Daniel Gafford
- Age
- 28
- Height
- 6'10"
- Weight
- 265 lb
- Experience
- 7 yrs
Ignore his worst category (threes) and he's worth -0.20.
An elite-FG%, shot-blocking, zero-three specialist whose year was chewed up by a stubborn ankle. Our line reprints last year, but Dallas's frontcourt is now a logjam — Lively back and a high pick added — so minutes are the squeeze on top of the health risk. A punt-FT% blocks-and-percentage piece, capped by the timeshare.
Daniel Gafford enters 2026-27 at #132 on our board — Round 11 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 9.8 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 21.5 minutes a night. The value is built on field-goal percentage and blocks, with threes the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-threes builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability is the swing factor — we expect about 51 games, which is priced into his draft value.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | -1.58 | 51 | 21.5 | 9.8 | 6.7 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 4.1 | 67.2% | 2.0 | 69.2% | 1.1 | 15.2% | -1.11 | 0.28 | -1.19 | -0.49 | 1.02 | -1.38 | 1.04 | -0.61 | 0.85 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2019-20CHI | -4.22 | 43 | 14.2 | 5.1 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 70.1% | 0.8 | 53.3% | 0.7 | 13.4% | -1.56 | -1.14 | -1.21 | -1.00 | 0.88 | -1.24 | 0.65 | -0.68 | 1.08 |
| 2020-21WAS | -2.96 | 54 | 14.7 | 7.0 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 2.9 | 68.4% | 1.3 | 66.7% | 0.8 | 16.5% | -1.36 | -0.51 | -1.25 | -0.73 | 1.05 | -1.36 | 0.77 | -0.52 | 0.93 |
| 2021-22WAS | -1.75 | 72 | 20.1 | 9.4 | 5.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 4.0 | 69.3% | 1.5 | 69.9% | 0.9 | 16.8% | -0.97 | -0.06 | -1.11 | -0.87 | 1.08 | -1.33 | 1.09 | -0.41 | 0.82 |
| 2022-23WAS | -2.10 | 78 | 20.6 | 9.0 | 5.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 73.2% | 1.6 | 67.9% | 1.1 | 15.3% | -1.08 | -0.08 | -1.14 | -0.83 | 0.98 | -1.27 | 1.08 | -0.54 | 0.78 |
| 2023-24DAL | 0.80 | 74 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 7.6 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.1 | 0.0 | 4.7 | 72.5% | 1.6 | 67.4% | 1.0 | 14.9% | -0.84 | 0.54 | -0.97 | -0.10 | 1.93 | -1.34 | 1.37 | -0.61 | 0.82 |
| 2024-25DAL | -0.91 | 57 | 21.5 | 12.3 | 6.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 0.0 | 5.0 | 70.2% | 2.3 | 68.9% | 1.2 | 19.4% | -0.66 | 0.29 | -1.05 | -0.95 | 1.57 | -1.41 | 1.39 | -0.75 | 0.67 |
| 2025-26DAL | -1.73 | 55 | 21.7 | 9.5 | 6.9 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 3.7 | 65.5% | 2.0 | 68.3% | 1.1 | 15.9% | -1.10 | 0.33 | -1.18 | -0.37 | 0.93 | -1.34 | 0.88 | -0.65 | 0.79 |
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What round should I draft Daniel Gafford in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Daniel Gafford at #132 overall — Round 11 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 51), not just the per-game line.
Is Daniel Gafford a good fantasy basketball pick?
In the right build — he projects as a late-round value at #132, helping most in field-goal percentage and blocks, with threes the main cost.
How many games will Daniel Gafford play in 2026-27?
We project about 51 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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