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DeMar DeRozan★

Denver Nuggets · Rotation
PF6'6"220 lbage 3616 yrs expUSCCompton, CA
7th best of 15 on DENworth +1.1 wins to the rotation
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Elite playmaker & scorer
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Western · Northwest · proj. 56-26 (▲+2.8)
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3× All-NBA6× All-Star

A crafty veteran scorer reinventing himself as a connector at 36. The midrange game still travels, but the real story in 2025-26 was the passing and care: 4.1 assists with elite ball security (96th percentile) and league-leading foul-drawing (92nd). He gets to the line and almost never turns it over — just don't ask him to anchor the defense.

18.4
PPG
2.9
RPG
4.1
APG
1
SPG
0.3
BPG
GP 77MPG 31.2FG% 49.73P% 32FT% 86.8TS% 59.4USG% 22.8PER 17.8BPM -0.1VORP 1.1EPM +0.6
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Playmaking95
Scoring86
Shooting77
Perimeter defense71
Inside finishing65
Rim protection61
Rebounding51

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2009-10 to 2025-26 · 17 seasons
21.1
PPG
4.3
RPG
4.1
APG
1,264
GAMES
Points 26,711Win Shares 114.1Starts 1,252Best season 2015-16 · 23.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons95%
AMONG CURRENT PLAYERS
5th in career points13th in Win Shares16th in All-Star selections4th in games played

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 34 → 36
▼Declining

DeMar, at 36, is trending downward — 6.4 → 3.2 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▬ On curve
Declining about on schedule for his age.
2026-27 forecast▼ 2.2 wins (-1.0)
Age takes about 1.6 wins off at 37. Range 0.7–3.8 wins.
Production (BPM)+1.8 → -0.1-1.926-27 forecast -0.8
His on-court production has slipped.
2023-24: +1.8 · 79 games2024-25: -0.1 · 77 games2025-26: -0.1 · 77 games2026-27: -0.8 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)6.4 → 3.2-3.226-27 forecast 2.2
His win contribution is trending down.
2023-24: 6.4 · 79 games2024-25: 3.6 · 77 games2025-26: 3.2 · 77 games2026-27: 2.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $4.9M vs $3.9M salary+$1.0M
He is paid about what his play is projected to be worth.
$3.9M salary2023-24: $32.2M · 79 games2024-25: $8.5M · 77 games2025-26: $7.4M · 77 games2026-27: $4.9M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: $3,900,000 cap hit · through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
$3,900,000Guaranteed
2% of the club’s payroll · 9th of 13 priced deals
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$4,949,333 /yr
Surplus+$1,049,333
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.