Julian Reese

New Orleans Pelicans · F

Age 23 · 6'9" · 230 lb

Rookie 2026 · 13 games

DPM · #476 of 519

-2.6
Offense -2.3 Defense -0.3 Last played Apr 12, 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
Brian Skinner 1998-9922-2.1 -0.6, -2.3, -1.0, -1.8, -2.6 90
Jerome Moiso 2000-0122-2.1 -2.8, -0.5, -1.6, -1.8, under 10 games 89
Brandon Hunter 2003-0423-2.0 -3.3, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 89
Jamie Feick 1996-9722-2.8 -1.0, -0.1, -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games 89
Steve Hamer 1996-9723-2.6 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 89
Mark Hendrickson 1996-9722-2.6 -1.8, -1.9, -0.8, under 10 games, under 10 games 88
Mitch McGary 2014-1522-2.5 -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 88
Erik Daniels 2004-0523-2.4 under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Ronald Dupree 2003-0423-2.7 -3.1, -2.8, -3.2, under 10 games, under 10 games 87
Lawrence Roberts 2005-0623-2.2 +0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games 87

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

  1. 1 Julian Reese NOP Self
    -2.6DPMDPM Offense -2.3 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:18.1points14.1rebounds2.3assistsP/R/A
    100.0
  2. -2.4DPMDPM Offense -2.6 Defense +0.2 Per 100 possessions:15.8points13.9rebounds2.8assistsP/R/A
    91.4
  3. -2.8DPMDPM Offense -2.6 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:16.9points17.0rebounds2.3assistsP/R/A
    89.1
  4. -2.9DPMDPM Offense -2.5 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:20.0points12.3rebounds3.2assistsP/R/A
    88.4
  5. -2.5DPMDPM Offense -2.1 Defense -0.4 Per 100 possessions:20.9points12.2rebounds3.0assistsP/R/A
    88.3
  6. -2.4DPMDPM Offense -1.8 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:20.0points9.5rebounds2.4assistsP/R/A
    87.3
  7. -3.0DPMDPM Offense -2.6 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:23.1points14.3rebounds2.0assistsP/R/A
    87.0
  8. -2.5DPMDPM Offense -2.8 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:16.5points15.3rebounds2.2assistsP/R/A
    86.4
  9. -2.5DPMDPM Offense -2.4 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:17.5points11.1rebounds2.2assistsP/R/A
    86.4
  10. -2.5DPMDPM Offense -2.4 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:20.3points10.5rebounds2.2assistsP/R/A
    86.1
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 Julian Reese's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value
-$5.1M
DARKO's market estimate
Salary
$1.3M
Actual
Surplus
-$6.4M
Value minus salary
WARP
0.0
Wins above replacement
Seasons left
1.9
Projected, within 15
Retires at
25.2
Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Julian Reese, season by season
SeasonTeamAgeGamesMPGDPMOffDefFor his age
2025-26WAS221330.9-2.36-2.25-0.10—

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 9.0 projected minutes and a pace of 100.6.

Julian Reese, projected box score
StatPer 100Per game
Points18.13.4
Rebounds14.12.7
Offensive5.61.1
Defensive8.51.6
Assists2.30.4
Steals1.70.3
Blocks1.10.2
Turnovers3.00.6
3-pt attempts0.20.0
FG attempts13.52.6
FT attempts4.90.9
FG% · 3P% · FT%55.7% · 22.5% · 65.9%