According to reports, Mavericks reaches the 3 -year agreement of $ 54 million with the Daniel Gafford Center

Dallas Mavericks are blocking Daniel Gafford.

Gafford and Mavericks intend to sign an extension of the three -year contract and $ 54 million in the next few days, according to different reports. The agreement will keep Gafford in Dallas during the 2028-29 campaign.

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Gafford is coming out of a career season in Dallas, where he marked on average 12.3 points and 6.8 rebounds in 21.5 minutes per game. He also shot 70.2% from the field. Last season he was the first full of Gafford with the Maverks, who concluded an agreement for him with the Washington Wizards before the 2024 deadline.

Gafford, who will turn this autumn 27, is entering the last year of a three -year agreement of $ 40 million who has signed for the first time with the Wizards. It is intended to earn about $ 14.4 million next season.

Although Gafford is not the Marquee Center of the Mavericks, it was a very solid piece for the team frontcourt – which since then has been supported by the additions of Dereck Lively and Anthony Davis, who landed in Dallas as part of the extraordinary agreement that sent former Star Luka Dončić to the Los Angeles Lakers. The Maverks also have the number 1 choice in the draft of the NBA this week, where they are expected to select the former Duke Cooper Flagg star.

The Maverks went 39-43 last season and ended up losing the playoffs after having fought significantly after Dončić’s trade. But with their new frontcourt, he consolidated, arriving flags and Star Kyrie Irving expected to return to the field at a certain point next season after his ACL injury, the Maverick are still in a good position in the Western Conference. From there the team was only a few months ago in the wake of the trade that made the fans run for the work of the general manager Nico Harrison, it is a rather remarkable turning point.