N'Faly Dante

N'Faly Dante

23-Year-Old CenterC
Rio Grande Valley Vipers  G League  Two-Way
Rio Grande Valley Vipers
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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#71
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$Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Rockets in July of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

From Bel Aire, KS, Dante went to high school at Sunrise Christian Academy and led the basketball team to their first appearance in the GEICO Nationals as a senior. He participated in the Nike Hoop Summit in 2018 and 2019 and was a consensus five-star recruit before enrolling at Oregon. Dante played a limited role as a freshman and tore his ACL as a sophomore in 2020-21, but he responded with increased production in each of the next three seasons. As a fifth-year senior, he averaged 17.0 points, 9.2 rebounds, 1.9 blocks and 1.7 steals in 31.4 minutes across 22 appearances. Dante was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team and the Pac-12 Tournament's Most Outstanding Player in 2024. He was also a two-time First-Team All-Pac-12 member. At 6-foot-10, Dante has the size and athleticism to be an elite defender and rebounder but isn't a polished offensive player, though he is adept at finishing plays off lobs and putbacks. His discipline defensively was key to staying out of foul trouble in college, but he wasn't a conservative defender, finishing with at least 2.5 steals-plus-blocks in three of his final four seasons at Oregon. Dante's jumper doesn't look bad mechanically, but it's a work in progress and takes a while to get off. He shot over 61% from the free-throw line in his last two collegiate campaigns and shows signs of being a capable mid-range shooter when left wide open. Dante will turn 23 by the start of his rookie campaign, so he isn't an ideal prospect. However, his elite defensive traits should intrigue enough teams to take a flier late in the draft. Dennis Rodman and Ben Wallace are two of the best undersized centers in NBA history, and while Dante shares similarities to those guys, his upside is probably more in line with Onyeka Okongwu and/or Daniel Gafford.

Strong month continues in G League
CRio Grande Valley Vipers   G League (Rockets)
March 31, 2025
Dante registered 15 points (7-9 FG, 1-1 FT), 16 rebounds, two steals and four blocks in 38 minutes during Saturday's 111-107 G League loss to the Stockton Kings.
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In addition to supplying an efficient 15 points, Dante paced the club in boards and swats Saturday. The two-way player has made just one appearance with the Rockets in 2024-25 but figures to be a significant contributor for the Rio Grande Valley Vipers in the G League playoffs, wrapping up the month of March with averages of 18.1 points, 11.7 rebounds, 1.8 blocks and 0.8 steals in 29.7 minutes while shooting a robust 77.2 percent from the floor across 12 contests.
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How does N'Faly Dante compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
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  • Turnover %
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  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
68.3%
 
Effective Field Goal %
66.7%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
0.0%
 
Free Throw Rate
50.0%
 
Offensive Rebound %
21.9%
 
Defensive Rebound %
28.5%
 
Total Rebound %
25.2%
 
Assist %
7.9%
 
Steal %
0.0%
 
Block %
9.4%
 
Turnover %
10.6%
 
Usage %
18.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
27.3
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
1.4
 
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Double-doubles in win
CRio Grande Valley Vipers   G League (Rockets)
March 21, 2025
Dante produced 20 points (10-14 FG, 0-2 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist and three blocks in 35 minutes of Thursday's 109-95 G League win over the San Diego Clippers.
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Leading scorer in G League win
CRio Grande Valley Vipers   G League (Rockets)
March 19, 2025
Dante compiled 26 points (11-13 FG, 3-3 FT), nine rebounds, three assists and one block across 31 minutes Tuesday in the G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers' 121-108 win over the San Diego Clippers.
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Back in action for G League club
CRio Grande Valley Vipers   G League (Rockets)
March 12, 2025
Dante (team suspension) suited up for the G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers in Tuesday's 123-118 loss to the Valley Suns, finishing with 14 points (6-7 FG, 1-1 FT), 13 rebounds, four blocks, two assists and two steals in 28 minutes.
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Misses G League game due to suspension
CRio Grande Valley Vipers   G League (Rockets)
Suspension
March 9, 2025
Dante didn't play Saturday in the G League Rio Grande Valley Vipers' 115-104 win over the Texas Legends due to a team-imposed suspension.
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Returns to G League
CRio Grande Valley Vipers   G League (Rockets)
March 4, 2025
Houston assigned Dante to the G League's Rio Grande Valley Vipers on Tuesday, Kelly Iko of The Athletic reports.
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