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Western Conference
Los Angeles Lakers
Final 53-294th seedPlayoffsSRS +2.31
DARKO rating · #6 of 30
+5.6 Offense +4.8 Defense +0.8
Worth about 53 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 +7.00; the ones below take away 1.44.
- Luka Doncic Offense+3.87 Defense+0.06 Net+3.93
- Austin Reaves Offense+1.77 Defense-0.61 Net+1.16
- LeBron James Offense+1.15 Defense-0.09 Net+1.06
- Marcus Smart Offense-0.08 Defense+0.72 Net+0.64
- Deandre Ayton Offense-0.43 Defense+0.53 Net+0.10
- Jaxson Hayes Offense-0.23 Defense+0.30 Net+0.07
- Jake LaRavia Offense-0.36 Defense+0.25 Net-0.10
- Chris Mañon Offense-0.23 Defense+0.09 Net-0.13
- Luke Kennard Offense+0.03 Defense-0.23 Net-0.20
- Adou Thiero Offense-0.24 Defense+0.01 Net-0.23
- Rui Hachimura Offense-0.35 Defense-0.26 Net-0.61
Los Angeles Lakers Offense+4.78 Defense+0.78 Net+5.56
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Adou Thiero | G | -1.8 | -1.8 | +0.1 | $0.2M | -1.8 | -2.0 | 5.0 | 96.5 | 15.3 | 2.6 | 49.4% | 27.4% | 63.8% |
| Austin Reaves | G | +1.7 | +2.5 | -0.9 | $39.3M | +0.6 | +2.0 | 26.7 | 94.1 | 26.4 | 6.5 | 44.4% | 34.6% | 84.4% |
| Bronny James | G | -1.6 | -1.7 | +0.1 | $0.4M | -1.4 | -2.7 | -0.2 | 93.7 | 17.0 | 6.0 | 39.7% | 32.1% | 77.6% |
| Chris Mañon | G | -1.0 | -1.6 | +0.7 | $3.1M | -1.0 | -2.1 | 5.3 | 104.6 | 17.3 | 4.4 | 46.5% | 27.8% | 72.4% |
| Dalton Knecht | F | -1.0 | -0.1 | -0.9 | $0.4M | -0.2 | -3.0 | 0.3 | 93.8 | 20.0 | 2.8 | 42.0% | 34.2% | 72.9% |
| Deandre Ayton | F-C | +0.2 | -1.0 | +1.2 | $17.3M | +1.1 | +0.1 | 16.6 | 93.1 | 19.6 | 1.6 | 61.8% | 26.1% | 63.8% |
| Drew Timme | F | -2.4 | -1.8 | -0.6 | -$1.2M | -2.4 | -2.5 | 0.7 | 94.2 | 18.1 | 3.7 | 45.0% | 30.0% | 65.5% |
| Jake LaRavia | F | -0.4 | -1.5 | +1.1 | $5.4M | -0.3 | -0.4 | 9.0 | 93.6 | 13.9 | 2.8 | 42.0% | 31.2% | 73.1% |
| Jarred Vanderbilt | F | +0.7 | -1.3 | +2.0 | $8.0M | +0.2 | +0.9 | 1.8 | 95.0 | 12.7 | 3.1 | 45.2% | 29.0% | 59.0% |
| Jaxson Hayes | C | +0.3 | -0.9 | +1.2 | $8.7M | -0.3 | +0.6 | 9.5 | 94.4 | 18.4 | 2.1 | 62.1% | 22.2% | 61.3% |
| LeBron James | F-G | +1.5 | +1.7 | -0.1 | $37.1M | +1.3 | +1.5 | 26.5 | 93.7 | 28.3 | 9.3 | 47.8% | 31.7% | 72.5% |
| Luka Doncic | G | +4.8 | +4.7 | +0.1 | $43.7M | +2.9 | +5.2 | 31.6 | 95.8 | 38.5 | 10.1 | 43.6% | 33.0% | 71.3% |
| Luke Kennard | G | -0.5 | +0.1 | -0.6 | $11.5M | +1.2 | -1.1 | 14.1 | 94.3 | 16.9 | 4.1 | 47.0% | 39.1% | 85.2% |
| Marcus Smart | G | +1.1 | -0.1 | +1.3 | $29.9M | -0.4 | +1.4 | 22.2 | 94.3 | 15.7 | 5.5 | 39.8% | 33.6% | 77.4% |
| Maxi Kleber | F | -1.3 | -2.6 | +1.4 | $0.8M | -2.3 | -0.9 | -1.1 | 95.7 | 9.0 | 2.7 | 40.0% | 29.6% | 58.6% |
| Nick Smith Jr. | G | -2.4 | -0.6 | -1.8 | -$0.6M | -2.6 | -2.5 | 1.8 | 94.1 | 21.7 | 3.9 | 38.6% | 33.2% | 80.8% |
| Rui Hachimura | F | -1.1 | -0.6 | -0.5 | $9.3M | -1.8 | -0.9 | 21.6 | 93.6 | 20.1 | 2.0 | 46.9% | 40.0% | 74.2% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luka Doncic | 27 | +4.8 | 8.7 | 99% |
| Austin Reaves | 28 | +1.7 | 5.3 | 90% |
| LeBron James | 41 | +1.5 | 1.8 | 14% |
| Marcus Smart | 32 | +1.1 | 2.3 | 35% |
| Rui Hachimura | 28 | -1.1 | 1.1 | 14% |
| Deandre Ayton | 28 | +0.2 | 2.6 | 58% |
| Luke Kennard | 30 | -0.5 | 1.4 | 14% |
| Jaxson Hayes | 26 | +0.3 | 2.0 | 35% |
| Jake LaRavia | 24 | -0.4 | 1.2 | 18% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$240.7M of salary for $215.2M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- LeBron James : salary $52.6M, DARKO value $37.1M, surplus -$15.5M
- Luka Doncic : salary $46.0M, DARKO value $43.7M, surplus -$2.3M
- Deandre Ayton : salary $33.7M, DARKO value $17.3M, surplus -$16.4M
- Marcus Smart : salary $19.9M, DARKO value $29.9M, surplus +$10.0M
- Rui Hachimura : salary $18.3M, DARKO value $9.3M, surplus -$8.9M
- Austin Reaves : salary $13.9M, DARKO value $39.3M, surplus +$25.4M
- Jarred Vanderbilt : salary $11.6M, DARKO value $8.0M, surplus -$3.6M
- Luke Kennard : salary $11.0M, DARKO value $11.5M, surplus +$0.5M
- Maxi Kleber : salary $11.0M, DARKO value $0.8M, surplus -$10.2M
- Jake LaRavia : salary $6.0M, DARKO value $5.4M, surplus -$0.6M
- Dalton Knecht : salary $4.0M, DARKO value $0.4M, surplus -$3.6M
- Jaxson Hayes : salary $3.4M, DARKO value $8.7M, surplus +$5.3M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves | 232 | +9.1 | +5.9 | +3.1 |
| LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Austin Reaves | 382 | +8.5 | +6.6 | +2.0 |
| Marcus Smart, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Jaxson Hayes, Austin Reaves | 102 | +7.8 | +5.2 | +2.6 |
| LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves | 261 | +5.1 | +5.6 | -0.5 |
| Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Austin Reaves | 103 | +3.2 | +3.5 | -0.2 |
Worst Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Smart, Jarred Vanderbilt, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Jake LaRavia | 108 | +1.8 | +1.1 | +0.8 |
| LeBron James, Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Jake LaRavia | 460 | +2.5 | +2.8 | -0.3 |
| Marcus Smart, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Jake LaRavia | 144 | +3.1 | +2.8 | +0.3 |
| Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, Austin Reaves | 103 | +3.2 | +3.5 | -0.2 |
| LeBron James, Deandre Ayton, Luka Doncic, Rui Hachimura, Austin Reaves | 261 | +5.1 | +5.6 | -0.5 |