Nae'Qwan Tomlin Profile

Historical comps

Comps & futures

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

-0.3 at age 25 in 2025-26 ranks 460th of 1,077 age-25 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Qyntel Woods, 2005-06.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Qyntel Woods 2005-06	25	-0.5	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	91
Justin Hamilton 2014-15	25	-0.2	under 10 games, -0.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	88
Anthony Tolliver 2009-10	24	-1.0	+0.4, +0.4, 0.0, +0.7, +0.3	87
Solomon Hill 2015-16	25	-0.4	+0.1, -1.2, -1.6, -1.2, -1.8	87
Scott Padgett 2001-02	26	-0.2	-0.4, +1.4, +1.7, -0.2, -1.0	86
C.J. Wilcox 2015-16	25	-0.4	-2.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
Carlos Delfino 2006-07	24	-0.8	-0.5, under 10 games, -0.3, -0.4, -0.9	86
Danuel House Jr. 2017-18	24	-0.5	0.0, -0.2, -1.5, -0.6, -1.7	86
Jake Layman 2018-19	25	-0.8	-0.6, -0.1, -0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
Walter McCarty 1998-99	25	-0.1	-0.9, -1.3, -1.9, -0.9, -1.0	85

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Nae'Qwan'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.

Around the league

Top 10 comps today

Current players closest to Nae'Qwan Tomlin's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 Nae'Qwan Tomlin CLE Self

-0.3DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:18.6points9.3rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Keegan Murray SAC ↗

0.0DPMDPM Offense -0.2 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.9points7.9rebounds2.4assistsP/R/A
92.3
3 Keshad Johnson MIA ↗

+0.2DPMDPM Offense -0.2 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:20.3points10.0rebounds2.7assistsP/R/A
90.8
4 Chaney Johnson BKN ↗

-0.7DPMDPM Offense -0.9 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.0points9.6rebounds4.6assistsP/R/A
89.5
5 Jamir Watkins WAS ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:18.4points8.6rebounds3.3assistsP/R/A
89.2
6 Tristan Enaruna CLE ↗

-0.9DPMDPM Offense -0.7 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.5points7.9rebounds2.7assistsP/R/A
89.1
7 Jabari Walker PHI ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense -0.6 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:19.2points11.8rebounds2.4assistsP/R/A
89.1
8 Isaiah Crawford HOU ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:17.6points7.4rebounds2.4assistsP/R/A
89.0
9 Myron Gardner MIA ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:18.8points11.5rebounds5.0assistsP/R/A
88.6
10 Quinten Post MEM ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.5 Defense +0.4 Per 100 possessions:20.7points10.8rebounds3.6assistsP/R/A
88.1

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 Nae'Qwan Tomlin's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $1.9M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $2.3M; Actual
Surplus: -$0.3M; Value minus salary
WARP: 1.1; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 3.3; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 29.2; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Nae'Qwan Tomlin, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2025-26	CLE	25	64 +7	15.7	-0.33	-0.39	+0.06	460th of 1077
2024-25	CLE	24	5	12.7	-2.92	-1.93	-0.99	—

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 10.1 projected minutes and a pace of 100.4.

Nae'Qwan Tomlin, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	18.6	3.9
Rebounds	9.3	2.0
Offensive	4.1	0.9
Defensive	5.2	1.1
Assists	2.9	0.6
Steals	2.0	0.4
Blocks	1.3	0.3
Turnovers	1.6	0.3
3-pt attempts	5.0	1.1
FG attempts	15.4	3.3
FT attempts	3.2	0.7
FG% · 3P% · FT%	48.0% · 32.5% · 72.7%