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Darryn PetersonUtah Jazz · #22

Guard · 6'4", 190 lb · Kansas

Darryn Peterson is a guard the Utah Jazz selected 2nd overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Kansas. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Utah Jazz · #22 · Guard
Darryn Peterson
Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilityJazz 59%
Balladex model · projected 124–122 · 100.7 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
17.6pts
3.6reb
3.7ast
59%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Darryn Peterson
Utah Jazz · Guard
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Bilal Coulibaly
Washington Wizards · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Darryn Peterson — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Lead-guard prospect · Impact 56
Darryn Peterson is a guard the Utah Jazz selected 2nd overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Kansas. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-
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Offense
D
Defense
C-
Feel / IQ
C
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Darryn Peterson stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
5
Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #280 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
56Impact index
86Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file1
#2 2026 Draft pick
Stat explorer

Darryn Peterson — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Darryn Peterson

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Darryn Peterson career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Utah Jazz built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

22–60proj record
#14conf seed
-7.4net rtg
113.1off rtg
120.4def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Jusuf Nurkic, Jaren Jackson Jr..
How his role moves
Projected 22–60, 14th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
56 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#2 2026 Draft pick
Act IV

The Ballad of Darryn Peterson

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Darryn Peterson is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie guard for the Utah Jazz.

Utah Jazz

Turning pro

Drafted 2nd overall, 2026 as a Guard.

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Darryn Peterson was the 2nd pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Utah Jazz out of Kansas.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming guard who debuts in 2026-27.

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Peterson's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Active
Height
6'4"
Weight
190 lb
Draft
2nd overall, 2026
Born
Kansas
Jersey
#22
Beyond the game

Peterson joins the Utah Jazz as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Kansas.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round guard out of Kansas.

Incoming
Unproven
Kansas
FAQ

Darryn Peterson — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Darryn Peterson, answered.

Where was Darryn Peterson drafted?
Darryn Peterson was selected 2nd overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Kansas.
Does Peterson have NBA stats yet?
Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.
Darryn Peterson career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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