Kawhi Leonard

Toronto Raptors · F

Out for his next game (official NBA injury report)

Age 35 · 6'7" · 225 lb · USA

Pick #15, 2011 Draft · Rookie 2012 · 800 games · 146 playoff games

DPM · #5 of 522

+5.7

Offense +4.8 Defense +0.9 Market +5.4 · playoffs +6.3 Last played Oct 23, 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
Dirk Nowitzki 2013-14	35	+4.9	+2.6, +2.7, +0.7, 0.0, -1.2	79
Manu Ginobili 2011-12	34	+4.8	+3.6, +4.2, +2.7, +2.4, +1.1	78
Michael Jordan 1997-98	35	+4.8	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, +3.1, +1.4	76
Chris Paul 2019-20	35	+6.5	+5.3, +5.3, +3.4, +1.0, +0.7	76
Karl Malone 1998-99	35	+4.3	+4.2, +3.7, +2.1, +2.0, +1.1	69
LeBron James 2019-20	35	+7.1	+6.6, +5.6, +4.2, +4.5, +3.0	69
Paul Pierce 2011-12	34	+3.8	+3.2, +1.2, +0.8, -1.7, -2.4	68
Steve Nash 2008-09	35	+5.0	+5.3, +5.3, +5.3, +2.7, +0.3	58
John Stockton 1996-97	35	+6.1	+5.6, +5.1, +5.6, +5.8, +5.1	57
Kevin Garnett 2011-12	36	+5.9	+3.8, +1.6, +0.5, +0.7, under 10 games	55

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

1 Kawhi Leonard TOR Self

+5.7DPMDPM Offense +4.8 Defense +0.9 Per 100 possessions:36.2points9.6rebounds4.5assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Jayson Tatum BOS ↗

+5.0DPMDPM Offense +4.9 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:36.9points11.3rebounds9.8assistsP/R/A
70.1
3 Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC ↗

+6.2DPMDPM Offense +5.7 Defense +0.5 Per 100 possessions:42.9points5.7rebounds9.3assistsP/R/A
69.2
4 Luka Doncic LAL ↗

+5.8DPMDPM Offense +5.5 Defense +0.3 Per 100 possessions:42.6points10.2rebounds10.7assistsP/R/A
66.7
5 Kevin Durant HOU ↗

+3.7DPMDPM Offense +3.5 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:32.8points7.2rebounds5.9assistsP/R/A
65.2
6 Donovan Mitchell CLE ↗

+4.0DPMDPM Offense +4.7 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:34.7points6.7rebounds7.5assistsP/R/A
64.8
7 Anthony Edwards MIN ↗

+5.2DPMDPM Offense +5.3 Defense -0.1 Per 100 possessions:39.4points6.9rebounds5.5assistsP/R/A
64.8
8 Joel Embiid PHI ↗

+3.8DPMDPM Offense +2.3 Defense +1.5 Per 100 possessions:33.4points11.7rebounds7.0assistsP/R/A
62.3
9 Nikola Jokic DEN ↗

+7.1DPMDPM Offense +5.0 Defense +2.1 Per 100 possessions:32.5points15.8rebounds13.6assistsP/R/A
59.9
10 Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA ↗

+3.8DPMDPM Offense +2.9 Defense +0.8 Per 100 possessions:42.2points16.5rebounds9.3assistsP/R/A
59.1

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

Fair value: $64.9M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $50.3M; Actual
Surplus: +$14.6M; Value minus salary
WARP: 12.8; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 3.5; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 39.3; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

Kawhi Leonard, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2026-27 so far	TOR	35	2	25.8	+5.69	+4.83	+0.86	—
2025-26	LAC	34	65	32.1	+6.45	+5.35	+1.10	3rd of 337
2024-25	LAC	33	37 +7	31.9	+5.40	+3.49	+1.91	7th of 405
2023-24	LAC	32	68 +2	34.3	+5.66	+4.05	+1.60	8th of 530
2022-23	LAC	31	52 +2	33.6	+5.39	+3.95	+1.44	13th of 616
2021-22	LAC	30	0	—	+5.67	+4.05	+1.62	—
2020-21	LAC	30	52 +11	34.1	+6.34	+4.74	+1.60	12th of 697
2019-20	LAC	29	57 +13	32.4	+6.55	+5.10	+1.45	10th of 774
2018-19	TOR	27	60 +24	34.0	+6.35	+4.64	+1.71	9th of 924
2017-18	SAS	26	9	23.3	+6.18	+4.15	+2.03	—
2016-17	SAS	25	74 +12	33.4	+6.84	+4.87	+1.97	3rd of 1077
2015-16	SAS	24	72 +10	33.0	+6.68	+4.28	+2.40	2nd of 1185
2014-15	SAS	23	64 +7	31.8	+4.86	+2.86	+2.00	8th of 1100
2013-14	SAS	22	66 +23	29.1	+3.89	+2.08	+1.81	12th of 813
2012-13	SAS	21	58 +21	31.2	+2.71	+1.36	+1.35	12th of 571
2011-12	SAS	20	64 +14	24.0	+1.22	+0.78	+0.44	16th 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 rest-of-season projections per 100 possessions, and per game at 25.7 projected minutes when he plays and a pace of 99.3. He is out for his next game.

Kawhi Leonard, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	36.2	19.3
Rebounds	9.6	5.1
Offensive	1.8	1.0
Defensive	7.8	4.1
Assists	4.5	2.4
Steals	2.7	1.4
Blocks	0.7	0.4
Turnovers	3.2	1.7
3-pt attempts	10.9	5.8
FG attempts	27.1	14.4
FT attempts	8.5	4.5
FG% · 3P% · FT%	47.6% · 38.0% · 85.8%