Javon Small Profile

Historical comps

Comps & futures

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

+0.1 at age 23 in 2025-26 ranks 297th of 1,100 age-23 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Chris Quinn, 2006-07.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Chris Quinn 2006-07	23	-0.1	+0.9, +0.8, 0.0, -1.6, under 10 games	92
Sundiata Gaines 2009-10	24	-0.1	+0.2, +0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	91
Kirk Hinrich 2003-04	23	-0.4	+0.7, +0.8, +1.7, +0.7, +1.6	90
Jameer Nelson 2004-05	23	+0.2	+1.6, +0.2, +1.6, +2.9, +2.9	90
Cory Alexander 1996-97	23	-0.1	+0.1, -0.5, -0.6, -1.5, under 10 games	89
Beno Udrih 2004-05	22	-0.5	-0.8, -2.6, -1.1, -1.1, +0.2	89
Jordan McLaughlin 2019-20	23	+0.1	-1.0, -0.1, +0.4, +1.4, +1.4	89
Tony Delk 1996-97	23	+0.3	-1.7, -2.7, -0.2, -1.0, -0.2	88
Matthew Dellavedova 2013-14	23	-0.1	-0.3, 0.0, -1.1, -0.5, -1.3	88
Raymond Felton 2006-07	22	+0.4	0.0, +0.8, +0.9, +0.9, +1.5	87

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

1 Javon Small MEM Self

+0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:23.6points6.7rebounds8.4assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Nah'Shon Hyland MIN ↗

+0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.4 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:24.7points5.5rebounds7.4assistsP/R/A
89.9
3 Jaime Jaquez Jr. MIL ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:25.2points7.7rebounds6.7assistsP/R/A
88.8
4 Marcus Sasser DAL ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:21.6points4.4rebounds6.4assistsP/R/A
87.9
5 Devin Carter BOS ↗

-0.3DPMDPM Offense -0.2 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:24.3points7.9rebounds6.8assistsP/R/A
87.3
6 Cam Spencer MEM ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.8 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:21.6points5.5rebounds10.3assistsP/R/A
87.2
7 Scoot Henderson POR ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense 0.0 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:27.0points4.9rebounds6.5assistsP/R/A
86.9
8 Jaylon Tyson CLE ↗

-0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:21.9points8.8rebounds4.4assistsP/R/A
85.5
9 Dylan Harper SAS ↗

+0.3DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:27.6points8.2rebounds7.3assistsP/R/A
85.3
10 Ayo Dosunmu MIN ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense +0.1 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:24.5points6.1rebounds6.6assistsP/R/A
84.9

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

Fair value: $13.6M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $1.3M; Actual
Surplus: +$12.4M; Value minus salary
WARP: 2.5; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 3.8; Projected
Retires at: 27.7; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Javon Small, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2025-26	MEM	23	41	20.2	+0.06	+0.18	-0.13	297th of 1100

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 17.9 projected minutes and a pace of 100.5.

Javon Small, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	23.6	8.8
Rebounds	6.7	2.5
Offensive	1.7	0.6
Defensive	5.0	1.9
Assists	8.4	3.2
Steals	2.1	0.8
Blocks	0.5	0.2
Turnovers	3.3	1.2
3-pt attempts	9.6	3.6
FG attempts	18.0	6.8
FT attempts	4.0	1.5
FG% · 3P% · FT%	43.8% · 37.0% · 81.9%