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Tobi Lawal
DAL
Dallas Mavericks

Tobi Lawal

#33 · Dallas Mavericks · 6-7 (201 cm) · 215 lb · Virginia Tech

Tobi Lawal plays for the Dallas Mavericks. He's not currently on his team's depth chart. Tobi Lawal is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 7 games, 0 as a starter, averaging 3.9 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at power forward (77 %) and center (17 %). He averages 1.3 points, 1.0 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Isaiah Evans, Bones Hyland, and Danny Wolf, who score 14.2 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Bones Hyland.

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CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
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Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

Mavericks vs Cavaliers → Mavericks schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

He's not currently on his team's depth chart.

Positions he can play: Small Forward

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
7
Min/game
3.9
Starts
0

Minutes by position

  • Power Forward77 %
  • Center17 %
  • Small Forward6 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 7 3.9 1.3 1.0 0.4 0.1 0.0 44.4 25.0 0.0 50.0 12.5

Game log

In his last 5 games: 0.8 pts, 1.2 reb and 0.4 ast in 4.4 min (0.5 pts below his season average, 1.3)

Best games of the season: 5 pts vs Spurs (Oct 24) · 6 reb @ Timberwolves (Nov 12) · 1 ast @ Timberwolves (Nov 12)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 @
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves
L 94-133 12:00 0 6 1 0-2 0-1 0-0 -5
Nov 9 vs
IND
Indiana Pacers
Pacers
W 125-122 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 8 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 130-93 4:32 2 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +10
Nov 6 vs
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 112-100 0:56 0 0 0 0-1 0-1 0-0 -2
Nov 4 @
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 111-112 DNP - Coach's Decision
Nov 2 vs
SAC
Sacramento Kings
Kings
L 100-115 1:39 2 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 +4
Oct 30 vs
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
W 116-111 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 28 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
W 120-96 2:40 0 0 1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Oct 26 @
MIA
Miami Heat
Heat
W 113-109 DNP - Coach's Decision
Oct 24 vs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 106-122 4:29 5 1 1 2-4 1-2 0-0 +3

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
49
Pts/100 poss.
14.2
FG%
38%

Opponents he guarded most in 7 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Isaiah Evans 7 0 0/0
Bones Hyland 5 0 0/1
Danny Wolf 5 0 0/0
Cody Williams 4 0 0/0
Drake Powell 3 0 0/0

Who guards him

Possessions
40
Pts/100 poss.
30.0
FG%
33%

Defenders who guarded him most in 7 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Bones Hyland 7 4 1/1
Cody Williams 3 0 0/0
Drake Powell 3 2 1/2
Isaiah Evans 3 0 0/1
Rudy Gobert 3 0 0/0