Jalen Smith Profile

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
Al-Farouq Aminu 2016-17	26	+0.8	+1.3, +1.6, +1.3, +0.1, under 10 games	88
Nikola Mirotic 2016-17	26	+1.5	+1.6, +0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	88
Jonas Jerebko 2013-14	27	+0.7	+1.1, +0.7, +0.1, -0.5, -0.8	85
Mike Muscala 2017-18	26	+1.3	+0.2, -0.3, +0.2, +1.2, +1.3	85
Brian Cook 2006-07	26	+0.8	-1.0, -3.0, -3.5, -1.4, -2.5	85
Kelly Olynyk 2016-17	26	+0.9	+2.2, +1.3, +1.1, +0.9, +0.9	84
Larry Nance Jr. 2019-20	27	+0.9	+0.5, +0.9, +2.5, +1.9, -0.7	84
Pascal Siakam 2019-20	26	+1.3	+1.8, +2.7, +2.3, +1.4, +2.0	84
Ersan Ilyasova 2012-13	25	+1.1	-0.1, +1.1, -1.3, +0.1, +0.4	83
Marvin Williams 2011-12	25	+0.8	-1.1, -0.6, -1.0, +0.9, +0.6	83

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Jalen'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 Jalen Smith's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Jalen Smith CHI Self

+1.1DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +0.7 Per 100 possessions:24.2points14.5rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Naz Reid CHA ↗

+0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.1 Defense +0.7 Per 100 possessions:26.3points11.1rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
88.1
3 Sandro Mamukelashvili LAL ↗

+1.5DPMDPM Offense +0.8 Defense +0.7 Per 100 possessions:24.2points11.6rebounds5.0assistsP/R/A
87.6
4 Onyeka Okongwu ATL ↗

+1.5DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +1.0 Per 100 possessions:22.3points11.4rebounds5.1assistsP/R/A
87.6
5 Justin Champagnie WAS ↗

+0.7DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:21.6points12.3rebounds2.7assistsP/R/A
85.3
6 Luka Garza BOS ↗

+1.0DPMDPM Offense +1.2 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:27.6points12.4rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
84.8
7 Jabari Smith Jr. HOU ↗

+0.7DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:24.0points9.6rebounds2.5assistsP/R/A
83.7
8 Grant Williams CHA ↗

+1.3DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:17.5points8.8rebounds3.4assistsP/R/A
82.7
9 DaRon Holmes II DEN ↗

+0.2DPMDPM Offense -0.1 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:23.0points10.1rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A
82.6
10 Jaylin Williams OKC ↗

+0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.2 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:18.3points12.9rebounds5.9assistsP/R/A
82.5

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 Jalen Smith's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $23.1M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $8.8M; Actual
Surplus: +$14.3M; Value minus salary
WARP: 3.8; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 4.1; Projected
Retires at: 30.7; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Jalen Smith, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	CHI	26	1	19.0	+1.20	+0.38	+0.82	—
2025-26	CHI	26	53	20.7	+1.22	+0.42	+0.79	199th of 1010
2024-25	CHI	25	64	15.0	+0.97	+0.61	+0.36	203rd of 1077
2023-24	IND	24	61 +7	17.2	-0.55	+0.10	-0.65	525th of 1185
2022-23	IND	23	68	18.8	-1.07	-0.36	-0.71	572nd of 1100
2021-22	IND	22	51	18.1	-0.81	-0.38	-0.43	369th of 813
2020-21	PHX	21	27 +6	5.8	-2.75	-2.15	-0.60	512th of 571

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 per-100 projections, and per game at 19.0 projected minutes and a pace of 102.5.

Jalen Smith, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	24.2	9.8
Rebounds	14.5	5.9
Offensive	4.5	1.8
Defensive	10.0	4.0
Assists	2.9	1.2
Steals	1.1	0.5
Blocks	1.8	0.7
Turnovers	2.2	0.9
3-pt attempts	9.1	3.7
FG attempts	17.9	7.3
FT attempts	4.9	2.0
FG% · 3P% · FT%	47.5% · 34.7% · 76.5%