Daniel GAFFORD
9.5 PPG
6.9 RPG
1.1 APG
67.7% TS
18.9 PER
2025-26
Off
51
Def
32
Ovr
42
Player Info
- Height
- 6'10"
- Weight
- 265 lbs
- Age
- 27
- Born
- 1998-10-01
- Position
- C
- Service
- 6 yrs
- Bird Rights
- Full
- Trade Status
- Eligible
Contract
2026-27
– 2028-29
Veteran Extension
DAL
via Bird Rights
Daniel Gafford signed a 3 year, $54,380,290 contract with the Dallas Mavericks, including $54,380,290 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $18,126,763. In 2026-27, Gafford will earn a base salary of $17,263,584, while carrying a cap hit of $17,263,584 and a dead cap value of $17,263,584.
extension
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 now | $17.3M | $17.3M | $17.3M | — |
| 2027-28 | $18.1M | $18.1M | $18.1M | — |
| 2028-29 | $19.0M | $19.0M | $19.0M | — |
2023-24
– 2025-26
Veteran Extension
WAS
via Bird Rights
Daniel Gafford signed a 3 year, $40,182,480 contract with the Washington Wizards, including $40,182,480 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $13,394,160.
extension
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $12.4M | $12.4M | $12.4M | — |
| 2024-25 | $13.4M | $13.4M | $13.4M | — |
| 2025-26 | $14.4M | $14.4M | $14.4M | — |
2019-20
– 2022-23
Rookie
CHI
via cap-space
Daniel Gafford signed a 4 year, $6,129,593 contract with the Chicago Bulls, including $6,129,593 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,532,398.
- •2021 non-guaranteed
- •2022 Club Option/non-guaranteed (exercised & fully guaranteed via extension, 10/19/21)
free_agent
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | $898K | $898K | $842K | — |
| 2020-21 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — |
| 2021-22 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — |
| 2022-23 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | — |
Contract Value
8/100
Significant Overpay
Projected fair value $6.5M · $10.7M over market
Low confidence · 15 comps
Per-Game Stats
| Season | GP | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | FGA | FTA |
|---|
| 2019-20 | 43 | 7 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 70.1% | 0.0% | 53.3% | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| 2020-21 | 54 | 11 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 68.4% | 0.0% | 66.7% | 4.2 | 2.0 |
| 2021-22 | 72 | 53 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 69.3% | 0.0% | 69.9% | 5.7 | 2.1 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 47 | 20.6 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 73.2% | 0.0% | 67.9% | 5.1 | 2.4 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 66 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 72.5% | 0.0% | 67.4% | 6.5 | 2.4 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 31 | 21.5 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 1.2 | 70.2% | 0.0% | 68.9% | 7.1 | 3.4 |
| 2025-26 | 55 | 44 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 | 65.5% | 0.0% | 68.3% | 5.7 | 2.9 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | MPG | TS% | USG% | PER | BPM | OBPM | DBPM | VORP | WS | WS/48 | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 43 | 14.2 | 68.6% | 13.1% | 14.4 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.043 | 102.6 | 104.5 |
| 2020-21 | 54 | 14.7 | 69.7% | 16.1% | 20.6 | +0.8 | +0.5 | +0.3 | 0.6 | 3.0 | 0.180 | 112.5 | 108.4 |
| 2021-22 | 72 | 20.1 | 70.8% | 16.0% | 19.8 | +0.3 | +0.2 | +0.1 | 0.8 | 3.7 | 0.123 | 108.6 | 115.5 |
| 2022-23 | 78 | 20.6 | 73.9% | 14.6% | 18.5 | -0.2 | -0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 4.0 | 0.118 | 111.7 | 114.3 |
| 2023-24 | 74 | 24.5 | 73.1% | 14.5% | 21.4 | +1.3 | +0.8 | +0.5 | 1.5 | 5.2 | 0.139 | 113.9 | 116.0 |
| 2024-25 | 57 | 21.5 | 71.6% | 18.6% | 24.0 | +1.4 | +0.9 | +0.6 | 1.1 | 5.7 | 0.221 | 114.9 | 113.4 |
| 2025-26 | 55 | 21.7 | 67.7% | 15.1% | 18.9 | +0.5 | +0.3 | +0.2 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.033 | 105.9 | 113.0 |