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
- -0.05
- -1.43 before the first game, -1.47 at the end
- Biggest boost
- +0.60
- Oct 24 vs DAL · 35 min
- Biggest drop
- -0.63
- Dec 23 vs CHA · 31 min
- Typical change per game
- 0.16
- Last 20 games, vs 0.23 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.
-1.5 at age 22 in 2025-26 ranks 504th of 813 age-22 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Kirk Snyder, 2005-06.
| Comp | Age | DPM then | Next 5 seasons | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirk Snyder 2005-06 | 22 | -1.0 | -0.4, -0.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 87 |
| Nickeil Alexander-Walker 2020-21 | 22 | -1.0 | -1.6, -1.3, +0.6, +0.4, +1.2 | 86 |
| Rashad McCants 2006-07 | 22 | -1.2 | +0.8, 0.0, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Zoran Planinic 2004-05 | 22 | -1.4 | -2.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Malachi Flynn 2020-21 | 23 | -1.7 | -1.9, -2.7, -1.4, under 10 games, under 10 games | 86 |
| Josh Jackson 2018-19 | 22 | -2.2 | -0.4, -0.5, -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Rodney White 2002-03 | 22 | -2.1 | -1.8, -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Dion Glover 2000-01 | 22 | -1.4 | -1.3, 0.0, -0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games | 85 |
| Austin Rivers 2013-14 | 21 | -1.5 | -2.5, -2.5, -1.8, -1.3, -1.7 | 85 |
| Dario Saric 2016-17 | 23 | -1.8 | +0.6, -0.5, -0.9, -0.1, under 10 games | 85 |
The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to Kyshawn'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.
Value
Contract & longevity
DARKO's fair salary from projected wins against Kyshawn George's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.
- Fair value
- $3.0M
- DARKO's market estimate
- Salary
- $3.0M
- Actual
- Surplus
- +$0.0M
- Value minus salary
- Seasons left
- 1.0
- Projected
- Retires at
- 23.7
- 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 | WAS | 22 | 48 | 29.0 | -1.47 | -1.18 | -0.29 | 504th of 813 |
| 2024-25 | WAS | 21 | 68 | 26.5 | -1.54 | -1.93 | +0.39 | 351st of 571 |
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 25.4 projected minutes and a pace of 95.4.
| Stat | Per 100 | Per game |
|---|---|---|
| Points | 23.6 | 11.9 |
| Rebounds | 8.0 | 4.1 |
| Offensive | 1.4 | 0.7 |
| Defensive | 6.6 | 3.4 |
| Assists | 6.7 | 3.4 |
| Steals | 1.7 | 0.8 |
| Blocks | 1.5 | 0.7 |
| Turnovers | 3.6 | 1.8 |
| 3-pt attempts | 9.5 | 4.8 |
| FG attempts | 21.5 | 10.9 |
| FT attempts | 5.4 | 2.7 |
| FG% · 3P% · FT% | 40.4% · 32.1% · 78.5% | |
