Jaren Jackson Jr.

Utah Jazz · F

Out for his next game (official NBA injury report)

Age 27 · 6'11" · 242 lb · USA

Pick #4, 2018 Draft · Rookie 2019 · 459 games · 27 playoff games

DPM · #107 of 521

+1.0

Offense +0.1 Defense +0.9 Market +1.9 · playoffs +1.6 Last played Oct 26, 2026

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Historical comps

Comps & futures

The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Pascal Siakam 2019-20	26	+1.3	+1.7, +2.7, +2.3, +1.4, +2.0	85
Rudy Gay 2012-13	26	+1.9	+1.4, +1.4, +0.4, +1.7, +1.0	83
Stephen Jackson 2004-05	27	+1.6	-0.2, +0.6, +0.3, -0.6, +0.1	83
Serge Ibaka 2016-17	27	+1.1	+1.2, +0.7, +0.7, +1.4, -1.2	83
Nikola Mirotic 2017-18	27	+1.5	+0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	82
Brian Cook 2006-07	26	+0.9	-0.9, -3.2, -3.7, -1.4, -2.4	81
Markieff Morris 2016-17	27	+0.4	+0.3, -1.0, -1.5, -1.9, -2.2	81
Kenyon Martin 2004-05	27	+1.7	+1.6, under 10 games, +1.3, +1.6, +0.1	81
Dwight Powell 2018-19	27	+1.9	+2.3, +1.9, +1.3, +2.0, +1.5	80
Thaddeus Young 2014-15	26	+0.4	+0.4, +1.1, +1.9, +2.3, -0.2	80

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jaren's 2026-27 at the same age: DPM and its offense/defense split, the two seasons before, box-score profile, height, experience and age. Each comp counts once, at his closest season, weighted by the match. Hover or focus a comp to trace his next five seasons. A website presentation, not a DARKO model output.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Jaren Jackson Jr.'s current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Jaren Jackson Jr. UTA Self

+1.0DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:31.2points8.9rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Jaden McDaniels MIN ↗

+1.0DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense +1.1 Per 100 possessions:24.9points8.0rebounds4.7assistsP/R/A
88.4
3 Kristaps Porzingis GSW ↗

+1.4DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:30.0points11.0rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A
83.8
4 Tristan Vukcevic WAS ↗

+0.5DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:29.3points10.5rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A
82.8
5 Sandro Mamukelashvili LAL ↗

+1.1DPMDPM Offense +0.9 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:22.9points11.2rebounds4.3assistsP/R/A
81.2
6 Onyeka Okongwu ATL ↗

+1.7DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:22.6points11.9rebounds4.8assistsP/R/A
81.2
7 Jalen Smith CHI ↗

+1.4DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:23.6points14.7rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A
81.1
8 Jabari Smith Jr. HOU ↗

+0.9DPMDPM Offense +0.5 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:23.7points9.6rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
80.8
9 De'Anthony Melton GSW ↗

+1.2DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:22.7points7.4rebounds5.4assistsP/R/A
80.3
10 Karlo Matkovic NOP ↗

+0.6DPMDPM Offense -0.3 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:19.9points11.9rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
80.3

How these matches work

Each player's latest published profile is compared with today's league. The score uses standardized differences in DPM, offense, defense, age, scoring, assists, rebounds, blocks, steals, turnovers, three-point shot share and free-throw rate. DPM and age carry the most weight. Historical trajectory and a same-age cutoff are not used here.

100 is an identical profile, so a current player is his own first match. Scores fall by 8 points per unit of weighted distance, down to zero. This is a similarity index, not a probability. Box-score figures are projections per 100 possessions, so playing time does not distort the comparison.

Value

Contract & longevity

DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Jaren Jackson Jr.'s salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $17.0M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $49.0M; Actual
Surplus: -$32.0M; Value minus salary
WARP: 2.0; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 4.9; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 32.5; Projected age

Career

Season by season

DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.

Jaren Jackson Jr., season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	UTA	27	4	26.1	+0.97	+0.08	+0.90	—
2025-26	UTA	26	48	30.3	+1.40	+0.09	+1.32	178th of 1010
2024-25	MEM	25	74 +4	29.8	+2.72	+1.29	+1.43	68th of 1077
2023-24	MEM	24	66	32.2	+1.45	+0.34	+1.11	133rd of 1185
2022-23	MEM	23	63 +6	28.4	+2.65	+0.52	+2.13	39th of 1100
2021-22	MEM	22	78 +12	27.3	+2.01	+0.79	+1.22	41st of 813
2020-21	MEM	21	11 +5	23.5	+0.05	+0.31	-0.26	—
2019-20	MEM	20	57	28.5	+0.50	+0.44	+0.06	35th of 354
2018-19	MEM	19	58	26.1	-0.54	-0.90	+0.36	21st of 109

Games are regular season; +n are playoff games. "For his age" ranks the season's DPM among every season at the same age since 1996-97 with 20 or more games. A season's DPM opens the leaderboard on its last game day.

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Projections

Projected box score

DARKO's rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 10.1 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 98.7. He is out for his next game.

Jaren Jackson Jr., projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	31.2	6.5
Rebounds	8.9	1.8
Offensive	1.8	0.4
Defensive	7.0	1.5
Assists	3.4	0.7
Steals	1.7	0.4
Blocks	1.9	0.4
Turnovers	3.5	0.7
3-pt attempts	7.2	1.5
FG attempts	22.2	4.6
FT attempts	7.1	1.5
FG% · 3P% · FT%	47.4% · 35.4% · 79.4%