Daniel Gibson is an American professional basketball player who has a net worth of $11 million. A guard with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Daniel Gibson has had a successful career with team since they drafted him in 2006. He is signed to a five-year, $21 million dollar contract. He was the 2008 NBA T-Mobile Rookie Challenge MVP.
Gibson averaged over 25 points a game at Jones High School and won the Texas Class 4A state title in his senior year. He played guard at the University of Texas at Austin for two seasons. While at Texas Gibson set the school record for most three-pointers in a season with 101. He was voted the Big 12 Freshman of the year. He was drafted #42 by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2006 NBA Draft. In 2007 he got his first playoff start in game three of the NBA Finals. He played in the Rookie Challenge and the Three-point Shootout as part of the 2008 NBA All-Star Weekend.
Gibson had ankle surgery in 2008 before being signed to a five-year contract worth $21 million. He got married to R&B singer Keyshia Cole in May 2010. Their son Daniel Jr. was born in March 2010. The couple was part of the BET reality series Keyshia and Daniel: Family First that aired in 2012. Gibson turned himself into police for a battery charge in 2013. In 2014 Keyshia Cole confirmed that the couple is now separated.
