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Daniel Gafford
Dallas Mavericks · C · age 27 · Plus starter
OFF73DEF80
High-level interior finisher & perimeter defender
Dallas Mavericks
Western · Southwest · proj. 36–46
A high-energy lob-finisher and elite rim protector who does his damage in a tight, two-foot-radius around the basket. He shot a blistering 65.5% from the field on 67.7% true shooting, blocked 1.3 a night, cleaned up the glass (92nd-percentile rebounding) and drew a ton of fouls — but he won't space the floor (didn't take a three) or pass (7th-percentile playmaking). A perfect vertical-spacing roll man.
9.5
PPG
6.9
RPG
1.1
APG
0.8
SPG
1.3
BPG
GP 55MPG 21.7FG% 65.53P% —FT% 68.3TS% 67.7USG% 15.8PER 18.8BPM +0.7VORP 0.8EPM +1.8
2025-26 regular season
NBA player ratings
0–99 · 2025-26 formInside finishing89
Perimeter defense87
Rim protection86
Scoring80
Rebounding79
Shooting66
Playmaking58
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.
2026-27 cap $17,263,584Contract GuaranteedThrough '29