Game by game
Seismograph
DARKO updates every rating after every game. The lines show the rating going into each game; the bars show how much each game moved it, split into offense and defense.
- Season change
- -0.28
- -1.10 before the first game, -1.38 before the last game
- Biggest boost
- +0.37
- Dec 6 vs MIL · 26 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.32
- Nov 29 vs MIA · 29 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.04
- Last 20 games, vs 0.12 in the first 20. Smaller changes mean each game moves DARKO's view less.
Historical comps
Comps & futures
The ten most similar player-seasons since 1996-97 at the same age, and what happened to them next.
-1.4 at age 24 in 2025-26 ranks 741st of 1,185 age-24 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: David Harrison, 2007-08.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Harrison 2007-08 | 25 | -1.5 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Ronny Turiaf 2007-08 | 25 | -1.1 | -0.4, +0.2, +0.3, +0.9, -1.2 | 84 |
| Adonal Foyle 1999-00 | 25 | -1.6 | -1.7, -1.5, -0.3, -0.7, -0.6 | 83 |
| Chris Kaman 2006-07 | 24 | -0.9 | -0.6, -1.4, -1.3, -1.4, -1.0 | 83 |
| Darko Milicic 2009-10 | 24 | -0.9 | -1.1, -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 83 |
| Festus Ezeli 2014-15 | 25 | -1.0 | -0.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Spencer Hawes 2012-13 | 24 | -1.1 | -1.8, -3.1, -1.0, -2.6, under 10 games | 82 |
| Josh Boone 2008-09 | 24 | -1.4 | -0.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Tyrus Thomas 2011-12 | 25 | -1.8 | -2.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
| Kyrylo Fesenko 2010-11 | 24 | -1.8 | under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 82 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Isaiah'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.
Historical comps
Echoes today
Current players whose ten closest comps include one of Isaiah Stewart's seasons, at the same age.
- Hugo González BOS like his 2020-21 83
- Joan Beringer MIN like his 2020-21 81
- Khaman Maluach PHX like his 2020-21 79
Match score out of 100: how close the current player's season is to that one.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Isaiah Stewart's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $1.5M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $15.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- -$13.5M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 0.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 25.2
- 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 | DET | 24 | 58 +14 | 22.7 | -1.38 | -2.51 | +1.13 | 741st of 1185 |
| 2024-25 | DET | 23 | 72 +1 | 19.9 | -0.88 | -2.50 | +1.62 | 482nd of 1100 |
| 2023-24 | DET | 22 | 46 | 30.9 | -0.84 | -1.07 | +0.23 | 369th of 813 |
| 2022-23 | DET | 21 | 50 | 28.3 | -1.06 | -1.07 | +0.01 | 252nd of 571 |
| 2021-22 | DET | 20 | 71 | 25.6 | -2.24 | -2.60 | +0.36 | 262nd of 354 |
| 2020-21 | DET | 19 | 68 | 21.4 | -0.45 | -1.08 | +0.62 | 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.
Projections
Projected box score
DARKO's per-100 projections, and per game at 5.8 projected minutes and a pace of 94.3.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 17.9 | 2.0 |
| Rebounds | 11.1 | 1.3 |
| Offensive | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| Defensive | 7.1 | 0.8 |
| Assists | 1.9 | 0.2 |
| Steals | 0.7 | 0.1 |
| Blocks | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| Turnovers | 2.5 | 0.3 |
| 3-pt attempts | 4.2 | 0.5 |
| FG attempts | 13.4 | 1.5 |
| FT attempts | 5.0 | 0.6 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 50.9% · 31.5% · 70.6% | |
