Kyrie Irving

Dallas Mavericks · G

Age 34 · 6'3" · 195 lb · Australia

Pick #1, 2011 Draft · Rookie 2012 · 780 games · 96 playoff games

DPM · #52 of 519

+1.8

Offense +2.1 Defense -0.3 Last played Oct 21, 2026

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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
Joe Johnson 2014-15	33	+1.2	+0.8, -0.4, -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games	86
George Hill 2019-20	34	+2.0	-0.9, +0.7, -1.2, under 10 games, under 10 games	85
Goran Dragic 2019-20	34	+1.5	-0.1, -1.6, -2.5, under 10 games, under 10 games	84
Darrell Armstrong 2001-02	33	+2.1	+1.2, +0.6, -1.3, -2.3, -1.2	83
Toni Kukoc 2002-03	34	+1.9	+1.5, +0.7, -0.6, under 10 games, under 10 games	83
Vince Carter 2010-11	34	+0.9	+1.6, +2.0, +1.5, -1.1, -1.8	82
Doug Christie 2003-04	34	+1.5	-0.1, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	82
Andre Miller 2009-10	34	+1.7	+2.0, +1.6, +0.3, -0.8, -1.3	82
Dwyane Wade 2015-16	34	+1.5	-0.2, -1.1, -1.9, under 10 games, under 10 games	81
Tim Hardaway 2000-01	34	+1.9	-1.0, -1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	81

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

1 Kyrie Irving DAL Self

+1.8DPMDPM Offense +2.1 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:30.3points6.1rebounds6.2assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 CJ McCollum ATL ↗

+1.2DPMDPM Offense +1.4 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:29.3points5.6rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
89.3
3 Pascal Siakam IND ↗

+1.6DPMDPM Offense +1.9 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:33.2points9.2rebounds5.2assistsP/R/A
87.3
4 Grayson Allen CHA ↗

+1.1DPMDPM Offense +1.5 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:31.1points5.7rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
82.9
5 Damian Lillard POR ↗

+0.8DPMDPM Offense +1.7 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:32.1points5.6rebounds8.0assistsP/R/A
80.9
6 Jrue Holiday POR ↗

+1.0DPMDPM Offense +0.9 Defense 0.0 Per 100 possessions:22.4points7.1rebounds8.7assistsP/R/A
79.4
7 Lauri Markkanen UTA ↗

+1.5DPMDPM Offense +1.8 Defense -0.2 Per 100 possessions:33.0points9.1rebounds2.9assistsP/R/A
78.9
8 Jaylen Brown PHI ↗

+2.3DPMDPM Offense +3.2 Defense -1.0 Per 100 possessions:33.1points8.9rebounds6.6assistsP/R/A
78.7
9 Jimmy Butler GSW ↗

+1.9DPMDPM Offense +1.4 Defense +0.6 Per 100 possessions:27.6points8.5rebounds7.7assistsP/R/A
78.3
10 Paul George BOS ↗

+1.8DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense +1.1 Per 100 possessions:27.3points7.6rebounds5.9assistsP/R/A
78.1

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

Fair value: $32.4M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $37.0M; Actual
Surplus: -$4.7M; Value minus salary
WARP: 5.6; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 1.5; Projected
Retires at: 36.1; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Kyrie Irving, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	DAL	34	1	23.8	+1.84	+2.08	-0.25	—
2025-26	DAL	34	0	—	+1.94	+2.23	-0.29	—
2024-25	DAL	33	50	36.1	+2.99	+3.65	-0.66	28th of 405
2023-24	DAL	32	58 +22	35.0	+3.96	+4.19	-0.23	23rd of 530
2022-23	DAL	31	60	37.3	+4.35	+4.73	-0.38	26th of 616
2021-22	BKN	30	29 +4	37.6	+4.09	+4.73	-0.64	30th of 697
2020-21	BKN	29	54 +9	34.9	+4.04	+4.70	-0.66	29th of 774
2019-20	BKN	27	20	32.9	+3.58	+4.44	-0.86	47th of 924
2018-19	BOS	27	67 +9	33.0	+4.79	+4.65	+0.14	22nd of 924
2017-18	BOS	26	60	32.2	+3.60	+4.74	-1.13	43rd of 1010
2016-17	CLE	25	72 +18	35.1	+3.04	+4.40	-1.36	58th of 1077
2015-16	CLE	24	53 +21	31.5	+2.95	+4.29	-1.34	48th of 1185
2014-15	CLE	23	75 +13	36.4	+2.80	+3.71	-0.91	31st of 1100
2013-14	CLE	22	71	35.1	+0.89	+2.40	-1.50	102nd of 813
2012-13	CLE	21	59	34.7	+1.25	+2.46	-1.20	34th of 571
2011-12	CLE	20	51	30.5	+1.61	+3.35	-1.74	10th of 354

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 22.5 projected minutes and a pace of 100.2.

Kyrie Irving, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	30.3	14.2
Rebounds	6.1	2.9
Offensive	1.3	0.6
Defensive	4.8	2.3
Assists	6.2	2.9
Steals	1.8	0.9
Blocks	0.6	0.3
Turnovers	2.8	1.3
3-pt attempts	10.4	4.9
FG attempts	23.7	11.1
FT attempts	4.7	2.2
FG% · 3P% · FT%	46.3% · 38.5% · 86.2%