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Daniel Gafford or Jabari Smith Jr.

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Daniel Gafford

Daniel Gafford

CDallas Mavericks DAL
Jabari Smith Jr.

Jabari Smith Jr.

PFHouston Rockets HOU
OR
🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Gafford over Smith Jr.

 
 
 
 
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Latest News Daniel Gafford
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🔓 EXPERT ANALYSIS

Owners starting Smith Jr. over Gafford

 
 
 
 
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Includes Detailed Projections

Latest News Jabari Smith Jr.
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Performance Daniel Gafford
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
6.001.002.0011.000.001.001
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.001.835.5021.500.502.006
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Performance Jabari Smith Jr.
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PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
10.003.005.3329.670.001.333
Season stats based on the past 7 days

PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
14.862.866.1433.140.291.297
Season stats based on the past 14 days
Next Up Own/Start Comparison
OWN/START Daniel Gafford
OWN
94%
-5.71 compared to last week
START
71%
-3.27 compared to last week
OWN/START Jabari Smith Jr.
OWN
100%
+1.25 compared to last week
START
84%
+2.75 compared to last week
Next Up Consensus Rankings
Expert Consensus Daniel Gafford
9th
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Expert Consensus Jabari Smith Jr.
Not Ranked
Average Ranking of Fantasy Experts
Next Up Player Breakdowns
Breakdown Daniel Gafford

    Overview

  • Experts rank this player at 9th among C's. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 17th with 2026 total points (27.38 avg).
  • He is currently 2339 points behind the leader: Nikola Jokic
  • He is putting up close to the kind of numbers the experts expected him to.
  • Decline in numbers lately by 3.1 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 80.23% from the field this month. Very impressive for a big man.
  • Assists per game numbers are decent for a center with 2.36 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.86 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 7 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +2.36, APG: +0.53, RPG: +2.32, MPG: +4.88 STLS: +0.48 BLKS: +0.85
Breakdown Jabari Smith Jr.

    Overview

  • Experts don't even rank him among PF's. Either he is injured or is just plain bad. Based on his stats from the past 30 days, he is currently ranked 13th with 2052 total points (27.36 avg).
  • He is currently 1880 points behind the leader: Giannis Antetokounmpo
  • His average points in the past two weeks have increased by 1.6 PPG.
  • Performance Stats

  • Shooting 45.68% from the field this month. Not very impressive for a big man.
  • Shooting 36.14% from beyond the arc this month. Not horrible, but not too good either.
  • Assists per game numbers are 1.87 apg this month.
  • Rebounds per game numbers are average for a center / power forward with 5.93 rpg this month.
  • Bonus Qualities

  • Played in 4 less games this year than last year.
  • At this point in the season his numbers compared to last years: PPG: +1.07, APG: +0.3, RPG: +0.97, MPG: +1.43 STLS: +0.13 BLKS: --0.12
Next Up Health Check
Injury Daniel Gafford

ELBOW - Since Apr 13, 2024

Gafford is dealing with right elbow soreness and is uncertain to take the court for the Mavericks.
Injury Jabari Smith Jr.

No Injury Reported

Next Up Matchup Comparison
Matchups Daniel Gafford
DateOpponentResult
Apr 21@LAC
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
11.000.506.5024.001.003.002
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Matchups Jabari Smith Jr.
DateOpponentResult
No games scheduled this week
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS GP
0
Season stats based on this weeks opponents
Next Up Ratings Comparison
Rating Daniel Gafford
18.25
FantasySP Player Rating
Rating Jabari Smith Jr.
13.20
FantasySP Player Rating
Next Up Career Comparison
Career Daniel Gafford
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
19-20 CHI 43 14.0 .702 .0 .533 5.1 0.5 2.5 1.3 0.3 0.7
20-21 CHI 46 13.8 .689 .0 .632 6.7 0.5 4.2 1.4 0.5 0.8
21-22 WAS 76 19.8 .690 .0 .683 9.5 0.9 5.8 1.4 0.4 0.9
22-23 WAS 77 20.2 .730 .0 .677 9.1 1.1 5.5 1.3 0.4 1.1
23-24 WAS 74 24.1 .725 .0 .674 11.0 1.6 7.6 2.1 0.9 1.0
3-YEAR AVG 71 18.6 .709 .0 .675 8.8 0.9 5.4 1.4 0.5 0.9
Totals 331 19.2 .713 .0 .663 8.8 1.0 5.5 1.5 0.5 0.9
Career Jabari Smith Jr.
YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 HOU 77 30.6 .408 .306 .784 12.9 1.3 7.2 0.9 0.6 1.3
23-24 HOU 75 31.3 .456 .365 .808 13.6 1.6 8.0 0.8 0.7 1.2
3-YEAR AVG 39 30.6 .408 .306 .784 12.9 1.3 7.2 0.9 0.6 1.3
Totals 152 30.9 .431 .335 .795 13.3 1.4 7.6 0.9 0.6 1.2
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