Daniel

Gafford

#21

Daniel Gafford

Height : 6' 10" · Weight : 265 lbs · Age : 28

NBA record

Year	Team	GP	GS	MIN	FG	FG%	3PT	FT
2025-26	Dallas Mavericks	55	44	21.7	3.8-5.7	65.5	0.0-0.0	2.0-2.9
2024-25	Dallas Mavericks	57	31	21.5	5.0-7.1	70.2	0.0-0.0	2.4-3.4
2023-24	2023 24 Totals	74	66	24.5	4.7-6.5	72.5	0.0-0.0	1.6-2.4
2023-24	Dallas Mavericks	29	21	21.5	5.0-6.4	78.0	0.0-0.0	1.2-1.9
2023-24	Washington Wizards	45	45	26.5	4.5-6.5	69.0	0.0-0.0	1.9-2.6
2022-23	Washington Wizards	78	47	20.6	3.7-5.1	73.2	0.0-0.0	1.6-2.4
2021-22	Washington Wizards	72	53	20.1	4.0-5.7	69.3	0.0-0.0	1.5-2.1
2020-21	2020 21 Totals	54	11	14.6	2.9-4.2	68.4	0.0-0.0	1.3-2.0
2020-21	Washington Wizards	23	0	17.7	4.1-6.0	68.1	0.0-0.0	2.0-2.9
2020-21	Chicago Bulls	31	11	12.4	1.9-2.8	69.0	0.0-0.0	0.9-1.3
2019-20	Chicago Bulls	43	7	14.2	2.2-3.1	70.1	0.0-0.0	0.7-1.4

ContractDallas Mavericks payroll →

This season: 17.26 M$
Seasons left: 3 · through 2028-29
Total remaining: 54.4 M$

2026-27
17.26 M$
Guaranteed
2027-28
18.13 M$
Guaranteed
2028-29
18.99 M$
Guaranteed

Advanced stats, 2025-26CentersNBA stats →

Points

9.5

Rebounds

6.9

Assists

1.1

TS%

67.7 %

Usage

15.8 %

PER

18.8

WS/48

.167

On/off +/−

-1.5

Minutes

21.7

Games

Per game, regular season. Stats: Basketball-Reference.

2026-27 projectionNBA trends →

Projected WAR

2.2

Points/game

9.5

Games

WAR 2025-26

2.2

This season's pace, over the average minutes of the last two, adjusted for age.

Trend

↓ Declining (-35)

2022-233.2 WAR · 4.0 per 2,000 min
2023-245.7 WAR · 6.3 per 2,000 min
2024-254.9 WAR · 8.0 per 2,000 min
2025-262.2 WAR · 3.7 per 2,000 min

Outlook, age included

-25 · 27 y.o. · prime years

It is only a projection. It knows nothing about injuries, trades or role changes.

Player ratings, 2025-26All ratings →

Ratings from 0 to 100, computed over four seasons from data, never by hand, against regulars in the same position group. 75 = established regular, 87 = 90th percentile, 95+ = elite.

OV · Overall

High-end

SCO: Scoring; 84
SHT: Shooting; 67
FIN: Finishing; 87
PLY: Playmaking; 66
BAL: Ball security; 71
REB: Rebounding; 76
DEF: Defense; 84
DUR: Durability; 72
EX: Experience; 71

Why these ratings?

SCO — Scoring : Points per 100 possessions, usage, efficiency (TS%)
SHT — Shooting : Three-point shooting (accuracy and volume), free throws, midrange
FIN — Finishing : Finishing at the rim, dunks, free throws drawn
PLY — Playmaking : Assists (rate and volume)
BAL — Ball security : Turnovers avoided
REB — Rebounding : Offensive and defensive rebound rates
DEF — Defense : Defensive impact estimated from available stats (defensive BPM, steals, blocks); not a complete measure of individual defense
DUR — Durability : Games played over several seasons
EX — Experience : Seasons in the NBA

WAR and PAL Rating, 2025-26How we rate →

WAR: Basketball-Reference's VORP × 2.7, wins added above a replacement player. PAL Rating scores performance from 0 to 100 against regulars in the same group (50 = median).

WAR

2.2

#32 of 51 regular centers

PAL Rating

60 / 100

#21 of 51 regular centers

Value Rating

46 / 100

PAL expected for this salary: 58 · salary $17.3M

PAL: dimensions

Impact50

Scoring62

Playmaking13

Shooting21

Rebounding58

Defense79

Where WAR comes from

VORP+0.8

BPM (per 100 possessions)+0.7

Offensive BPM-0.5

Defensive BPM+1.2

Win Shares+4.1

Shooting profileNBA shooting profiles →

Where the shots come from and how well they go in, 2025-26 season. The percentile ranks the player among regulars in the group: 90th means better than 90% of them.

Avg distance

2.7 pi

88th percentile

At the rim

75.6 %

69th percentile

Rim share

66.1 %

85th percentile

Midrange

50.0 %

76th percentile

Three-point

—

3PA share

0.0 %

8th percentile

Corner threes

—

Free throws

.683

34th percentile

Season by season
Season	Team	PTS	WAR	PAL	OV	TS %	3P%	3PA share
2025-26	DAL	9.5	2.2	60	88	67.7	—	0.0
2024-25	DAL	12.3	4.9	75	85	71.6	—	0.0
2023-24	DAL	11.0	5.7	84	86	73.1	—	0.0
2022-23	WAS	9.0	3.2	39	83	73.9	—	0.0
2021-22	WAS	9.4	3.5	44	85	70.8	.000	0.2

Game log

Date	Opponent	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG	3PT
Apr 5	vs LAL	W 134-128	20	7	7	0	2	2	2-4	0-0
Apr 4	vs ORL	L 138-127	20	7	3	1	2	2	2-3	0-0
Apr 1	@ MIL	L 123-99	11	7	4	0	0	1	2-6	0-0
Mar 31	vs MIN	L 124-94	24	21	8	2	0	1	9-11	0-0
Mar 24	vs GSW	L 137-131 OT	32	20	7	5	1	1	8-8	0-0
Mar 22	vs LAC	L 138-131 OT	25	7	13	1	0	0	3-8	0-0
Mar 19	vs ATL	L 135-120	22	24	8	0	0	1	9-10	0-0
Mar 13	@ MEM	W 120-112	27	22	14	1	0	1	9-12	0-0
Mar 10	@ ATL	L 124-112	25	14	10	1	1	0	6-9	0-0
Mar 8	@ TOR	L 122-92	23	21	11	3	0	1	10-10	0-0