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Dailyn SwainChicago Bulls · #5

Guard · 6'4", 190 lb · Texas

Dailyn Swain is a guard the Chicago Bulls selected 15th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Texas. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Dailyn Swain
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Chicago Bulls · #5 · Guard
Dailyn Swain
Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect
Career avg— · career line pending debut
Live win probabilityBulls 56%
Balladex model · projected 120–119 · 100.2 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
7.9pts
3.9reb
4.0ast
56%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Dailyn Swain
Chicago Bulls · Guard
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Evan Mobley
Cleveland Cavaliers · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
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Scouting report

Dailyn Swain — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

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Lead-guard prospect · Impact 53
Dailyn Swain is a guard the Chicago Bulls selected 15th overall in the 2026 NBA draft out of Texas. An incoming rookie who makes his NBA debut in 2026
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Offense
D
Defense
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Feel / IQ
C
Playmaking
Average creator
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Scoring
Average scorer
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Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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Perimeter D
Below average on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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Clutch
Below average late
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Athleticism
Average tools
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Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Dailyn Swain stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬
44%
2
Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬
23%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬
19%
4
Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬
6%
5
Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬
3%
✦ Balladex Consensus: #288 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
—MVP odds
53Impact index
84Star score
Career scoring average0.0 ppg
Seasons in the index0
Accolades on file1
#15 2026 Draft pick
Stat explorer

Dailyn Swain — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
0.0 PPG
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Playmaking
0.0 APG
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Rebounding
0.0 RPG
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Shooting
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The engine

How the model sees Dailyn Swain

Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.

Projected next season  confidence
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Everything it reads
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0 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age — — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: — → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Dailyn Swain career stats, season by season

Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
—raw PPG
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—in 2026 pace
why
Player DNA + compssimilarity model
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Chicago Bulls built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

29–53proj record
#11conf seed
-4.5net rtg
112.5off rtg
117def rtg
1%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Aggressive hedge & help — Hedges hard on ball screens and rotates aggressive help from the weak side. Core trending steady. Defensive anchors: Isaac Okoro, Nic Claxton.
How his role moves
Projected 29–53, 11th in the East. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
53 of 99
Rotation piece tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
1 accolades
#15 2026 Draft pick
Act IV

The Ballad of Dailyn Swain

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

The beginning

Dailyn Swain is an incoming 2026 first-round rookie guard for the Chicago Bulls.

Chicago Bulls

Turning pro

Drafted 15th overall, 2026 as a Guard.

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Dailyn Swain was the 15th pick of the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Chicago Bulls out of Texas.

Chapter

He hasn't played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27. Everything here is a Balladex prospect projection until real box scores arrive.

Where things stand

An incoming guard who debuts in 2026-27.

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Swain's story
The documentary, narrated

Off the court

Measurables
Day-To-Day · INJURY_STATUS_DAYTODAYSwain is out for Friday's Summer League game against the Cavaliers due to right wrist soreness, per K.C. Johnson of Chicago Sports Network.
Height
6'4"
Weight
190 lb
Draft
15th overall, 2026
Born
Texas
Jersey
#5
Beyond the game

Swain joins the Chicago Bulls as part of the 2026 rookie class, out of Texas.

The person

An incoming 2026 first-round guard out of Texas.

Incoming
Unproven
Texas
FAQ

Dailyn Swain — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Dailyn Swain, answered.

Where was Dailyn Swain drafted?
Dailyn Swain was selected 15th overall by the Chicago Bulls in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Texas.
Does Swain have NBA stats yet?
Not yet — he's an incoming rookie who debuts in the 2026-27 season. The ratings and outlook here are clearly-labeled Balladex projections until real box scores arrive.
Dailyn Swain career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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