T.J. McConnell

Indiana Pacers · G

Age 34 · 6'2" · 190 lb · USA

Rookie 2016 · 762 games · 62 playoff games

DPM · #275 of 519

-0.8

Offense -0.1 Defense -0.6 Last played Mar 29, 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.

-0.7 at age 34 in 2025-26 ranks 168th of 337 age-34 seasons since 1996-97. Closest match: Rod Strickland, 1999-00.

Comp	Age	DPM then	Next 5 seasons	Match
Rod Strickland 1999-00	33	-0.4	-1.8, 0.0, -1.1, -2.0, -2.1	80
Tony Parker 2015-16	33	+0.2	-0.8, -2.3, -3.4, under 10 games, under 10 games	80
Mookie Blaylock 2000-01	34	-0.4	-1.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	80
Beno Udrih 2016-17	34	-0.9	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	79
John Starks 1999-00	34	-0.9	-1.7, -2.7, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	76
Avery Johnson 1998-99	34	+0.2	-0.3, -1.1, -1.6, -3.7, -3.5	76
Mark Price 1997-98	34	-0.2	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	76
Bobby Jackson 2006-07	34	-0.5	-0.5, -1.5, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	76
Jameer Nelson 2015-16	34	-1.6	-0.8, -2.8, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	73
Rick Brunson 2005-06	33	-1.1	under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games, under 10 games	72

The 25 player-seasons since 1996-97 closest to T.J.'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 T.J. McConnell's current profile, by DARKO ratings, age and projected box-score style.

1 T.J. McConnell IND Self

-0.8DPMDPM Offense -0.1 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:24.1points6.3rebounds13.3assistsP/R/A
100.0
2 Dejounte Murray NOP ↗

+0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:26.0points8.2rebounds10.8assistsP/R/A
77.1
3 Jordan McLaughlin SAS ↗

-1.0DPMDPM Offense -1.1 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:16.6points5.3rebounds8.7assistsP/R/A
73.9
4 Pat Spencer PHX ↗

-1.6DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense -0.3 Per 100 possessions:20.2points6.3rebounds8.3assistsP/R/A
72.6
5 Andrew Nembhard IND ↗

-0.5DPMDPM Offense +0.5 Defense -1.1 Per 100 possessions:23.2points4.6rebounds11.5assistsP/R/A
70.9
6 Julius Randle BKN ↗

+0.2DPMDPM Offense +0.7 Defense -0.6 Per 100 possessions:30.3points10.1rebounds7.5assistsP/R/A
70.6
7 Khris Middleton WAS ↗

-1.8DPMDPM Offense -1.3 Defense -0.5 Per 100 possessions:20.9points7.4rebounds6.0assistsP/R/A
70.5
8 Tre Jones CHI ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense +0.6 Defense -0.7 Per 100 possessions:27.5points5.7rebounds9.7assistsP/R/A
70.2
9 Naji Marshall DAL ↗

-1.3DPMDPM Offense -0.4 Defense -0.9 Per 100 possessions:25.1points7.2rebounds6.2assistsP/R/A
69.9
10 Quenton Jackson IND ↗

-0.1DPMDPM Offense -0.2 Defense +0.1 Per 100 possessions:22.0points6.1rebounds7.9assistsP/R/A
69.4

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 T.J. McConnell's salary, and the odds of still being on an NBA roster in each coming season.

Fair value: $7.9M; DARKO's market estimate
Salary: $10.3M; Actual
Surplus: -$2.4M; Value minus salary
WARP: 0.9; Wins above replacement
Seasons left: 1.4; Projected, within 15
Retires at: 35.9; Projected age

Career

Season by season

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

T.J. McConnell, season by season
Season	Team	Age	Games	MPG	DPM	Off	Def	For his age
2025-26	IND	34	56	17.2	-0.69	-0.12	-0.57	168th of 337
2024-25	IND	33	79 +23	17.9	-0.10	+0.48	-0.58	152nd of 405
2023-24	IND	32	71 +17	18.2	+1.37	+1.62	-0.25	100th of 530
2022-23	IND	31	75	20.3	+0.57	+0.30	+0.27	203rd of 616
2021-22	IND	30	27	24.1	-0.27	-0.35	+0.08	354th of 697
2020-21	IND	29	69	26.0	+0.26	+0.04	+0.22	305th of 774
2019-20	IND	28	71 +3	18.7	-0.58	-0.57	-0.01	506th of 858
2018-19	PHI	27	76 +9	19.3	-1.20	-1.07	-0.12	657th of 924
2017-18	PHI	26	76 +10	22.5	-1.35	-1.36	+0.01	742nd of 1010
2016-17	PHI	25	81	26.3	-1.11	-1.21	+0.10	690th of 1077
2015-16	PHI	24	81	19.8	-0.42	-0.29	-0.13	479th of 1185

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 11.4 projected minutes and a pace of 100.8.

T.J. McConnell, projected box score
Stat	Per 100	Per game
Points	24.1	5.7
Rebounds	6.3	1.5
Offensive	1.2	0.3
Defensive	5.1	1.2
Assists	13.3	3.2
Steals	2.7	0.6
Blocks	0.5	0.1
Turnovers	3.5	0.8
3-pt attempts	2.2	0.5
FG attempts	20.3	4.8
FT attempts	2.3	0.5
FG% · 3P% · FT%	52.2% · 33.1% · 78.9%