Western Conference
Dallas Mavericks
Record 7-5Projected 38.2-43.8Playoffs 26.5%Win conference 0.2%Win Finals 0.1%Lottery 73.5%Expected pick 12.2SRS -1.35
DARKO rating · #24 of 30
-2.6Worth about 29 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 12, 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 +2.13; the ones below take away 4.68.
- Kyrie Irving Offense+1.63 Defense-0.35 Net+1.28
- Cooper Flagg Offense+0.84 Defense-0.50 Net+0.34
- Dereck Lively II Offense-0.03 Defense+0.31 Net+0.28
- Daniel Gafford Offense-0.24 Defense+0.47 Net+0.24
- Santi Aldama Offense+0.01 Defense-0.05 Net-0.04
- Max Christie Offense-0.10 Defense-0.15 Net-0.25
- Zaccharie Risacher Offense-0.45 Defense+0.01 Net-0.44
- Walter Clayton Jr. Offense-0.30 Defense-0.29 Net-0.59
- Naji Marshall Offense-0.23 Defense-0.38 Net-0.61
- Caleb Martin Offense-0.98 Defense+0.20 Net-0.79
- P.J. Washington Offense-0.68 Defense-0.13 Net-0.81
- Morez Johnson Jr. Offense-0.62 Defense-0.26 Net-0.88
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Caleb Martin | F | -2.2 | -2.8 | +0.6 | -$1.2M | -1.1 | -2.8 | 16.1 | 99.1 | 11.9 | 4.4 | 42.5% | 36.0% | 70.1% |
| Cooper Flagg | F | +0.5 | +1.2 | -0.7 | $28.5M | +0.6 | +0.2 | 33.3 | 99.3 | 36.3 | 8.8 | 47.2% | 33.5% | 85.3% |
| Daniel Gafford | F | +0.5 | -0.5 | +1.1 | $17.0M | +0.7 | +0.5 | 19.9 | 98.7 | 21.8 | 3.3 | 65.4% | 18.1% | 69.2% |
| Dereck Lively II | C | +1.4 | -0.1 | +1.6 | $12.9M | +1.4 | +1.4 | 9.0 | 98.7 | 17.7 | 4.2 | 66.5% | 23.9% | 63.5% |
| Jett Howard | G | -1.7 | -0.4 | -1.3 | $0.2M | -1.6 | -2.2 | 1.5 | 98.0 | 23.5 | 3.3 | 43.1% | 36.2% | 83.4% |
| Kyrie Irving | G | +2.2 | +2.8 | -0.6 | $39.8M | +1.4 | +2.3 | 26.7 | 98.8 | 33.9 | 7.0 | 46.5% | 39.1% | 88.2% |
| Marcus Sasser | G | -0.7 | -0.3 | -0.4 | $3.4M | -1.0 | -0.2 | 4.5 | 97.9 | 20.4 | 6.5 | 42.2% | 37.4% | 84.1% |
| Max Christie | G | -1.4 | -0.6 | -0.8 | $2.1M | -1.5 | -1.5 | 8.2 | 99.1 | 19.8 | 3.3 | 42.8% | 37.9% | 86.3% |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | F | -3.4 | -2.4 | -1.0 | -$3.5M | -3.4 | -2.2 | 12.1 | 98.7 | 20.5 | 3.6 | 50.9% | 31.4% | 72.9% |
| Moussa Cisse | C | -0.3 | -1.5 | +1.2 | $2.5M | -0.3 | -0.3 | 2.8 | 98.4 | 16.7 | 2.0 | 57.9% | 21.0% | 55.7% |
| Naji Marshall | F | -1.4 | -0.5 | -0.8 | $4.3M | -0.7 | -1.8 | 20.4 | 99.6 | 23.6 | 6.8 | 48.1% | 32.6% | 77.5% |
| P.J. Washington | F | -1.3 | -1.1 | -0.2 | $7.1M | -1.6 | -1.3 | 28.3 | 98.9 | 21.6 | 2.5 | 43.0% | 35.5% | 73.1% |
| Santi Aldama | F-C | -0.2 | +0.0 | -0.2 | $9.2M | +0.2 | -0.4 | 9.9 | 99.5 | 24.4 | 3.7 | 46.2% | 35.3% | 71.2% |
| Sergio de Larrea | G | -2.9 | -2.0 | -1.0 | -$4.6M | -2.9 | -2.9 | 3.0 | 98.2 | 18.8 | 7.3 | 41.8% | 34.7% | 79.2% |
| Tarik Biberovic | F | -2.2 | -1.6 | -0.5 | -$0.5M | -2.2 | -1.8 | 1.8 | 98.4 | 18.6 | 3.9 | 39.4% | 33.6% | 75.9% |
| Tobi Lawal | F | -2.0 | -1.4 | -0.5 | $0.0M | -2.0 | -1.5 | 1.8 | 97.8 | 18.7 | 3.0 | 48.5% | 32.7% | 77.5% |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | G | -1.6 | -0.8 | -0.8 | $3.7M | -1.7 | -1.1 | 16.9 | 98.5 | 21.3 | 9.9 | 41.3% | 35.2% | 85.2% |
| Zaccharie Risacher | F | -1.1 | -1.1 | +0.0 | $1.9M | -0.7 | -1.4 | 18.5 | 98.9 | 20.9 | 3.0 | 45.9% | 35.3% | 71.9% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | 19 | +0.5 | 12.9 | 100% |
| P.J. Washington | 28 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 82% |
| Kyrie Irving | 34 | +2.2 | 3.0 | 54% |
| Naji Marshall | 28 | -1.4 | 4.9 | 82% |
| Daniel Gafford | 28 | +0.5 | 5.7 | 91% |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 21 | -1.1 | 8.1 | 95% |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | 23 | -1.6 | 4.2 | 64% |
| Caleb Martin | 31 | -2.2 | 1.9 | 27% |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | 20 | -3.4 | 7.4 | 91% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$184.1M of salary for $132.6M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Kyrie Irving : salary $39.5M, DARKO value $39.8M, surplus +$0.3M
- P.J. Washington : salary $19.8M, DARKO value $7.1M, surplus -$12.7M
- Daniel Gafford : salary $17.3M, DARKO value $17.0M, surplus -$0.3M
- Santi Aldama : salary $17.0M, DARKO value $9.2M, surplus -$7.8M
- Cooper Flagg : salary $14.5M, DARKO value $28.5M, surplus +$14.0M
- Zaccharie Risacher : salary $13.8M, DARKO value $1.9M, surplus -$12.0M
- Caleb Martin : salary $10.0M, DARKO value -$1.2M, surplus -$11.2M
- Naji Marshall : salary $9.4M, DARKO value $4.3M, surplus -$5.1M
- Max Christie : salary $8.3M, DARKO value $2.1M, surplus -$6.2M
- Dereck Lively II : salary $7.2M, DARKO value $12.9M, surplus +$5.6M
- Morez Johnson Jr. : salary $6.8M, DARKO value -$3.5M, surplus -$10.2M
- Marcus Sasser : salary $5.2M, DARKO value $3.4M, surplus -$1.8M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg | 192 | -2.5 | -2.0 | -0.5 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed November 13, 2026.