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Daniel Gafford
2023-24

Daniel Gafford

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Peak Prime
Age:25
Position:C
Team:WAS | DAL
Games:74
Minutes (Per Game):24.5
Total Minutes:1815.0
Player
Index
B-
57.7
Rank #114 (2023-24)
  • Player Index (PLI) — A measure of how valuable a player is to a franchise given the player's contract value, production, availability, and overall impact both in the regular season and postseason. Scored 0–100, graded D- to S+.
  • Potential Index (POI) — A measure of how high a player's PLI can be: the player's projected PLI ceiling if they continue their current trajectory next season. Same 0–100 scale and grade thresholds as PLI; shown only for players under 25. POI blends the legacy formula (45%) with the Performance Potential Score / PPS from per-100 stats (55%).

Season badges

  • Peak — Career-high OVR season (only one per player, once decline from that peak is visible).
  • Prime — One of the three seasons in the player's best 3-year stretch by average OVR.
  • Lookout — A or better Potential Index (POI) in the player’s second year (year_exp = 1).
  • #1 PLI — Ranked #1 in the league in Player Index that season.
  • #1 POI — Ranked #1 in the league in Potential Index that season.

Score thresholds for each grade (PLI and POI share the same 0–100 scale):

PLI = Player Index  |  POI = Potential Index

S+
PLI/POI: ≥95
S
PLI/POI: 90–94
A+
PLI/POI: 85–89
A
PLI/POI: 80–84
A-
PLI/POI: 75–79
B+
PLI/POI: 70–74
B
PLI/POI: 60–69
B-
PLI/POI: 55–59
C+
PLI/POI: 50–54
C
PLI/POI: 45–49
C-
PLI/POI: 40–44
D+
PLI/POI: 35–39
D
PLI/POI: 30–34
D-
PLI/POI: <30
Points 11.0
Rebounds 7.6
Assists 1.6
Steals 0.9
Blocks 2.1
Field Goal Pct 72.5%
Field Goals Made 4.7
Field Goals Attempted 6.5
Three Pointers Made 0.0
Three Pointers Attempted 0.0
Free Throw Pct 67.4%
Free Throws Made 1.6
Free Throws Attempted 2.4
Turnovers 1.0
Personal Fouls 3.1
Win Shares 7.8
True Shooting Pct 73.1%
Player Efficiency Rating 21.7
Usage Pct 14.7%
Box Plus Minus 2.6
Value Over Replacement Player 2.1

HooperIndex

Potential Win Shares 7.7
Reg. Win Burden % 6.6%

HooperImpact

Reg. Season ISR 64.5
Postseason ISR 86.8
Reg. Season ICS (%) 7.2%
Postseason ICS (%) 7.7%

HooperROI

Salary $12,402,000
Overpay Index 0.45
Contract Value Rating 10/10

NBA Comparison Tool

Overall Score 84.7

HooperJourney

Reg. Season Score 108.75
Postseason Score 77.86
Season Score 191.28
Years Experience 5

NBA CapHole Tracker

Cap Hole $3,674,667
Availability % 90.2%
Cap Wasted % 2.70%