To make a splash with the Wizards, Gafford first had to tend to his mind

“He’s given us some juice,” Wizards Coach Scott Brooks said. “We just have a different vibe when he’s out there because he’s so athletic and, you know, our guards demand eyeballs on them every time they have the ball, and if you slip up and overhelp or are late on a help, you can throw it up 12 feet in the air, he’s going to go out and get it and throw it down with an alley-oop. His putbacks, his offensive rebounds, his shot blocking, his shot contesting has been great.”