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Western Conference
New Orleans Pelicans
Final 26-56LotterySRS -3.40
DARKO rating · #24 of 30
-3.7 Offense -2.9 Defense -0.8
Worth about 28 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 +0.78; the ones below take away 4.47.
- Zion Williamson Offense+0.59 Defense-0.22 Net+0.37
- Herbert Jones Offense-0.13 Defense+0.37 Net+0.24
- Dejounte Murray Offense+0.22 Defense-0.06 Net+0.16
- Trey Murphy III Offense+0.42 Defense-0.42 Net0.00
- DeAndre Jordan Offense-0.17 Defense+0.07 Net-0.10
- Saddiq Bey Offense+0.28 Defense-0.44 Net-0.16
- Derik Queen Offense-0.40 Defense+0.18 Net-0.22
- Yves Missi Offense-0.55 Defense+0.28 Net-0.27
- Karlo Matkovic Offense-0.41 Defense+0.11 Net-0.30
- Jordan Poole Offense-0.12 Defense-0.18 Net-0.30
- Jeremiah Fears Offense-0.03 Defense-0.39 Net-0.42
- Bryce McGowens Offense-0.35 Defense-0.09 Net-0.45
- Micah Peavy Offense-0.74 Defense+0.19 Net-0.55
- Hunter Dickinson Offense-0.68 Defense-0.02 Net-0.70
- Josh Oduro Offense-0.84 Defense-0.16 Net-1.00
New Orleans Pelicans Offense-2.90 Defense-0.79 Net-3.69
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Bryce McGowens | G | -1.5 | -1.2 | -0.3 | $3.2M | -1.3 | -1.4 | 22.4 | 95.4 | 18.1 | 3.0 | 43.7% | 34.2% | 75.5% |
| DeAndre Jordan | C | -2.0 | -3.4 | +1.4 | -$0.1M | -0.9 | -2.1 | 3.6 | 94.1 | 11.5 | 2.7 | 56.4% | 18.0% | 42.8% |
| Dejounte Murray | G | +0.5 | +0.6 | -0.2 | $21.3M | +1.5 | +0.2 | 26.4 | 94.4 | 27.0 | 9.7 | 42.9% | 32.4% | 81.0% |
| Derik Queen | C | -0.5 | -0.9 | +0.4 | $4.3M | +0.8 | -2.8 | 32.1 | 102.8 | 22.3 | 6.5 | 46.4% | 30.6% | 78.4% |
| Herbert Jones | F | +0.8 | -0.4 | +1.2 | $17.2M | -0.7 | +1.6 | 22.0 | 94.8 | 17.2 | 4.7 | 39.2% | 32.3% | 79.4% |
| Hunter Dickinson | C | -2.6 | -2.6 | -0.1 | $0.2M | -2.6 | -2.7 | 19.5 | 101.5 | 15.5 | 1.8 | 45.1% | 26.6% | 65.6% |
| Jeremiah Fears | G | -0.9 | -0.1 | -0.8 | $7.3M | -0.4 | -1.6 | 36.0 | 102.1 | 29.0 | 7.8 | 43.0% | 33.0% | 78.9% |
| Jordan Hawkins | G | -3.7 | -1.8 | -1.9 | -$15.6M | -3.3 | -4.2 | -0.7 | 96.4 | 19.4 | 2.8 | 38.4% | 34.1% | 83.1% |
| Jordan Poole | G | -2.3 | -0.9 | -1.4 | -$2.7M | -1.3 | -2.7 | 9.7 | 94.8 | 24.3 | 5.1 | 38.5% | 32.7% | 84.3% |
| Josh Oduro | F | -2.9 | -2.4 | -0.5 | -$7.5M | -2.9 | -2.5 | 25.7 | 104.4 | 17.1 | 2.3 | 48.5% | 28.3% | 67.3% |
| Karlo Matkovic | F-C | -1.0 | -1.4 | +0.4 | $6.3M | -1.2 | -0.6 | 21.9 | 95.1 | 19.4 | 2.3 | 51.4% | 33.5% | 74.0% |
| Kevon Looney | F-C | -0.4 | -1.5 | +1.0 | $11.0M | +0.7 | -0.7 | 0.1 | 94.7 | 11.6 | 3.7 | 46.0% | 22.1% | 58.8% |
| Micah Peavy | F | -1.2 | -1.6 | +0.4 | $4.9M | -1.3 | -0.7 | 34.9 | 102.5 | 14.3 | 3.3 | 42.6% | 32.4% | 74.7% |
| Saddiq Bey | F | -0.4 | +0.7 | -1.1 | $13.4M | +0.7 | -0.8 | 30.0 | 95.0 | 28.2 | 3.6 | 41.8% | 34.7% | 82.3% |
| Trey Alexander | G | -2.5 | -1.9 | -0.6 | -$3.5M | -2.5 | -3.0 | -7.5 | 95.7 | 18.3 | 2.9 | 42.6% | 30.6% | 71.5% |
| Trey Murphy III | F | +0.0 | +1.0 | -1.0 | $17.3M | +1.1 | -0.4 | 32.2 | 95.1 | 28.5 | 4.9 | 43.0% | 34.3% | 85.3% |
| Yves Missi | C | -0.8 | -1.7 | +0.9 | $8.6M | -0.6 | -0.9 | 23.8 | 94.1 | 16.6 | 3.0 | 53.5% | 17.4% | 57.2% |
| Zion Williamson | F | +1.0 | +1.5 | -0.6 | $20.5M | +0.7 | +1.0 | 28.4 | 95.4 | 30.4 | 5.1 | 55.5% | 27.1% | 64.5% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeremiah Fears | 19 | -0.9 | 8.9 | 99% |
| Micah Peavy | 24 | -1.2 | 2.8 | 41% |
| Trey Murphy III | 26 | 0.0 | 3.4 | 65% |
| Derik Queen | 21 | -0.5 | 9.8 | 99% |
| Saddiq Bey | 27 | -0.4 | 0.9 | 14% |
| Zion Williamson | 26 | +1.0 | 4.6 | 79% |
| Dejounte Murray | 29 | +0.5 | 0.9 | 16% |
| Josh Oduro | 25 | -2.9 | 1.1 | 18% |
| Yves Missi | 22 | -0.8 | 2.4 | 35% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$186.2M of salary for $135.3M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Zion Williamson : salary $39.4M, DARKO value $20.5M, surplus -$18.9M
- Jordan Poole : salary $31.8M, DARKO value -$2.7M, surplus -$34.5M
- Dejounte Murray : salary $30.8M, DARKO value $21.3M, surplus -$9.5M
- Trey Murphy III : salary $25.0M, DARKO value $17.3M, surplus -$7.7M
- Herbert Jones : salary $13.9M, DARKO value $17.2M, surplus +$3.3M
- Kevon Looney : salary $8.0M, DARKO value $11.0M, surplus +$3.0M
- Jeremiah Fears : salary $7.5M, DARKO value $7.3M, surplus -$0.2M
- Saddiq Bey : salary $6.1M, DARKO value $13.4M, surplus +$7.2M
- Derik Queen : salary $5.2M, DARKO value $4.3M, surplus -$0.9M
- Jordan Hawkins : salary $4.7M, DARKO value -$15.6M, surplus -$20.3M
- Yves Missi : salary $3.4M, DARKO value $8.6M, surplus +$5.2M
- DeAndre Jordan : salary $2.3M, DARKO value -$0.1M, surplus -$2.3M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dejounte Murray, Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III | 203 | +7.4 | +5.7 | +1.7 |
| Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Derik Queen | 291 | +4.8 | +4.4 | +0.3 |
| Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi | 140 | +3.7 | +3.4 | +0.3 |
| Kevon Looney, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears | 117 | +0.0 | -1.0 | +1.1 |
| Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen | 247 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
Worst Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saddiq Bey, Trey Murphy III, Bryce McGowens, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen | 207 | -5.6 | -1.0 | -4.6 |
| Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen | 234 | -2.6 | +1.9 | -4.6 |
| Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears, Derik Queen | 247 | -1.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| Kevon Looney, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Jeremiah Fears | 117 | +0.0 | -1.0 | +1.1 |
| Zion Williamson, Saddiq Bey, Herbert Jones, Trey Murphy III, Yves Missi | 140 | +3.7 | +3.4 | +0.3 |