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Eastern Conference
New York Knicks
Final 53-293rd seedChampionSRS +9.41
DARKO rating · #2 of 30
+9.2 Offense +6.4 Defense +2.7
Worth about 63 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 +9.69; the ones below take away 0.53.
- Jalen Brunson Offense+3.40 Defense-0.75 Net+2.65
- OG Anunoby Offense+1.26 Defense+1.29 Net+2.55
- Karl-Anthony Towns Offense+1.58 Defense+0.79 Net+2.37
- Mitchell Robinson Offense+0.04 Defense+0.73 Net+0.77
- Miles McBride Offense+0.28 Defense+0.14 Net+0.42
- Josh Hart Offense-0.04 Defense+0.36 Net+0.32
- Mikal Bridges Offense+0.28 Defense+0.02 Net+0.30
- Landry Shamet Offense+0.07 Defense+0.17 Net+0.25
- Jose Alvarado Offense-0.07 Defense+0.12 Net+0.05
- Jordan Clarkson Offense-0.10 Defense-0.12 Net-0.22
New York Knicks Offense+6.42 Defense+2.74 Net+9.16
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Ariel Hukporti | C | -1.9 | -2.9 | +1.0 | $0.5M | -1.9 | -1.6 | 2.2 | 96.7 | 12.0 | 1.9 | 49.6% | 18.9% | 63.4% |
| Dillon Jones | F | -1.8 | -1.7 | -0.1 | $0.6M | -1.7 | -2.7 | -0.6 | 97.3 | 13.2 | 3.3 | 36.6% | 31.0% | 73.0% |
| Jalen Brunson | G | +3.4 | +4.3 | -1.0 | $59.1M | +1.9 | +3.6 | 37.8 | 96.0 | 33.4 | 8.1 | 43.2% | 35.4% | 82.8% |
| Jeremy Sochan | F | -0.6 | -0.8 | +0.2 | $0.9M | +0.4 | -1.4 | 1.5 | 96.9 | 18.6 | 3.5 | 43.4% | 28.5% | 68.0% |
| Jordan Clarkson | G | -1.7 | -0.8 | -0.9 | $0.6M | -2.8 | -1.5 | 6.1 | 94.9 | 19.8 | 3.0 | 38.8% | 31.4% | 79.3% |
| Jose Alvarado | G | +0.3 | -0.4 | +0.6 | $4.4M | -0.7 | +0.8 | 9.3 | 93.8 | 18.8 | 7.8 | 35.6% | 33.2% | 76.3% |
| Josh Hart | G | +0.5 | -0.1 | +0.6 | $21.7M | +0.6 | +0.5 | 28.8 | 95.5 | 15.8 | 6.5 | 44.3% | 34.6% | 71.7% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | C-F | +3.6 | +2.4 | +1.2 | $52.8M | +2.8 | +3.7 | 31.9 | 94.7 | 26.3 | 6.0 | 47.3% | 36.1% | 83.2% |
| Kevin McCullar Jr. | G | -1.8 | -1.7 | -0.1 | -$0.7M | -1.8 | -2.7 | -6.5 | 96.2 | 15.6 | 3.8 | 36.0% | 29.6% | 68.8% |
| Landry Shamet | G | +0.5 | +0.2 | +0.4 | $13.0M | -0.2 | +0.8 | 22.4 | 95.8 | 15.9 | 2.1 | 39.8% | 38.5% | 72.0% |
| Mikal Bridges | F-G | +0.5 | +0.4 | +0.0 | $24.4M | +0.3 | +0.5 | 30.8 | 95.2 | 18.7 | 3.7 | 45.3% | 35.6% | 81.9% |
| Miles McBride | G | +1.2 | +0.8 | +0.4 | $15.4M | -0.7 | +2.3 | 16.8 | 95.3 | 17.9 | 3.5 | 36.0% | 37.0% | 79.1% |
| Mitchell Robinson | C | +2.9 | +0.1 | +2.7 | $17.5M | +2.0 | +3.0 | 12.8 | 94.9 | 14.1 | 1.1 | 62.7% | 10.0% | 46.3% |
| Mohamed Diawara | F | -2.8 | -2.0 | -0.8 | -$0.6M | -3.0 | -1.7 | 2.7 | 94.7 | 16.4 | 3.5 | 35.7% | 31.2% | 69.3% |
| OG Anunoby | F | +3.6 | +1.8 | +1.8 | $54.7M | +3.2 | +3.7 | 34.0 | 95.5 | 22.2 | 2.3 | 44.2% | 38.2% | 81.4% |
| Pacôme Dadiet | F | -1.5 | -0.5 | -1.0 | $0.2M | -1.5 | -2.6 | 0.6 | 98.1 | 18.3 | 2.6 | 36.3% | 29.6% | 70.7% |
| Trey Jemison | C | -3.7 | -3.6 | -0.1 | -$4.5M | -3.9 | -3.0 | -3.8 | 97.3 | 11.5 | 2.5 | 43.9% | 15.0% | 63.1% |
| Tyler Kolek | G | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.4 | $1.3M | -1.1 | -0.8 | 1.4 | 96.4 | 19.1 | 9.8 | 35.7% | 32.8% | 74.1% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | 29 | +3.4 | 7.5 | 99% |
| OG Anunoby | 28 | +3.6 | 7.5 | 98% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 30 | +3.6 | 7.0 | 98% |
| Mikal Bridges | 29 | +0.5 | 5.9 | 93% |
| Josh Hart | 31 | +0.5 | 4.9 | 81% |
| Landry Shamet | 29 | +0.5 | 3.7 | 70% |
| Miles McBride | 25 | +1.2 | 5.9 | 89% |
| Mitchell Robinson | 28 | +2.9 | 5.9 | 93% |
| Jose Alvarado | 28 | +0.3 | 4.4 | 79% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$230.7M of salary for $267.1M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Karl-Anthony Towns : salary $53.1M, DARKO value $52.8M, surplus -$0.3M
- OG Anunoby : salary $39.6M, DARKO value $54.7M, surplus +$15.2M
- Jalen Brunson : salary $34.9M, DARKO value $59.1M, surplus +$24.2M
- Mikal Bridges : salary $24.9M, DARKO value $24.4M, surplus -$0.5M
- Josh Hart : salary $19.5M, DARKO value $21.7M, surplus +$2.2M
- Mitchell Robinson : salary $13.0M, DARKO value $17.5M, surplus +$4.5M
- Jordan Clarkson : salary $12.9M, DARKO value $0.6M, surplus -$12.3M
- Jeremy Sochan : salary $7.9M, DARKO value $0.9M, surplus -$7.0M
- Jose Alvarado : salary $4.5M, DARKO value $4.4M, surplus -$0.1M
- Miles McBride : salary $4.3M, DARKO value $15.4M, surplus +$11.1M
- Pacôme Dadiet : salary $2.8M, DARKO value $0.2M, surplus -$2.6M
- Dillon Jones : salary $2.8M, DARKO value $0.6M, surplus -$2.2M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride | 223 | +10.6 | +10.2 | +0.4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride | 187 | +9.5 | +9.8 | -0.2 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Landry Shamet | 141 | +9.1 | +8.1 | +0.9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson | 942 | +9.0 | +7.4 | +1.6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Landry Shamet | 244 | +8.4 | +7.0 | +1.5 |
Worst Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Clarkson, Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Tyler Kolek | 124 | +4.5 | +4.1 | +0.4 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Landry Shamet | 244 | +8.4 | +7.0 | +1.5 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson | 942 | +9.0 | +7.4 | +1.6 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, Josh Hart, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Landry Shamet | 141 | +9.1 | +8.1 | +0.9 |
| Karl-Anthony Towns, OG Anunoby, Mikal Bridges, Jalen Brunson, Miles McBride | 187 | +9.5 | +9.8 | -0.2 |