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Western Conference
Houston Rockets
Final 52-305th seedPlayoffsSRS +3.81
DARKO rating · #3 of 30
+7.6 Offense +2.5 Defense +5.0
Worth about 58 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 +7.66; the ones below take away 0.11.
- Kevin Durant Offense+2.17 Defense+0.16 Net+2.33
- Alperen Sengun Offense+0.69 Defense+0.76 Net+1.45
- Amen Thompson Offense+0.69 Defense+0.28 Net+0.96
- Steven Adams Offense-0.51 Defense+1.26 Net+0.75
- Fred VanVleet Offense-0.04 Defense+0.74 Net+0.71
- Tari Eason Offense-0.18 Defense+0.75 Net+0.57
- Reed Sheppard Offense+0.13 Defense+0.27 Net+0.40
- Jabari Smith Jr. Offense+0.11 Defense+0.23 Net+0.34
- Josh Okogie Offense-0.22 Defense+0.24 Net+0.02
Houston Rockets Offense+2.53 Defense+5.02 Net+7.55
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 Holiday | G | -0.8 | -0.8 | +0.1 | $4.2M | -1.8 | -0.3 | 2.9 | 93.8 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 38.9% | 34.8% | 79.8% |
| Alperen Sengun | C | +2.2 | +1.0 | +1.1 | $44.7M | +0.5 | +2.8 | 26.3 | 93.8 | 25.7 | 7.0 | 50.0% | 26.7% | 65.6% |
| Amen Thompson | G-F | +1.4 | +1.0 | +0.4 | $40.8M | +1.1 | +1.4 | 28.4 | 93.9 | 23.1 | 5.9 | 51.7% | 26.9% | 72.8% |
| Clint Capela | F-C | +1.1 | -1.8 | +2.9 | $6.4M | -0.2 | +1.4 | 3.6 | 93.8 | 16.5 | 2.3 | 55.9% | 24.7% | 53.0% |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | F | -0.8 | -1.7 | +0.9 | $3.2M | -1.2 | -0.7 | 1.8 | 93.7 | 10.5 | 2.5 | 37.8% | 33.7% | 71.0% |
| Fred VanVleet | G | +1.2 | -0.1 | +1.3 | $13.1M | +0.3 | +1.4 | 23.4 | 93.5 | 20.3 | 6.7 | 36.4% | 33.6% | 82.6% |
| Isaiah Crawford | F | -1.7 | -1.9 | +0.2 | $1.1M | -1.7 | -1.0 | -9.9 | 94.9 | 17.6 | 2.8 | 42.0% | 32.1% | 74.2% |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | F | +0.6 | +0.2 | +0.4 | $28.9M | -0.2 | +0.9 | 24.2 | 93.5 | 20.3 | 2.3 | 41.5% | 35.0% | 77.1% |
| Jae'Sean Tate | F | -1.5 | -2.0 | +0.5 | $1.0M | -0.6 | -2.0 | -0.9 | 94.3 | 15.1 | 2.6 | 44.3% | 32.0% | 66.4% |
| JD Davison | G | -0.4 | -1.3 | +0.9 | $2.3M | -0.1 | -2.3 | -2.2 | 94.6 | 16.3 | 6.1 | 38.9% | 31.1% | 72.1% |
| Jeff Green | F | -4.8 | -3.9 | -0.9 | -$4.0M | -2.7 | -5.2 | -2.6 | 94.2 | 14.2 | 2.4 | 38.0% | 31.2% | 76.4% |
| Josh Okogie | G | +0.1 | -1.3 | +1.4 | $9.0M | -0.5 | +0.4 | 6.8 | 93.8 | 12.4 | 2.5 | 39.5% | 33.1% | 64.5% |
| Kevin Durant | F-G | +3.3 | +3.0 | +0.2 | $48.5M | +3.2 | +3.3 | 28.4 | 94.5 | 31.9 | 6.8 | 47.2% | 37.4% | 84.6% |
| Reed Sheppard | G | +0.9 | +0.3 | +0.6 | $25.8M | +1.5 | +0.0 | 18.8 | 94.0 | 22.8 | 5.6 | 39.7% | 34.4% | 79.9% |
| Steven Adams | C | +2.0 | -1.3 | +3.3 | $12.4M | +0.8 | +2.1 | 14.9 | 94.0 | 15.1 | 2.8 | 49.3% | 18.2% | 51.0% |
| Tari Eason | F | +1.2 | -0.4 | +1.6 | $28.4M | +0.2 | +2.0 | 19.1 | 93.8 | 19.5 | 2.4 | 41.5% | 34.0% | 76.6% |
| Tristen Newton | G | -1.6 | -1.4 | -0.2 | $0.7M | -1.6 | -1.4 | 0.5 | 94.4 | 20.7 | 3.0 | 40.2% | 29.7% | 72.0% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 37 | +3.3 | 3.4 | 57% |
| Amen Thompson | 23 | +1.4 | 9.8 | 99% |
| Alperen Sengun | 24 | +2.2 | 7.8 | 95% |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 23 | +0.6 | 4.8 | 81% |
| Fred VanVleet | 32 | +1.2 | 1.2 | 10% |
| Tari Eason | 25 | +1.2 | 4.6 | 82% |
| Reed Sheppard | 22 | +0.9 | 6.3 | 93% |
| Steven Adams | 33 | +2.0 | 0.9 | 9% |
| Josh Okogie | 27 | +0.1 | 0.5 | 9% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$199.7M of salary for $270.6M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Kevin Durant : salary $54.7M, DARKO value $48.5M, surplus -$6.3M
- Alperen Sengun : salary $33.9M, DARKO value $44.7M, surplus +$10.8M
- Fred VanVleet : salary $25.0M, DARKO value $13.1M, surplus -$11.9M
- Steven Adams : salary $14.1M, DARKO value $12.4M, surplus -$1.8M
- Dorian Finney-Smith : salary $12.7M, DARKO value $3.2M, surplus -$9.5M
- Jabari Smith Jr. : salary $12.4M, DARKO value $28.9M, surplus +$16.6M
- Reed Sheppard : salary $10.6M, DARKO value $25.8M, surplus +$15.2M
- Amen Thompson : salary $9.7M, DARKO value $40.8M, surplus +$31.1M
- Clint Capela : salary $6.7M, DARKO value $6.4M, surplus -$0.3M
- Tari Eason : salary $5.7M, DARKO value $28.4M, surplus +$22.7M
- Josh Okogie : salary $2.3M, DARKO value $9.0M, surplus +$6.7M
- Aaron Holiday : salary $2.3M, DARKO value $4.2M, surplus +$1.9M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant, Steven Adams, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, Amen Thompson | 119 | +9.6 | +5.2 | +4.4 |
| Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson | 681 | +8.8 | +5.8 | +3.1 |
| Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, Amen Thompson | 542 | +8.4 | +4.7 | +3.8 |
| Kevin Durant, Steven Adams, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson | 182 | +8.3 | +4.1 | +4.3 |
| Kevin Durant, Clint Capela, Dorian Finney-Smith, Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard | 170 | +7.4 | +1.9 | +5.5 |
Worst Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, Reed Sheppard | 109 | +3.0 | +1.7 | +1.2 |
| Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard | 101 | +4.3 | +1.8 | +2.5 |
| Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard | 406 | +4.9 | +4.6 | +0.4 |
| Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Tari Eason, Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard | 118 | +6.2 | +3.9 | +2.2 |
| Kevin Durant, Clint Capela, Dorian Finney-Smith, Amen Thompson, Reed Sheppard | 170 | +7.4 | +1.9 | +5.5 |