Twenty matches was enough for Daniel Gafford to establish himself as the pivot of the Wizards, and he landed a contract extension of $ 40 million over three years last night. Drafted in the second round in 2019, he was not affected by the deadline of October 18, but his leaders were quick to lock his future, and he is tied to Washington until 2026!
This means that his contract extension will not begin until 2023, and that he will touch 1.8 million in 2021/22, then 1.9 million in 2022/23.
Coming from the Bulls during the season, Daniel Gafford has completely changed the face of the Wizards with his athleticism and his intimidation in defense. Bouncing interior, he won 17 of his 23 games with the Wizards, before participating in the playoff campaign. From the start of training camp, his new coach Wes Unseld Jr. assured that he would start.
“We will start with Daniel Gafford, and he will be the pivot to start the season, with Montrezl Harrell behind him” he had announced. “There is no mystery, Daniel was fantastic. We are seeing exponential progression. Every day he does something that makes you say, ‘Wow, he’s really on the rise’ ”.
| Daniel Gafford | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Tirs | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | Until | Pd | Fte | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2019-20 | SPEND | 43 | 14 | 70.1 | 0.0 | 53.3 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 5.1 |
| 2020-21 * | All Teams | 54 | 15 | 68.4 | 0.0 | 66.7 | 1.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 0.5 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 1.4 | 7.0 |
| 2020-21 * | SPEND | 31 | 12 | 69.0 | 0.0 | 65.9 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
| 2020-21 * | WAS | 23 | 18 | 68.1 | 0.0 | 67.2 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 10.1 |
| Total | 97 | 14 | 69.1 | 0.0 | 61.9 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 6.2 | |
