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Daniel Gafford

RANK #1462025-26 RESULTS · PTS LEAGUEF492025-26 9-CAT #120 8-CAT #135F · Dallas MavericksAge 276' 10"2025-26 seasonPROP GUIDE →

9.5

Points / game

6.9

Rebounds

1.1

Assists

21.7

Minutes

65.5%

FG%

24.6

FPTS / game

-7.3

vs F median

TIER 6 · #146 OVERALLDepth piece — #49 among forwards

Daniel Gafford is ranked #49 among 149 eligible NBA forwards. He profiles as a bench or matchup-based option — draft late or stream when the schedule lines up. He closed the season hot — 4.1 points per game above his average over the final five games on essentially the same workload — an efficiency spike that may not fully carry over.

Percentile68%

2025-26 season results · Computed from official box scores · Points scoring: PTS + 1.2×REB + 1.5×AST + 3×STL + 3×BLK − TO · updated July 27

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Daniel Gafford 2026-27 fantasy outlook

26.8Proj FPTS/G · ~1688 / 63 games

16.8–32.2Typical game · middle 50%

#126Projected rank

134.5ADP (ESPN drafts)

The market drafts him around #102; we rank him #126. Let someone else pay the premium. Projection drivers: stable workload (21.7 minutes/gm), late-season gains in per-minute production.

INJURY RISK High^?AGE/WORKLOAD RISK Low^?ROLE SECURITY Unsettled^?How we grade risk

Projection updated July 27 · ESPN ADP updated July 27 · Range = 25th–75th percentile of his 2025-26 game log

Daniel Gafford consistency and floor

55 GAMES

11.7

Floor (p10)

24.6

Average

Ceiling (p90)

Consistency75%+ of average delivered65%

Boom rate125%+ of average27%

Bust rateunder half of average13%

24.3

Season avg FPTS

31.4

Last 10 FPTS

28.8

Last 5 FPTS

Gafford vs other forwards

PERCENTILE · 149 RANKED

Points9.552

Rebounds6.993

Assists1.133

Steals0.864

Blocks1.395

Minutes21.746

Fantasy PPG24.668

Percentile among all ranked NBA forwards · 99 = best

Gafford fantasy points, last 15 games

2025-26 · ■ BOOM · ■ BUST

SEASON HIGH 52SEASON LOW 1.2LAST 5 AVG 28.7

Daniel Gafford game log — 2025-26

■ BOOM · ■ BUST

DATE	OPP	RESULT	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FPTS
Apr 5	LAL	W 134-128	20	7	7	0	2	2	0	2-4	0-0	27.4
Apr 4	ORL	L 138-127	20	7	3	1	2	2	0	2-3	0-0	24.1
Apr 1	@MIL	L 123-99	11	7	4	0	0	1	0	2-6	0-0	14.8
Mar 31	MIN	L 124-94	24	21	8	2	0	1	1	9-11	0-0	35.6
Mar 24	GS	L 137-131 OT	32	20	7	5	1	1	0	8-8	0-0	41.9
Mar 22	LAC	L 138-131 OT	25	7	13	1	0	0	1	3-8	0-0	23.1
Mar 19	ATL	L 135-120	22	24	8	0	0	1	1	9-10	0-0	35.6
Mar 13	@MEM	W 120-112	27	22	14	1	0	1	2	9-12	0-0	41.3
Mar 10	@ATL	L 124-112	25	14	10	1	1	0	1	6-9	0-0	29.5
Mar 8	@TOR	L 122-92	23	21	11	3	0	1	1	10-10	0-0	40.7
Mar 6	@ORL	L 115-114	25	12	13	1	0	2	1	5-6	0-0	34.1
Mar 4	@CHA	L 117-90	22	10	6	2	2	1	1	5-8	0-0	28.2
Mar 2	OKC	L 100-87	22	8	7	2	1	0	1	3-9	0-0	21.4
Feb 28	MEM	L 124-105	20	14	5	0	0	2	2	7-8	0-0	24
Feb 25	@BKN	W 123-114	17	9	4	1	1	1	0	3-5	0-0	21.3
Feb 22	@IND	W 134-130	22	8	6	2	1	0	0	3-7	0-0	21.2
Feb 21	@MIN	L 122-111	24	8	5	1	2	2	1	4-7	0-0	26.5
Feb 13	@LAL	L 124-104	28	2	6	1	0	1	2	1-2	0-0	11.7
Feb 11	@PHX	L 120-111	17	4	4	0	1	3	4	2-2	0-0	16.8
Feb 7	@SA	L 138-125	18	9	4	2	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	16.8
Feb 6	SA	L 135-123	33	16	10	2	3	4	0	5-8	0-0	52
Feb 4	BOS	L 110-100	25	10	12	1	1	2	2	4-5	0-0	32.9
Feb 1	@HOU	L 111-107	28	16	11	1	0	0	0	7-10	0-0	30.7
Jan 30	CHA	L 123-121	25	5	4	3	0	1	1	2-4	0-0	16.3
Jan 29	MIN	L 118-105	21	14	6	0	1	0	2	5-8	0-0	22.2
Jan 25	LAL	L 116-110	16	2	2	1	0	2	0	0-1	0-0	11.9
Jan 15	DEN	L 118-109	18	6	10	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	18
Jan 11	@CHI	L 125-107	25	6	7	0	0	1	0	2-6	0-0	17.4
Jan 9	@UTAH	L 116-114	25	0	7	0	0	0	2	0-0	0-0	6.4
Jan 7	@SAC	W 100-98	22	10	13	0	1	1	2	5-8	0-0	29.6
Jan 4	HOU	W 110-104	19	9	8	1	0	2	1	4-5	0-0	25.1
Jan 2	PHI	L 123-108	11	8	5	0	2	0	0	3-5	0-0	20
Dec 30	@POR	L 125-122	26	17	10	0	1	3	2	7-9	0-0	39
Dec 27	@SAC	L 113-107	23	11	7	1	1	1	2	5-7	0-0	24.9
Dec 25	@GS	L 126-116	15	6	5	0	0	0	2	3-3	0-0	10
Dec 24	DEN	W 131-130	17	4	3	0	1	1	0	2-4	0-0	13.6
Dec 23	@NO	L 119-113	14	3	5	0	2	0	0	1-3	0-0	15
Dec 21	@PHI	L 121-114	14	2	4	0	0	4	1	0-0	0-0	17.8
Dec 19	DET	W 116-114 OT	16	9	6	1	0	3	5	3-5	0-0	21.7
Dec 16	@UTAH	L 140-133 OT	13	2	2	2	1	1	1	1-1	0-0	12.4
Dec 4	MIA	W 118-108	14	2	5	0	1	0	2	0-1	0-0	9
Nov 29	@LAL	L 129-119	17	5	4	0	1	0	2	2-3	0-0	10.8
Nov 25	@MIA	L 106-102	28	11	11	0	1	2	1	4-8	0-0	32.2
Nov 23	MEM	L 102-96	27	5	8	4	0	2	2	2-6	0-0	24.6
Nov 22	NO	W 118-115	25	8	7	3	3	1	3	3-5	0-0	29.9
Nov 20	NY	L 113-111	25	7	8	2	0	1	1	2-3	0-0	21.6
Nov 17	POR	W 138-133 OT	31	20	6	2	1	3	0	6-8	0-0	42.2
Nov 15	LAC	L 133-127 2OT	27	10	8	1	1	3	3	4-7	0-0	30.1
Nov 13	PHX	L 123-114	27	15	9	0	1	2	2	6-7	0-0	32.8
Nov 11	MIL	L 116-114	23	7	8	3	1	0	1	2-8	0-0	23.1
Nov 9	@WSH	W 111-105	19	8	5	0	0	2	2	4-5	0-0	18
Nov 8	@MEM	L 118-104	12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	1.2
Nov 6	NO	L 101-99	25	15	8	0	2	2	2	6-8	0-0	34.6
Nov 4	@HOU	L 110-102	25	14	4	1	2	3	0	7-9	0-0	35.3
Nov 2	DET	L 122-110	17	7	4	3	0	0	0	2-3	0-0	16.3

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QIs Daniel Gafford a good fantasy pick?

He's a depth option, not a priority pick: #146 overall, #49 at his position. Draft late or stream based on matchups.

QWhat round should Daniel Gafford be drafted in?

His current ADP in ESPN drafts is 134.5 (roughly round 14 in a 10-team league). We rank him #126, so he is priced above our projection.

QHow many fantasy points will Daniel Gafford score in 2026-27?

We project 26.8 points per game across an expected 63 games — approximately 1688 points for the season. His typical game last season landed between 16.8 and 32.2 (middle 50% of results), and that puts him #126 in projected scoring.

QHow does Daniel Gafford rank in category leagues?

Based on 2025-26 production, Daniel Gafford finished #120 in 9-cat and #135 in 8-cat leagues by per-game z-score value, versus #146 in points formats. Low turnovers make him even more valuable when they count against you.

QHow consistent is Daniel Gafford for fantasy?

He delivered at least 75% of his average in 65% of games, with a floor of 11.7 and a ceiling of 39 fantasy points. He boomed (125%+ of average) in 27% of games and busted (under half his average) in 13%.

Answers computed by HoopSplit from official box scores.