Western Conference
Dallas Mavericks
Record 0-0Projected 30.8-51.2Playoffs 12.0%Win conference 0.1%Win Finals 0.0%Lottery 88.0%Expected pick 7.7SRS -4.10
DARKO rating · #28 of 30
-3.2Worth about 26 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Oct 21, 2026
Where the rating comes from
Each player's DPM times their share of DARKO's projected team minutes, times five for the five players on the floor, split into offense and defense (points per 100 possessions; 0 is an average player). The columns add up to the team's numbers at the bottom, and offense plus defense is net. Players above average add +1.18; the ones below take away 4.39.
- Kyrie Irving Offense+0.96 Defense-0.16 Net+0.80
- Dereck Lively II Offense-0.08 Defense+0.31 Net+0.23
- Santi Aldama Offense+0.19 Defense-0.12 Net+0.08
- Daniel Gafford Offense-0.36 Defense+0.42 Net+0.07
- Marcus Sasser Offense+0.09 Defense-0.16 Net-0.06
- Cooper Flagg Offense+0.26 Defense-0.51 Net-0.25
- Caleb Martin Offense-0.36 Defense+0.09 Net-0.27
- Jett Howard Offense-0.12 Defense-0.17 Net-0.29
- Zaccharie Risacher Offense-0.39 Defense-0.16 Net-0.55
- Morez Johnson Jr. Offense-0.52 Defense-0.06 Net-0.57
- Naji Marshall Offense-0.22 Defense-0.43 Net-0.65
- Max Christie Offense-0.20 Defense-0.47 Net-0.67
- P.J. Washington Offense-0.79 Defense-0.06 Net-0.85
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Caleb Martin | F | -2.2 | -3.0 | +0.8 | -$1.3M | -0.5 | -3.0 | 6.1 | 100.7 | 13.1 | 4.3 | 43.9% | 34.6% | 68.5% |
| Cooper Flagg | F | -0.4 | +0.4 | -0.8 | $16.7M | +0.3 | -1.5 | 32.5 | 101.2 | 36.2 | 7.4 | 46.5% | 32.7% | 83.6% |
| Daniel Gafford | F | +0.2 | -0.9 | +1.0 | $12.1M | +0.3 | +0.0 | 20.9 | 100.4 | 21.5 | 2.4 | 65.5% | 17.6% | 65.7% |
| Dereck Lively II | C | +1.0 | -0.4 | +1.3 | $11.0M | +0.6 | +1.5 | 11.6 | 100.6 | 17.6 | 4.3 | 67.2% | 26.4% | 62.6% |
| Jett Howard | G | -1.9 | -0.8 | -1.1 | -$0.2M | -1.6 | -2.7 | 7.6 | 100.5 | 21.6 | 3.5 | 43.2% | 35.9% | 82.3% |
| Kyrie Irving | G | +1.8 | +2.1 | -0.3 | $32.4M | +0.6 | +2.0 | 22.5 | 100.2 | 30.3 | 6.2 | 46.3% | 38.5% | 86.2% |
| Marcus Sasser | G | -0.2 | +0.3 | -0.5 | $3.4M | -0.7 | +0.4 | 17.3 | 101.1 | 21.6 | 6.4 | 42.3% | 37.0% | 83.6% |
| Max Christie | G | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.9 | $5.4M | -1.1 | -1.6 | 25.9 | 100.6 | 20.2 | 3.3 | 42.9% | 37.6% | 86.4% |
| Morez Johnson Jr. | F | -2.8 | -2.5 | -0.3 | -$0.8M | -2.8 | -2.6 | 10.5 | 101.4 | 19.3 | 3.2 | 49.1% | 31.1% | 69.1% |
| Moussa Cisse | C | -0.7 | -1.7 | +1.1 | $6.0M | -0.6 | -0.8 | 3.8 | 100.2 | 17.1 | 1.7 | 57.4% | 19.8% | 54.5% |
| Naji Marshall | F | -1.3 | -0.4 | -0.9 | $5.4M | -1.2 | -1.4 | 25.6 | 100.7 | 25.1 | 6.2 | 48.4% | 32.3% | 77.6% |
| P.J. Washington | F | -1.5 | -1.4 | -0.1 | $5.0M | -1.9 | -1.4 | 28.7 | 100.6 | 20.6 | 2.9 | 43.6% | 34.6% | 72.2% |
| Santi Aldama | F-C | +0.2 | +0.6 | -0.3 | $10.9M | +1.1 | -0.3 | 16.9 | 100.7 | 22.3 | 4.5 | 46.9% | 34.9% | 69.9% |
| Sergio de Larrea | G | -1.9 | -1.4 | -0.5 | -$0.2M | -1.9 | -2.8 | 4.6 | 100.1 | 17.2 | 8.2 | 40.8% | 33.5% | 77.7% |
| Tarik Biberovic | F | -2.3 | -1.7 | -0.6 | -$0.2M | -2.3 | -1.8 | 2.0 | 100.4 | 19.2 | 3.7 | 40.0% | 33.3% | 75.6% |
| Tobi Lawal | F | -2.4 | -1.8 | -0.5 | -$0.6M | -2.4 | -1.9 | 1.0 | 100.6 | 20.0 | 2.4 | 50.2% | 30.6% | 77.0% |
| Walter Clayton Jr. | G | -2.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -$0.9M | -2.1 | -2.0 | 2.0 | 100.4 | 21.5 | 9.9 | 40.9% | 34.4% | 84.8% |
| Zaccharie Risacher | F | -1.6 | -1.1 | -0.5 | $1.1M | -2.0 | -1.2 | 17.1 | 100.5 | 21.4 | 2.8 | 45.9% | 34.9% | 72.1% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cooper Flagg | 19 | -0.4 | 11.4 | 99% |
| P.J. Washington | 28 | -1.5 | 3.6 | 68% |
| Max Christie | 23 | -1.3 | 5.0 | 77% |
| Naji Marshall | 28 | -1.3 | 4.8 | 83% |
| Kyrie Irving | 34 | +1.8 | 1.5 | 20% |
| Daniel Gafford | 28 | +0.2 | 5.2 | 90% |
| Marcus Sasser | 26 | -0.2 | 2.1 | 32% |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 21 | -1.6 | 5.4 | 83% |
| Santi Aldama | 25 | +0.2 | 3.6 | 60% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$172.6M of salary for $109.5M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Kyrie Irving : salary $37.0M, DARKO value $32.4M, surplus -$4.7M
- P.J. Washington : salary $18.6M, DARKO value $5.0M, surplus -$13.5M
- Daniel Gafford : salary $16.2M, DARKO value $12.1M, surplus -$4.0M
- Santi Aldama : salary $15.9M, DARKO value $10.9M, surplus -$5.0M
- Cooper Flagg : salary $13.6M, DARKO value $16.7M, surplus +$3.0M
- Zaccharie Risacher : salary $13.0M, DARKO value $1.1M, surplus -$11.9M
- Caleb Martin : salary $9.4M, DARKO value -$1.3M, surplus -$10.6M
- Naji Marshall : salary $8.8M, DARKO value $5.4M, surplus -$3.4M
- Max Christie : salary $7.8M, DARKO value $5.4M, surplus -$2.3M
- Dereck Lively II : salary $6.8M, DARKO value $11.0M, surplus +$4.2M
- Morez Johnson Jr. : salary $6.3M, DARKO value -$0.8M, surplus -$7.1M
- Marcus Sasser : salary $4.9M, DARKO value $3.4M, surplus -$1.4M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Washington, Daniel Gafford, Naji Marshall, Max Christie, Cooper Flagg | 166 | -0.6 | -1.4 | +0.8 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed March 26, 2026.