Max Strus
Age 30 · 6'5" · 215 lb · USA
Rookie 2020 · 321 games · 82 playoff games
DPM · #233 of 519
-0.4Historical 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae Crowder 2019-20 | 30 | +0.2 | +0.7, +1.2, +0.3, -1.7, under 10 games | 90 |
| Reggie Jackson 2019-20 | 30 | -0.1 | +1.0, -0.3, -2.4, -2.9, -2.8 | 90 |
| Will Barton 2020-21 | 30 | -0.1 | -0.2, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 89 |
| Wesley Matthews 2016-17 | 30 | -0.2 | -1.4, -1.1, -0.3, -1.0, -1.3 | 89 |
| Nicolas Batum 2018-19 | 30 | -0.4 | -0.2, +1.8, +0.5, -0.1, -0.7 | 88 |
| Morris Peterson 2007-08 | 30 | -0.2 | -0.3, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Jodie Meeks 2016-17 | 29 | -0.3 | -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Terrence Ross 2019-20 | 29 | +0.2 | -1.4, -3.6, -2.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| James Jones 2009-10 | 29 | -0.5 | +0.3, -1.1, -1.7, +0.1, -1.8 | 86 |
| Anthony Tolliver 2014-15 | 29 | +0.3 | +0.4, -0.4, +0.7, -0.8, -1.7 | 86 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Max's 2025-26 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 Max Strus's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.
- -0.4DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:20.3points8.9rebounds4.6assistsP/R/A100.0
- -0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.2 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:21.6points8.1rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A92.4
- -0.3DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:20.6points5.6rebounds6.2assistsP/R/A89.2
- -0.3DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense -1.0 Per 100 possessions:20.2points5.8rebounds3.7assistsP/R/A88.3
- -0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:22.0points11.7rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A87.1
- -0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:19.9points7.9rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A86.9
- +0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.8 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:19.5points4.9rebounds4.0assistsP/R/A86.6
- -0.5DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:14.8points11.1rebounds2.8assistsP/R/A85.4
- -0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:16.4points5.2rebounds5.8assistsP/R/A85.4
- +0.1DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.7points6.3rebounds5.6assistsP/R/A84.6
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 Max Strus's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $13.2M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $15.6M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$2.4M
- Value minus salary
- WARP
- 1.5
- Wins above replacement
- Seasons left
- 3.0
- Projected, within 15
- Retires at
- 33.6
- Projected age
Career
Season by season
DPM going into each season's last game, since 1996-97.
| Season | Team | Age | Games | MPG | DPM | Off | Def | For his age |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | CLE | 30 | 12 +18 | 24.0 | -0.21 | +0.24 | -0.45 | — |
| 2024-25 | CLE | 29 | 50 +9 | 25.5 | +0.19 | +0.18 | +0.01 | 319th of 774 |
| 2023-24 | CLE | 28 | 70 +12 | 32.0 | -0.13 | -0.25 | +0.12 | 399th of 858 |
| 2022-23 | MIA | 27 | 80 +23 | 28.4 | -0.76 | -0.20 | -0.56 | 567th of 924 |
| 2021-22 | MIA | 26 | 68 +18 | 23.3 | +0.67 | +0.82 | -0.15 | 272nd of 1010 |
| 2020-21 | MIA | 25 | 39 +2 | 13.0 | -0.81 | +0.41 | -1.21 | 600th of 1077 |
| 2019-20 | CHI | 23 | 2 | 3.1 | -2.06 | -1.50 | -0.55 | — |
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.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 14.1 projected minutes and a pace of 99.5.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 20.3 | 5.9 |
| Rebounds | 8.9 | 2.6 |
| Offensive | 2.0 | 0.6 |
| Defensive | 6.9 | 2.0 |
| Assists | 4.6 | 1.3 |
| Steals | 1.2 | 0.4 |
| Blocks | 0.4 | 0.1 |
| Turnovers | 2.2 | 0.6 |
| 3-pt attempts | 11.3 | 3.3 |
| FG attempts | 15.5 | 4.5 |
| FT attempts | 1.9 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 42.1% · 36.6% · 81.6% | |