Basketball Reference · 1976–2026

NBA Performance Trends

Follow one player from season-by-season performance to a probabilistic forecast of what comes next.

01 · Career arc

Box Plus/Minus across 11 recorded seasons.

Click a data point to see its exact value and season. Fixed comparison scale: ages 18–42 and -10.0–15.0 BPM. The dashed line marks league average: 0. The dotted segment is the model’s 2026-27 projection.

02 · Model forecast · next season

Forecast for 2026-27

Model v1.1.0 · Updated Aug 8, 2026

Outlook

A decline is likely.

  • Improving 10%
  • Stable 27%
  • Regressing 63%

Projected BPM

14.2 → 11.4

-2.8 from 2025-26 to 2026-27.

Near career peak

57%

Chance current performance is within 0.5 BPM of the eventual smoothed peak.

What informed this estimate

BPM change last season
+0.9
Minutes vs prior season
-12%
Below career-high BPM
0.0
Three-season BPM trend
+0.50 / season
Age
30

The model uses only information available through 2025-26. It was evaluated with chronological season splits to reduce look-ahead leakage. Estimates are probabilities, not guarantees.