After playing college basketball at Bowling Green, Daniels was selected by the
Vancouver Grizzlies with the fourth overall pick of the
1997 NBA draft. On June 24, 1998, Vancouver gave up on Daniels by drafting
Mike Bibby with the 2nd overall pick and he was traded to the
San Antonio Spurs in exchange for rookie
Felipe López and
Carl Herrera. He helped the Spurs win an NBA championship in 1999. On August 5, 2002, Daniels along with Spurs teammates
Charles Smith and
Amal McCaskill was traded to the
Portland Trail Blazers in exchange for
Erick Barkley,
Steve Kerr, and a conditional second-round pick in the
2003 NBA draft. He later signed as a free agent with the
Seattle SuperSonics. After his run with the Sonics had come to an end, he signed with the
Washington Wizards. He was sent to the
New Orleans Hornets in a three-team trade with the Washington Wizards and the
Memphis Grizzlies on December 10, 2008. On September 9, 2009, he was traded to the
Minnesota Timberwolves along with a 2014 second-round pick in exchange for
Bobby Brown and
Darius Songaila. On September 24, 2009, Daniels agreed to a contract buyout. On November 1, 2010, Daniels was selected by the Texas Legends of the NBA Development League in the second round (pick 13) of the
2010 NBA Development League draft. On April 5, 2011, Daniels was signed to a 10-day contract by the
Philadelphia 76ers. He returned to Texas Legends for the next season. and then retired. ==Post-playing career==