Men's Basketball
Gafford selected by Bulls in second round of Thursday’s NBA draft
Former Arkansas forward Daniel Gafford was chosen by Chicago with the 38th pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
Former Arkansas forward Daniel Gafford was chosen by Chicago with the 38th pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
He is the first player picked in the draft since his mentor, Bobby Portis, who was chosen in the first round of the 2015 draft by, coincidentally, the Bulls.
Gafford was a projected first-rounder before the 2018-19 season, but didn’t develop as some projected. With most of his points coming on dunks and layups, reportedly some teams view him as a project.
He averaged 14.3 points per game over his two seasons with the Razorbacks, shooting 63.5 percent from the floor (second in school history) and a school-record 62.1 percent in SEC games.
