7% | 75.7% |
| Curtis Jones | G | -2.2 | -1.7 | -0.5 | -$2.7M | -2.2 | -2.1 | 30.1 | 97.8 | 17.3 | 5.9 | 38.6% | 32.2% | 75.3% |
| DaRon Holmes II | F | -0.6 | -0.4 | -0.3 | $2.5M | -0.6 | -1.1 | -2.1 | 95.6 | 18.5 | 2.5 | 45.6% | 32.0% | 76.0% |
| David Roddy | F | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.7 | $2.5M | -1.5 | -1.6 | 2.6 | 95.3 | 19.1 | 3.0 | 46.0% | 31.5% | 78.4% |
| Jalen Pickett | G | -2.1 | -1.3 | -0.8 | -$0.2M | -2.0 | -2.4 | 0.1 | 94.4 | 15.8 | 6.2 | 40.2% | 32.5% | 73.3% |
| Jamal Murray | G | +3.0 | +3.9 | -0.8 | $57.8M | +2.1 | +3.2 | 32.2 | 94.2 | 29.1 | 7.3 | 44.1% | 37.4% | 87.2% |
| Jonas Valanciunas | C | -1.9 | -0.9 | -1.0 | $0.1M | +0.8 | -2.3 | 5.4 | 94.3 | 27.3 | 3.8 | 53.0% | 28.7% | 75.9% |
| Julian Strawther | G | -1.6 | -0.2 | -1.4 | $1.3M | -1.1 | -2.2 | 4.6 | 94.9 | 21.2 | 2.7 | 41.1% | 34.5% | 78.0% |
| KJ Simpson | G | -2.5 | -2.1 | -0.4 | -$2.3M | -2.7 | -1.7 | 1.8 | 94.2 | 16.9 | 6.2 | 37.8% | 30.7% | 71.6% |
| Nikola Jokic | C-F | +7.4 | +5.2 | +2.1 | $101.4M | +5.5 | +7.6 | 31.7 | 95.1 | 31.2 | 11.4 | 53.4% | 33.9% | 79.1% |
| Peyton Watson | G | -0.7 | -0.4 | -0.4 | $7.9M | -0.6 | -0.7 | 24.7 | 94.9 | 23.5 | 3.8 | 44.7% | 35.1% | 67.6% |
| Spencer Jones | F | -1.0 | -1.5 | +0.5 | $7.0M | -0.3 | -2.5 | 8.7 | 93.4 | 12.0 | 1.6 | 45.2% | 35.6% | 63.6% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | G | -0.9 | +0.6 | -1.5 | $7.3M | -1.1 | -0.9 | 13.3 | 94.2 | 21.1 | 1.8 | 39.4% | 35.7% | 79.0% |
| Tyus Jones | G | -1.5 | -0.8 | -0.6 | $1.2M | -1.1 | -1.6 | 0.2 | 94.0 | 13.8 | 7.6 | 39.3% | 33.3% | 78.1% |
| Zeke Nnaji | F-C | -2.0 | -2.6 | +0.5 | -$0.1M | -0.9 | -3.2 | -0.3 | 94.3 | 14.5 | 2.3 | 45.6% | 30.4% | 69.8% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 29 | +3.0 | 6.4 | 95% |
| Nikola Jokic | 31 | +7.4 | 9.0 | 99% |
| Curtis Jones | 24 | -2.2 | 1.7 | 26% |
| Cameron Johnson | 30 | +0.7 | 2.9 | 52% |
| Peyton Watson | 23 | -0.7 | 1.2 | 14% |
| Aaron Gordon | 30 | +3.1 | 2.9 | 52% |
| Christian Braun | 25 | +0.8 | 3.9 | 76% |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 34 | -0.9 | 0.1 | 0% |
| Bruce Brown | 29 | -2.8 | 0.0 | 0% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$197.8M of salary for $279.6M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Nikola Jokic : salary $55.2M, DARKO value $101.4M, surplus +$46.2M
- Jamal Murray : salary $46.4M, DARKO value $57.8M, surplus +$11.4M
- Aaron Gordon : salary $22.8M, DARKO value $39.9M, surplus +$17.0M
- Cameron Johnson : salary $21.1M, DARKO value $24.5M, surplus +$3.5M
- Jonas Valanciunas : salary $10.4M, DARKO value $0.1M, surplus -$10.3M
- Zeke Nnaji : salary $8.2M, DARKO value -$0.1M, surplus -$8.2M
- Tyus Jones : salary $7.0M, DARKO value $1.2M, surplus -$5.8M
- Christian Braun : salary $4.9M, DARKO value $26.3M, surplus +$21.4M
- Peyton Watson : salary $4.4M, DARKO value $7.9M, surplus +$3.6M
- DaRon Holmes II : salary $3.2M, DARKO value $2.5M, surplus -$0.7M
- Julian Strawther : salary $2.7M, DARKO value $1.3M, surplus -$1.4M
- Tim Hardaway Jr. : salary $2.3M, DARKO value $7.3M, surplus +$5.0M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon, Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Christian Braun | 545 | +14.9 | +13.1 | +1.8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr., Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Christian Braun | 101 | +14.1 | +14.2 | -0.1 |
| Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Julian Strawther, Christian Braun | 250 | +12.6 | +12.8 | -0.2 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr., Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Bruce Brown, Christian Braun | 180 | +12.1 | +11.8 | +0.3 |
| Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones | 350 | +9.8 | +9.7 | +0.0 |
Worst Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valanciunas, Tim Hardaway Jr., Jamal Murray, Bruce Brown, Peyton Watson | 187 | -1.8 | +1.0 | -2.8 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr., Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Bruce Brown, Peyton Watson | 168 | +5.5 | +8.6 | -3.0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr., Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones | 177 | +8.7 | +9.4 | -0.7 |
| Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Peyton Watson, Spencer Jones | 350 | +9.8 | +9.7 | +0.0 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr., Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray, Bruce Brown, Christian Braun | 180 | +12.1 | +11.8 | +0.3 |