Daniel Leslie Schayes (born May 10, 1959) is a retired American professional basketball player who played in the NBA from 1981 until 1999. At 6'11" and 235 pounds, he played at center. He is the son of the late Hall of Famer Dolph Schayes.

Schayes was born to a Jewish family in Syracuse, New York, the son of Naomi Eva (née Gross) and Dolph Schayes. His father's parents were born in Romania and immigrated to the United States. He is an alum of Jamesville-Dewitt High School, where he scored 1,012 points. The team won the Onondaga League North title in 1977. He played on the U.S. basketball team that won a gold medal at the 1977 Maccabiah Games (in Tel Aviv, Israel).

Schayes had an outstanding senior year at Syracuse University, in which he averaged nearly 12 points and compiled 284 rebounds for SU. He was named to the 1981 All-Big East first team and was both an All-American and an Academic All-American. He holds the record at the Carrier Dome for rebounds in a game (23).

He was selected with the 13th overall pick by the Utah Jazz in the 1981 NBA Draft out of Syracuse University.

After a career with the Jazz, he played for a number of different teams, notably with the Denver Nuggets, in which he spent his best years. The highlight of his NBA career was his performance in the 1987–88 season with the Nuggets, when he averaged 13.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. In the playoffs that season he averaged 16.4 points and 7.2 rebounds per game. He was 4th in the NBA with a .640 true shooting percentage.

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