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Minnesota Timberwolves

Minnesota Timberwolves

Western Conference · Northwest

9-3 · #4 in the West · Streak: 5 wins

Offense
117.2 #7 in the NBA
Defense
103.8 #1 in the NBA
Net rating
+13.4 #1 in the NBA
Pace
101.1 #7 in the NBA

Points scored and allowed per 100 possessions, and possessions per game. On defense, lower is better.

The Minnesota Timberwolves starting lineup on the depth chart is LaMelo Ball (point guard), Anthony Edwards (shooting guard), Jonathan Kuminga (small forward), Jaden McDaniels (power forward), and Rudy Gobert (center). Their top options, in order, are Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, and Jaden McDaniels. Donte DiVincenzo (expected back 2027-04-02) and Anthony Edwards (expected back 2026-12-21) are out. The roster has 16 players.

Next game

vs.

CHI
Chicago Bulls
Chicago Bulls ·

Probable starters

Starters in the last game: Jonathan Kuminga, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Ayo Dosunmu, and Rudy Gobert.

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Depth chart

  Starter 2nd 3rd 4th 5th
Point Guard
LaMelo Ball

#1 LaMelo Ball

★ 2nd option
Isaiah Evans

#33 Isaiah Evans
Bones Hyland

#8 Bones Hyland
Ayo Dosunmu

#13 Ayo Dosunmu
Zyon Pullin

#15 Zyon Pullin
Shooting Guard
Anthony Edwards

#5 Anthony Edwards

★ 1st option Out · Returns: 2026-12-21
Terrence Shannon Jr

#4 Terrence Shannon Jr
Isaiah Evans

#33 Isaiah Evans
Ayo Dosunmu

#13 Ayo Dosunmu
Bones Hyland

#8 Bones Hyland
Small Forward
Jonathan Kuminga

#24 Jonathan Kuminga
Ayo Dosunmu

#13 Ayo Dosunmu
Terrence Shannon Jr

#4 Terrence Shannon Jr
Jaylen Clark

#7 Jaylen Clark
Cody Williams

#9 Cody Williams
Power Forward
Jaden McDaniels

#3 Jaden McDaniels

★ 3rd option
Jonathan Kuminga

#24 Jonathan Kuminga
Terrence Shannon Jr

#4 Terrence Shannon Jr
Trey Lyles

#41 Trey Lyles
Cody Williams

#9 Cody Williams
Center
Rudy Gobert

#27 Rudy Gobert
Joan Beringer

#19 Joan Beringer
Rocco Zikarsky

#44 Rocco Zikarsky

Unassigned

Unassigned

Roster

Stats: per-game averages in the 2026-27 season. Click a column to sort by it. If a player has changed teams, they include his games with his previous team (except starts, which only count this team).

■ In orange, the high in each column. For percentages, among players attempting at least 5 field goals, 3 two-pointers or 2 three-pointers or free throws per game.
5
Anthony Edwards
★ 1st optionOut · Returns: 2026-12-21
 25 SG/SF 4 4 33.7 12.5 26.0 48.1 4.5 11.3 40.0 8.0 14.8 54.2 56.7 3.8 5.0 75.0 0.5 4.3 4.8 3.5 2.0 0.8 3.5 2.0 33.3
3
Jaden McDaniels
★ 3rd option
 26 SF 12 12 33.1 7.0 13.5 51.9 1.3 4.3 30.8 5.7 9.2 61.8 56.8 1.6 1.9 82.6 1.9 4.4 6.3 3.6 0.8 0.8 2.1 3.6 16.9
13
Ayo Dosunmu
26 PG/SG/SF 12 8 31.0 7.0 13.4 52.2 1.9 4.1 46.9 5.1 9.3 54.5 59.3 2.2 2.4 89.7 1.1 3.6 4.7 3.8 1.3 0.5 2.2 2.7 18.1
24
Jonathan Kuminga
24 SF/PF 12 12 30.2 4.5 10.1 44.6 1.8 4.3 40.4 2.8 5.8 47.8 53.3 1.7 3.2 52.6 1.3 4.3 5.7 2.9 1.2 0.8 1.3 2.6 12.4
27
Rudy Gobert
34 C 11 11 29.3 2.9 5.6 51.6 0.0 0.3 0.0 2.9 5.4 54.2 51.6 2.1 4.9 42.6 3.7 7.8 11.5 1.4 0.4 1.0 1.2 2.2 7.9
1
LaMelo Ball
★ 2nd option
 25 PG 12 12 27.5 6.5 14.2 45.9 3.6 8.8 40.6 2.9 5.3 54.7 58.5 2.0 2.5 80.0 0.8 2.5 3.3 6.3 1.8 0.1 4.0 3.8 18.6
4
Terrence Shannon Jr
26 SG/SF 9 0 21.5 3.2 8.2 39.2 1.4 4.1 35.1 1.8 4.1 43.2 48.0 2.7 3.7 72.7 0.3 3.0 3.3 2.8 0.4 0.1 1.2 1.3 10.6
41
Trey Lyles
31 PF 12 0 18.2 2.1 4.3 48.1 0.9 2.8 32.4 1.2 1.5 77.8 58.7 0.9 1.5 61.1 1.0 2.9 3.9 0.8 0.5 0.3 0.5 1.0 6.0
19
Joan Beringer
20 PF/C 12 1 16.9 2.4 4.0 60.4 0.0 0.0 – 2.4 4.0 60.4 60.4 1.4 2.0 70.8 2.8 3.6 6.4 0.6 0.3 1.0 0.7 1.6 6.3
7
Jaylen Clark
25 SG/SF 11 0 14.5 1.6 3.8 42.9 0.8 2.2 37.5 0.8 1.6 50.0 53.6 0.8 1.3 64.3 0.8 1.5 2.3 0.8 0.9 0.2 0.5 1.6 4.9
8
Bones Hyland
26 PG 12 0 13.1 3.3 7.1 47.1 1.8 4.4 39.6 1.6 2.7 59.4 59.4 1.4 1.8 81.0 0.3 1.2 1.4 2.9 0.8 0.4 0.8 1.6 9.8
9
Cody Williams
21 SG/SF 7 0 4.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 – 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 0.0
33
Isaiah Evans
20 SF 6 0 3.2 0.2 1.0 16.7 0.0 0.8 0.0 0.2 0.2 100.0 16.7 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.2 0.3
15
Zyon Pullin
25 PG/SG 2 0 3.1 1.0 1.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 – 1.0 1.0 100.0 100.0 0.0 0.0 – 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.0
44
Rocco Zikarsky
20 C 1 0 1.7 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 0.0 – 0.0 0.0 0.0 – 1.0 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 1.0 0.0
0
Donte DiVincenzo
Out · Returns: 2027-04-02
 – PG/SG – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –
Team total 12 242.1 43.8 90.9 48.2 14.6 38.4 38.0 29.3 52.5 55.7 56.2 17.1 25.3 67.4 14.0 34.9 48.9 26.3 8.8 5.3 16.0 22.3 119.3

Lineup performance

2026-27 season. Net rating = points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions with that lineup on the floor. Best and worst among lineups with at least 100 possessions.

Most used

Lineup GP MIN +/- Off / Def Net rating
Gobert · Ball · McDaniels · Kuminga · Dosunmu 10 94 +19 109.2 / 98.1 +11.1
Gobert · Edwards · Ball · McDaniels · Kuminga 4 56 +31 113.2 / 86.9 +26.3
Ball · McDaniels · Kuminga · Dosunmu · Beringer 4 20 +5 97.8 / 90.9 +6.9
Gobert · Ball · McDaniels · Kuminga · Clark 4 17 +28 160.0 / 80.0 +80.0
Lyles · Ball · McDaniels · Kuminga · Dosunmu 3 16 +16 145.7 / 102.9 +42.8

Best performing

Lineup GP MIN +/- Off / Def Net rating
Gobert · Edwards · Ball · McDaniels · Kuminga 4 56 +31 113.2 / 86.9 +26.3

Worst performing

Lineup GP MIN +/- Off / Def Net rating
Gobert · Ball · McDaniels · Kuminga · Dosunmu 10 94 +19 109.2 / 98.1 +11.1

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