One of this season’s more interesting storylines is what Daniel Gafford will be. His post-trade performance with Washington was good overall, the best he’s played in the NBA and a small sample size (408 total regular season minutes in a Wizards uniform).
His playoffs performance was encouraging — productive and efficient (he shot 84.6% from the floor in the series) — despite consistent foul trouble and going against Joel Embiid.
While there was much excitement about his defense, the limited sample size suggests more flash than substance. The Wizards were about the same defensively (113.8 points allowed per 100 possessions without him; 112.