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Jaden McDaniels
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Minnesota Timberwolves

Jaden McDaniels

#3 · Minnesota Timberwolves · 6-9 (206 cm) · 185 lb · Washington

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Jaden McDaniels plays for the Minnesota Timberwolves. On the depth chart he's listed as starter at power forward. Jaden McDaniels is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 12 games, 12 as a starter, averaging 33.1 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at small forward (89 %) and power forward (9 %). He averages 16.9 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards James Harden, Kevin Durant, and Trey Murphy III, who score 25.5 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Kevin Durant.

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CHI
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls ·

Probable starter at power forward per the depth chart.

Timberwolves vs Bulls → Timberwolves schedule → Probable starters →

On the depth chart

  • Power Forward Starter

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
12
Min/game
33.1
Starts
12

Minutes by position

  • Small Forward89 %
  • Power Forward9 %

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 12 33.1 16.9 6.3 3.6 0.8 0.8 51.9 30.8 82.6 59.0 19.6
2025-26 73 31.7 14.8 4.2 2.7 1.1 1.0 51.5 41.2 83.5 61.1 18.2

Game log

In his last 5 games: 16.4 pts, 7.0 reb and 3.6 ast in 32.8 min (0.5 pts below his season average, 16.9)

Best games of the season: 23 pts @ Pelicans (Nov 6) · 9 reb vs Mavericks (Nov 12) · 7 ast vs Clippers (Oct 30)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 12 vs
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks
W 133-94 25:16 16 9 3 7-12 0-3 2-2 +26
Nov 8 vs
UTA
Utah Jazz
Jazz
W 115-100 32:41 16 6 3 5-9 2-3 4-4 +17
Nov 6 @
NOP
New Orleans Pelicans
Pelicans
W 115-109 39:49 23 6 5 8-19 2-7 5-5 +5
Nov 4 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
W 117-107 37:01 14 8 4 7-14 0-6 0-0 +9
Nov 2 vs
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 112-100 29:15 13 6 3 5-14 2-4 1-3 +17
Oct 31 @
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Spurs
L 111-121 38:38 19 3 3 7-17 2-5 3-4 -1
Oct 30 vs
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 127-101 32:52 23 6 7 11-15 1-2 0-0 +22
Oct 28 vs
GSW
Golden State Warriors
Warriors
L 114-119 35:01 19 7 4 8-18 1-8 2-3 -11
Oct 26 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
L 125-127 36:38 14 6 4 6-9 2-3 0-0 +5
Oct 25 vs
TOR
Toronto Raptors
Raptors
W 117-94 31:25 14 6 3 6-10 1-3 1-1 +31

Compare with another player

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
772
Pts/100 poss.
25.5
FG%
52%

Opponents he guarded most in 12 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
James Harden 28 4 2/2
Kevin Durant 26 2 1/2
Trey Murphy III 25 0 0/5
Stephen Curry 22 9 4/4
Cooper Flagg 19 8 4/4

Who guards him

Possessions
767
Pts/100 poss.
25.7
FG%
45%

Defenders who guarded him most in 12 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Kevin Durant 43 14 5/7
Stephen Curry 28 25 7/14
Franz Wagner 26 7 2/4
Cooper Flagg 26 8 3/7
RJ Barrett 24 4 2/7