Jaden McDaniels

Minnesota Timberwolves#3SF / PF6'9"185 lb26 years old

Fantasy outlook · 26-27 season

Balanced, efficient forward with no glaring weakness

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Rank 68 in both 2025‑26 and 2026‑27 says trust the floor; his FT% dip over eight games should rebound.

Latest news · 2 d agoMcDaniels finished with 23 points (8-19 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 5-5 FT), six rebounds, five assists, one steal and two blocks over 40 minutes in Friday's 115-109 win over the Pelicans.

Pros: Nothing stands out
Cons: Nothing stands out
Rank: #4820 from #68 in 25-26Only 10 games

Headline, verdict and take by AI from these stats and recent news · Nov 8

Latest news

2 d ago
McDaniels finished with 23 points (8-19 FG, 2-7 3Pt, 5-5 FT), six rebounds, five assists, one steal and two blocks over 40 minutes in Friday's 115-109 win over the Pelicans.
McDaniels snapped a three-game swat-less streak during Friday's win, and he got some triples to drop after going 0-for-7 from beyond the arc in his previous outing. The 26-year-old vet is off to his best start yet, averaging 17.1 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 triples, and 1.7 stocks per contest, which has him flirting with top-50 value on the year.
3 d ago
McDaniels finished Wednesday's 117-107 victory over Houston with 14 points (7-14 FG, 0-6 3Pt), eight rebounds, four assists and two steals over 37 minutes.
McDaniels remains a reliable presence on the wing for Minnesota, having collected at least 13 points and six boards in eight of his first nine appearances. He's averaged 16.4 points, 6.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 0.9 steals in 33.2 minutes per game this season.
5 d ago
McDaniels provided 13 points (5-14 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 1-3 FT), six rebounds and three assists across 29 minutes during Monday's 112-100 victory over the Bucks.
McDaniels struggled with his efficiency, converting just five of his 14 field-goal attempts while failing to record a steal or block. He also played fewer than 30 minutes for the first time since the season opener. Despite the relatively quiet showing, McDaniels has scored in double figures in all eight appearances this season and remains a useful contributor across multiple categories.
Oct 31
McDaniels recorded 23 points (11-15 FG, 1-2 3Pt), six rebounds, seven assists, one block and one steal over 33 minutes during Friday's 127-101 win over the Clippers.
McDaniels made the most of his expanded offensive role Friday, delivering his best scoring output of the season and his first game with at least 20 points while also contributing in other areas. McDaniels is enjoying an excellent start to the season and has embraced a more prominent role on offense early. He's scored at least 14 points in each of his six appearances and is averaging 17.0 points, 6.5 rebounds, 3.7 assists and a combined 1.7 steals-plus-blocks thus far.
Oct 29
McDaniels contributed 19 points (8-18 FG, 1-8 3Pt, 2-3 FT), seven rebounds and four assists across 35 minutes in Wednesday's 119-114 loss to the Warriors.
McDaniels attempted 18 shots, reflecting increased offensive involvement with Anthony Edwards (knee) unavailable. However, McDaniels connected on just one of eight three-point attempts and recorded no steals or blocks, limiting his overall fantasy production. His seven rebounds and four assists were encouraging, and the additional scoring opportunities could boost his value as Minnesota adjusts to Edwards' absence. McDaniels hasn't recorded a steal in four games and has just five blocks in five contests. Still, he's averaging 15.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest.

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20-21 season

Rank#227

Value-0.48

Games63

Minutes24.0

Points6.8

Rebounds3.7

Assists1.1

FG% · FT%.447 · .600

Category z-scores · rank 227 of 540

FG%

-0.27

FT%

-0.44

3PM

-0.58

PTS

-1.58

REB

-0.86

AST

-1.08

STL

-1.29

BLK

0.54

1.20

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	+/-	Value
May 16	vs DAL	W 136-121	32	19	3	2	0	1	2	8-13	3-7	0-0	+15	-0.01
May 15	vs BOS	L 108-124	22	2	3	1	0	1	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	-12	-0.85
May 13	vs DEN	L 103-114	17	5	0	1	0	0	0	2-5	1-4	0-0	+1	-0.98
May 11	@ DET	W 119-100	26	1	5	1	2	3	1	0-2	0-2	1-2	+4	-0.06
May 5	vs MEM	L 135-139	26	8	3	2	0	1	0	3-7	2-5	0-0	+6	-0.42
May 1	vs NOP	L 136-140	35	5	5	0	2	0	1	1-2	1-2	2-2	+10	-0.08
Apr 29	vs GSW	W 126-114	32	8	5	4	1	0	1	3-7	2-5	0-0	-1	-0.25
Apr 27	@ HOU	W 114-107	26	5	3	0	1	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	-10	-0.50
Apr 26	vs UTA	W 105-104	34	6	10	2	0	2	1	2-9	1-6	1-2	+4	-0.68
Apr 24	@ UTA	W 101-96	33	6	5	2	1	0	1	3-6	0-0	0-0	+2	-0.51
Apr 21	@ SAC	L 125-128	32	4	2	0	1	1	0	2-4	0-2	0-0	-21	-0.45
Apr 20	@ SAC	W 134-120	30	13	6	0	0	1	3	6-8	1-2	0-0	+8	-0.36
Apr 18	@ LAC	L 105-124	27	11	1	1	1	1	0	4-6	3-5	0-0	-7	0.17
Apr 16	vs MIA	W 119-111	16	4	1	1	1	0	0	1-3	1-3	1-2	-9	-0.84
Apr 14	vs MIL	L 105-130	26	13	4	0	0	0	2	5-10	3-5	0-0	-13	-0.65
Apr 13	vs BKN	L 97-127	24	5	3	2	0	0	1	2-5	1-3	0-0	-26	-0.93
Apr 11	vs CHI	W 121-117	30	4	6	1	1	3	0	1-7	0-4	2-2	-3	-0.06
Apr 9	@ BOS	L 136-145	44	11	3	1	2	0	1	5-12	1-5	0-0	-17	-0.28
Apr 7	@ IND	L 137-141	37	8	7	2	2	0	3	3-5	1-3	1-2	+3	-0.33
Apr 5	vs SAC	W 116-106	20	4	5	0	0	1	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	-4	-0.84
Apr 3	@ PHI	L 113-122	35	14	8	1	1	2	0	4-10	2-6	4-4	-1	0.60
Apr 2	@ MEM	L 108-120	21	7	2	3	0	0	1	2-4	2-3	1-1	-11	-0.64
Mar 31	vs NYK	W 102-101	36	18	5	3	0	0	2	7-13	4-9	0-0	+9	-0.17
Mar 29	@ BKN	L 107-112	38	13	7	4	1	4	0	5-11	3-5	0-0	+3	1.04
Mar 27	vs HOU	L 107-129	36	14	2	1	0	1	0	6-10	2-4	0-0	-7	-0.14
Mar 26	vs HOU	W 107-101	33	14	4	0	0	2	0	5-5	2-2	2-2	+9	0.47
Mar 24	vs DAL	L 108-128	29	9	5	1	1	1	0	4-8	1-3	0-0	-11	-0.05
Mar 22	vs OKC	L 103-112	15	2	1	1	0	1	1	1-5	0-1	0-0	-14	-1.18
Mar 19	@ PHX	L 101-113	28	8	5	0	1	0	0	4-11	0-4	0-0	+11	-0.68
Mar 18	@ PHX	W 123-119	27	2	4	2	2	1	0	1-5	0-3	0-2	+8	-0.75
Mar 16	@ LAL	L 121-137	23	5	2	0	2	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	-13	-0.14
Mar 13	vs POR	L 121-125	21	5	2	1	0	0	1	2-2	1-1	0-0	-2	-0.78
Mar 11	@ NOP	W 135-105	26	20	4	1	2	3	0	8-9	4-5	0-1	+22	1.49
Mar 3	vs CHA	L 102-135	30	5	7	2	0	0	0	2-7	0-4	1-2	-26	-1.09
Feb 28	vs PHX	L 99-118	9	5	0	0	1	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	-2	-0.55
Feb 27	@ WAS	L 112-128	15	0	3	1	0	1	1	0-3	0-3	0-0	-18	-1.13
Feb 24	@ CHI	L 126-133	16	2	3	1	0	0	1	1-2	0-1	0-0	-12	-1.06
Feb 23	@ MIL	L 112-139	22	4	1	2	1	2	0	1-4	0-2	2-2	-14	-0.21
Feb 21	@ NYK	L 99-103	22	6	4	0	0	0	1	2-7	1-3	1-1	+3	-1.06
Feb 19	vs TOR	L 81-86	31	8	6	1	0	2	1	2-5	2-5	2-3	-1	-0.38
Feb 17	vs IND	L 128-134	37	11	4	1	0	3	1	4-10	3-6	0-0	0	-0.03
Feb 16	vs LAL	L 104-112	18	0	1	0	1	2	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	-9	-0.65
Feb 14	@ TOR	W 116-112	18	6	2	2	0	1	1	2-3	1-2	1-2	+11	-0.78
Feb 12	@ CHA	L 114-120	24	9	4	1	1	2	1	3-7	2-4	1-2	+3	-0.19
Feb 10	vs LAC	L 112-119	18	10	3	3	0	4	1	4-7	2-5	0-0	+3	0.35
Feb 8	@ DAL	L 122-127	20	6	5	1	0	0	2	2-3	2-3	0-0	-22	-0.73
Feb 6	@ OKC	L 118-120	24	8	6	2	1	0	3	3-5	1-3	1-2	+6	-0.70
Feb 5	@ OKC	W 106-103	29	0	5	1	1	1	0	0-4	0-3	0-0	+20	-0.67
Feb 3	@ SAS	L 108-111	18	3	1	2	0	1	0	1-2	1-1	0-0	-3	-0.64
Feb 1	@ CLE	L 98-100	22	11	4	0	0	0	2	5-10	1-4	0-0	+2	-0.90
Jan 31	vs CLE	W 109-104	20	3	3	1	1	3	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	+5	0.08
Jan 29	vs PHI	L 94-118	24	6	7	0	0	1	0	3-8	0-2	0-0	-13	-0.67
Jan 27	@ GSW	L 111-123	14	5	2	1	0	0	2	1-5	1-4	2-4	+1	-1.71
Jan 25	@ GSW	L 108-130	26	7	5	2	1	0	0	3-9	1-3	0-2	-7	-1.04
Jan 23	vs NOP	W 120-110	20	3	3	1	0	2	1	1-7	1-3	0-0	+5	-0.91
Jan 22	vs ATL	L 98-116	23	4	5	0	0	1	0	2-9	0-2	0-1	-20	-1.30
Jan 20	vs ORL	L 96-97	26	12	8	1	0	3	0	5-9	2-4	0-0	+19	0.43
Jan 18	@ ATL	L 97-108	12	3	1	0	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	-2	-1.24
Jan 7	@ POR	L 117-135	12	3	4	3	0	0	1	1-3	1-3	0-0	+13	-0.88
Jan 3	vs DEN	L 109-124	1	5	0	0	0	0	0	2-2	1-1	0-0	+5	-0.80
Jan 1	vs WAS	L 109-130	9	0	1	1	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	+14	-1.23
Dec 29	@ LAC	L 101-124	7	3	2	0	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	1-2	+5	-1.39
Dec 27	@ LAL	L 91-127	8	6	1	0	2	1	0	2-3	2-3	0-0	0	0.16

By season

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG%	FT%	3PM
26-27	MIN	10	34.0	17.1	6.2	3.7	0.9	0.8	1.8	.511	.765	1.4
25-26	MIN	73	31.7	14.8	4.3	2.7	1.1	1.0	1.8	.515	.835	1.4
24-25	MIN	82	31.9	12.2	5.7	2.0	1.3	0.9	1.2	.477	.813	1.2
23-24	MIN	72	29.2	10.5	3.1	1.4	0.9	0.6	1.2	.489	.722	1.2
22-23	MIN	79	30.6	12.1	3.9	1.9	0.9	1.0	1.4	.517	.736	1.4
21-22	MIN	70	25.7	9.2	4.2	1.1	0.7	0.8	1.1	.460	.803	1.1
20-21	MIN	63	24.0	6.8	3.7	1.1	0.6	0.9	0.8	.447	.600	1.1
Career		449	29.2	11.2	4.2	1.8	0.9	0.9	1.3	.490	.774	1.3