Ziaire Williams

Los Angeles Lakers · F

Age 25 · 6'8" · 185 lb

Pick #10, 2021 Draft · Rookie 2022 · 270 games · 14 playoff games

DPM · #337 of 519

-1.3
Offense -1.7 Defense +0.3 Last played Oct 21, 2026

Historical comps

Comps & futures

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

CompAgeDPM thenNext 5 seasonsMatch
Corey Brewer 2010-1125-0.9 -0.2, +0.3, +1.6, +0.9, -0.3 90
Justin Anderson 2018-1925-1.1 -1.6, under 10 games, -0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games 88
Tarence Kinsey 2008-0925-0.6 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 88
Jared Cunningham 2015-1624-1.4 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Kent Bazemore 2013-1424-1.2 -0.8, -0.4, -1.0, -0.2, -1.7 87
Rodney Carney 2008-0925-0.7 -0.8, -1.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
PJ Dozier 2020-2124-1.1 -1.9, -2.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Shannon Brown 2010-1125-1.1 -1.5, -2.3, -3.1, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Omri Casspi 2012-1324-1.0 -0.3, -1.1, 0.0, -1.0, -1.5 86
DeAndre' Bembry 2019-2025-1.4 -1.0, -0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 86

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

  1. 1 Ziaire Williams LAL Self
    -1.3DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:23.8points5.9rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A
    100.0
  2. -1.3DPMDPM Offense -1.7 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:19.5points8.4rebounds3.8assistsP/R/A
    89.6
  3. -1.2DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:19.7points5.7rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
    87.9
  4. -2.1DPMDPM Offense -2.1 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:20.2points6.3rebounds3.9assistsP/R/A
    87.0
  5. -1.3DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.1points5.5rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
    86.4
  6. -1.4DPMDPM Offense -1.4 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:20.5points8.9rebounds5.6assistsP/R/A
    86.1
  7. -1.7DPMDPM Offense -1.6 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:19.7points6.7rebounds5.9assistsP/R/A
    85.8
  8. -1.8DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:22.6points7.2rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
    85.3
  9. -0.9DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.5points7.9rebounds2.7assistsP/R/A
    85.1
  10. -2.0DPMDPM Offense -2.0 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:18.2points8.1rebounds5.5assistsP/R/A
    85.0
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 Ziaire Williams's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value
$5.4M
DARKO's market estimate
Salary
$2.3M
Actual
Surplus
+$3.1M
Value minus salary
WARP
0.9
Wins above replacement
Seasons left
1.9
Projected, within 15
Retires at
27.0
Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Ziaire Williams, season by season
SeasonTeamAgeGamesMPGDPMOffDefFor his age
2026-27 so farLAL25124.1-1.06-1.41+0.35—
2025-26BKN245622.9-1.15-1.48+0.33714th of 1185
2024-25BKN236324.5-0.88-0.91+0.02530th of 1100
2023-24MEM225120.3-2.01-1.49-0.52633rd of 813
2022-23MEM2137 +415.2-1.70-0.94-0.76366th of 571
2021-22MEM2062 +1021.7-0.80+0.21-1.01103rd of 354

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 21.3 projected minutes and a pace of 99.9.

Ziaire Williams, projected box score
StatPer 100Per game
Points23.810.6
Rebounds5.92.6
Offensive1.40.6
Defensive4.52.0
Assists3.11.4
Steals2.41.1
Blocks0.80.3
Turnovers2.21.0
3-pt attempts7.23.2
FG attempts16.87.4
FT attempts5.42.4
FG% · 3P% · FT%45.1% · 35.0% · 82.5%