Josh Giddey 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
Nicolas Batum 2012-13	24	+0.4	+1.3, +0.8, +1.3, +1.0, +0.8	86
Gordon Hayward 2013-14	24	+0.2	+2.1, +2.5, +3.2, under 10 games, +0.7	85
Lonzo Ball 2020-21	23	+0.4	+1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games, +2.2, +1.2	85
Reggie Jackson 2013-14	24	+0.2	+0.7, +1.2, -1.1, -0.5, +0.5	83
Caris LeVert 2018-19	24	-0.2	+0.8, -0.1, -1.1, -1.0, -0.4	83
Antoine Walker 2000-01	24	+0.8	+1.2, +0.5, -1.5, -1.7, -0.9	82
Raymond Felton 2007-08	23	0.0	+0.8, +0.9, +0.9, +1.5, +1.2	81
Mike Dunleavy 2003-04	23	+0.2	+0.3, -0.1, -0.1, +0.9, +0.6	81
Tyus Jones 2019-20	24	+0.2	-1.4, +0.8, +0.2, -1.7, -1.5	81
Lou Williams 2009-10	23	0.0	-0.4, +0.7, +0.1, -1.7, +0.1	81

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

1 Josh Giddey CHI Self

0.0DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:22.5points10.6rebounds13.0assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Javon Small MEM ↗

+0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:23.6points6.7rebounds8.4assistsP/R/A
82.8
3 Cam Spencer MEM ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.8 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:21.6points5.5rebounds10.3assistsP/R/A
82.4
4 Andrew Nembhard IND ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense +0.5 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:23.2points4.6rebounds11.5assistsP/R/A
81.7
5 Tre Jones CHI ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:27.5points5.7rebounds9.7assistsP/R/A
79.7
6 Jalen Johnson ATL ↗

+0.8DPMDPM Offense +1.2 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:30.9points13.6rebounds9.0assistsP/R/A
78.7
7 Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIL ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:25.2points7.7rebounds6.7assistsP/R/A
78.5
8 Dejounte Murray NOP ↗

+0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:26.0points8.2rebounds10.8assistsP/R/A
77.9
9 Devin Carter BOS ↗

-0.3DPMDPM Offense -0.2 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:24.3points7.9rebounds6.8assistsP/R/A
77.3
10 Dylan Harper SAS ↗

+0.3DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:27.6points8.2rebounds7.3assistsP/R/A
77.0

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

Fair value: $22.6M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $23.4M; Actual
Surplus: -$0.8M; Value minus salary
WARP: 3.3; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 7.1; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 31.2; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Josh Giddey, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	CHI	24	1	24.0	+0.20	+0.85	-0.65	—
2025-26	CHI	23	54	32.1	+0.13	+0.75	-0.62	277th of 1100
2024-25	CHI	22	70	30.2	+0.32	+0.54	-0.22	175th of 813
2023-24	OKC	21	80 +10	25.1	+0.12	+0.25	-0.13	103rd of 571
2022-23	OKC	20	76	31.1	-1.01	+0.24	-1.25	126th of 354
2021-22	OKC	19	54	31.5	-1.80	-0.75	-1.06	59th 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 per-100 projections, and per game at 24.8 projected minutes and a pace of 102.9.

Josh Giddey, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	22.5	12.0
Rebounds	10.6	5.7
Offensive	2.0	1.1
Defensive	8.6	4.6
Assists	13.0	6.9
Steals	1.5	0.8
Blocks	0.9	0.5
Turnovers	4.6	2.4
3-pt attempts	7.5	4.0
FG attempts	16.9	9.0
FT attempts	5.5	2.9
FG% · 3P% · FT%	43.7% · 34.7% · 77.6%