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Daniel Gafford

Dallas Mavericks

Birthdate:

10/1/1998 (26)

Position:

C

Primary Role:

Secondary Role:

Defensive Role:

Rim Protector

Height:

6'9.25"

Weight:

234

Wingspan:

7'2.5"

Positional Size:

C

Hometown:

El Dorado, AR

Daniel Gafford Stats

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Season	GP	MPG	FGM-FGA	FG%	3PM-3PA	3P%	FTM-FTA	FT%	REB	APG	STL	BLK	PF	TOV	PTS
2020	43	14.2	2.2 - 3.1	70.1	0 - 0	0	0.7 - 1.4	53.3	2.5	0.5	0.3	1.3	2.3	0.7	5.1
2021	54	14.7	2.9 - 4.2	68.4	0 - 0	0	1.3 - 2	66.7	4.3	0.5	0.5	1.4	1.8	0.8	7
2022	72	20.1	4 - 5.7	69.3	0 - 0	0	1.5 - 2.1	69.9	5.7	0.9	0.4	1.4	2.4	0.9	9.4
2023	78	20.6	3.7 - 5.1	73.2	0 - 0	0	1.6 - 2.4	67.9	5.6	1.1	0.4	1.3	2.4	1.1	9
2024	74	24.5	4.7 - 6.5	72.5	0 - 0	0	1.6 - 2.4	67.4	7.6	1.6	0.9	2.1	3.1	1	11
2025	57	21.5 ↑	5 - 7.1 ↑	70.2 ↓	0 - 0 –	0.0 –	2.4 - 3.4 ↑	68.9 ↑	6.8 ↑	1.4 ↑	0.4 ↓	1.8 ↑	2.7 ↑	1.2 ↑	12.3 ↑
Career	377	19.8	3.8 - 5.4	70.9	0 - 0	0.0	1.6 - 2.3	67.2	5.6	1.1	0.5	1.5	2.5	0.9	9.2

Season	MP	TS%	3PAR	FTR	SQ	BOXCR	OLOAD	PR	PORT	VERS	CWARP	VORP
2020	609	68.6		44.8	29.7	1	16.4	1.5	3.1		0.2	0.1
2021	791	69.7		48	37.9	1.6	20.3	1.4	4.6	21	1.6	0.8
2022	1444	70.8	0.2	37.2	19	1.7	21.6	2.6	4.1	14	2.4	1.3
2023	1604	73.9		47.3	20.4	1.6	20.2	2.8	3.5	3	2.1	1.2
2024	1815	73.1		36.5	21.9	1.6	20.9	3.4	3.8	4	3.54	2.1
2025	1226	71.6		48.6	25.2	2.3	26.6	2.7	2.5	8.3	2.57	1.8

Season	MP	COPM	CDPM	CPM	ODARKO	DDARKO	DARKO	ODRIP	DDRIP	DRIP	OBPM	DBPM	BPM
2020	609	-2.7	1.2	-1.5							-2.8	1.5	-1.3
2021	791	0.1	1.7	1.8							0.6	1.6	2.2
2022	1444	0.4	0.7	1.1	0.3	-0.1	0.2				1.1	0.5	1.6
2023	1604	-0.1	0.6	0.4	-0.8	0.3	-0.5				0.4	0.6	1
2024	1815	0	1.5	1.5	-0.3	1.3	1	-0.5	1.6	1.1	0.7	1.9	2.6
2025	1226	0.9 86%	1 77%	1.8 86%	0.3	0.2	0.5	-0.1	0.3	0.3	2.7	1.1	3.8

Scouting Report

Stat	Value
TS%	72%	100
SQ	24.4	9
FTr	45.6%	97
3PAr	0%	1
ORB	1.5	90
cTOV	9.6%	29
Load	25.2	46
Creation	2.1	42
Portability	2.8	31
Passer Rating	2.9	27
CraftedOPM	0.7	84

Stat	Value
Deflections	2.5	60
raDTOV	-0.3	22
DRB	-1.7	22
Rim Defense	-12.4	98
Rim Frequency	45.1	93
BLKpct	7.3	99
Versatility	7.2	12
rPF	1.6	7
CraftedDPM	1.1	81

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*This scouting report combines the player's last two seasons of performance, with greater emphasis on the most recent 1226 minutes played during the 2024-25 season. Compared to all other players who played over 48 minutes.

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offense

	Player	Score
1	Rudy Gobert	90
2	Jarrett Allen	89
3	Jakob Pöltl	88
4	Trayce Jackson-Davis	88
5	Amen Thompson	87
6	Dereck Lively II	87
7	Isaiah Jackson	87
8	Ivica Zubac	87
9	Mark Williams	87
10	Bruno Fernando	86

defense

	Player	Score
1	Zeke Nnaji	86
2	Day'Ron Sharpe	83
3	Isaiah Jackson	83
4	Adem Bona	83
5	Charles Bassey	82
6	Christian Koloko	82
7	Ariel Hukporti	82
8	Dominick Barlow	81
9	Dereck Lively II	80
10	Orlando Robinson	80

overall

	Player	Score
1	Dereck Lively II	86
2	Isaiah Jackson	86
3	Day'Ron Sharpe	84
4	Trayce Jackson-Davis	83
5	Bruno Fernando	82
6	Charles Bassey	82
7	Richaun Holmes	82
8	Rudy Gobert	82
9	Brandon Clarke	81
10	Drew Eubanks	81

*Similarity Score | The difference between the percentile scores of this player and that of all other players in his position group (guards, wings, forwards, bigs). Converted to a 1-100 scale where 100 is most similar, and 1 is least similar.