N'Faly Dante is a Malian basketball player who plays for the Houston Rockets as of November 2024. He is 7 feet tall and plays as a center who is great at guarding the paint. Dante hails from Bamako, Mali. In 2016, N'Faly Dante represented Mali at the FIBA Under-17 World Championship in Zaragoza, Spain, and averaged 2.8 points and 4.3 rebounds in 9.2 minutes per game, as Mali finished 15th.
Afterward, N'Faly Dante attended Sunrise Christian Academy in Kansas. In his junior season, Dante led his team to a 22-6 record and their first GEICO Nationals appearance while averaging 16 points, nine rebounds, and three assists per game. He was a five-star recruit as per Rivals and 247Sports. Dante had a successful college career with the Oregon Ducks from 2019 to 2024. Despite going undrafted in the 2024 NBA Draft, he signed a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets in July 2024 and began playing for their G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. As of November 25, 2024, Dante played three games for the Vipers during the 2024–25 season. He averaged 16.0 minutes per game, recording 4.7 points, 6.7 rebounds (1.7 offensive and 5.0 defensive), and 0.7 assists. He also shot an impressive 71.4% from the field as per the G League website.
N'Faly Dante Contract Breakdown
How much is N'Faly Dante getting paid?
During the 2024/25 NBA season, N'Faly Dante is set to earn $578,577 from his two-way contract with the Houston Rockets as per Hoopshype.
How much does N'Faly Dante make in a minute?
Dividing his annual earnings ($578,577) by the total minutes in a year (525,600), N'Faly Dante makes around $1.1 per minute.
N'Faly Dante Career Earnings
N'Faly Dante is still a rookie, so he has not accumulated any career earnings from his NBA contract as of November 2024.
What are the terms of N'Faly Dante’s contract?
According to Hoopshype, N'Faly Dante is on a one-year, two-way contract with the Houston Rockets, valued at $548,815. As per this contract’s guidelines, N'Faly Dante is splitting his time between the Houston Rockets and their G League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers.
How much of N'Faly Dante’s contract is guaranteed?
N'Faly Dante's two-way contract is not guaranteed. As per the standard two-way contract rules, the team can terminate Dante’s contract at any time.
N'Faly Dante Contract History
According to Spotrac, these are all the contracts that N'Faly Dante has signed in his career as of November 2024.
July 9, 2024
N'Faly Dante signed a two-way contract with the Houston Rockets.
FAQs on N'Faly Dante
A. N'Faly Dante hails from Bamako, Mali.
A. N'Faly Dante played college basketball at Oregon from 2019 to 2024.
A. N'Faly Dante plays as a center or a power forward.
A. N'Faly Dante is 7 feet as per his NBA profile.
A. N'Faly Dante has a wingspan of 7 feet 3 inches.
