Jaylen Clark 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
DeAndre Liggins 2012-13	25	-0.4	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, -1.8, -2.5	87
Chris Johnson 2014-15	24	-0.2	+0.4, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	87
Henry Walker 2011-12	24	-0.4	under 10 games, under 10 games, -0.6, under 10 games, under 10 games	87
Sasha Vujacic 2008-09	25	-0.1	-0.1, -1.6, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
Josh Hart 2019-20	25	-0.1	-0.3, +0.1, +1.1, +0.7, +1.3	86
Quincy Pondexter 2012-13	25	-0.1	-0.7, -0.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, -3.0	86
Dylan Windler 2020-21	24	+0.1	-0.6, under 10 games, -0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games	85
Mario Chalmers 2010-11	25	+0.5	+1.0, +0.9, +1.0, +0.1, 0.0	85
Francisco Garcia 2006-07	25	-0.3	+0.5, -0.8, -1.1, -0.4, -1.1	85
Solomon Hill 2015-16	25	-0.3	+0.1, -1.1, -1.6, -1.2, -1.7	85

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

1 Jaylen Clark MIN Self

-0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.8 Defense +0.7 Per 100 possessions:15.5points6.3rebounds3.1assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Will Richard GSW ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.5 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:14.4points5.9rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
92.1
3 Jamir Watkins WAS ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:18.4points8.7rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A
91.9
4 Keon Ellis BKN ↗

-0.3DPMDPM Offense -1.0 Defense +0.7 Per 100 possessions:15.0points5.1rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
90.9
5 Josh Green UTA ↗

0.0DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:12.3points5.3rebounds2.8assistsP/R/A
89.8
6 Ziaire Williams LAL ↗

-0.3DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:23.0points5.8rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A
88.6
7 Tristan Enaruna CLE ↗

+0.2DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense +0.6 Per 100 possessions:18.7points8.0rebounds2.8assistsP/R/A
87.9
8 Jake LaRavia LAL ↗

+0.2DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense +1.4 Per 100 possessions:15.0points7.9rebounds3.6assistsP/R/A
86.9
9 Jordan Walsh BOS ↗

+0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:16.6points10.3rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
85.7
10 Baylor Scheierman BOS ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense -0.3 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:17.1points8.5rebounds4.6assistsP/R/A
85.7

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

Fair value: $8.4M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $3.1M; Actual
Surplus: +$5.3M; Value minus salary
WARP: 1.1; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 3.4; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 28.9; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Jaylen Clark, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	MIN	25	7	11.0	-0.05	-0.64	+0.58	—
2025-26	MIN	24	68 +6	13.1	-0.38	-0.85	+0.47	480th of 1185
2024-25	MIN	23	40 +5	13.0	-1.49	-1.66	+0.17	697th of 1100
2023-24	MIN	22	0	—	-1.89	-1.47	-0.42	—

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 rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 8.9 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 98.5.

Jaylen Clark, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	15.5	2.8
Rebounds	6.3	1.1
Offensive	1.9	0.4
Defensive	4.4	0.8
Assists	3.1	0.6
Steals	3.1	0.6
Blocks	0.6	0.1
Turnovers	1.5	0.3
3-pt attempts	7.8	1.4
FG attempts	12.6	2.3
FT attempts	3.3	0.6
FG% · 3P% · FT%	42.4% · 34.7% · 71.9%