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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21-22 season

Rank#179

Value-0.36

Games70

Minutes25.7

Points9.2

Rebounds4.2

Assists1.1

FG% · FT%.460 · .803

Category z-scores · rank 179 of 605

FG%

-0.13

FT%

0.00

3PM

-0.52

PTS

-1.14

REB

-0.65

AST

-1.11

STL

-0.75

BLK

0.21

0.83

Game log

Date	Opp	Result	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	+/-	Value
Apr 10	vs CHI	L 120-124	18	8	0	1	1	2	1	3-7	1-4	1-1	-6	-0.18
Apr 7	vs SAS	W 127-121	21	10	4	0	0	0	1	4-6	2-2	0-0	0	-0.51
Apr 5	vs WAS	L 114-132	15	0	2	1	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	-7	-1.09
Mar 14	@ SAS	W 149-139	32	11	4	1	1	1	1	4-7	1-3	2-2	-2	0.05
Mar 12	@ MIA	W 113-104	24	14	6	0	0	2	2	6-8	1-3	1-1	+10	0.11
Mar 11	@ ORL	L 110-118	32	12	3	1	0	3	1	6-9	0-1	0-0	-16	0.08
Mar 9	vs OKC	W 132-102	25	12	6	2	1	0	0	5-8	2-4	0-0	+15	0.14
Mar 7	vs POR	W 124-81	26	8	5	1	0	2	2	2-9	1-5	3-3	+19	-0.52
Mar 5	vs POR	W 135-121	37	16	9	0	0	2	1	6-13	3-7	1-2	+14	-0.04
Mar 4	@ OKC	W 138-101	23	16	1	2	2	1	2	6-12	3-7	1-2	0	0.03
Mar 1	vs GSW	W 129-114	23	8	4	1	0	1	1	3-8	1-4	1-1	+5	-0.60
Feb 28	@ CLE	W 127-122	18	17	3	1	0	0	2	6-9	5-7	0-0	-5	-0.07
Feb 25	vs PHI	L 102-133	23	10	4	2	1	0	1	5-11	0-4	0-0	0	-0.55
Feb 24	vs MEM	W 119-114	16	7	3	0	0	1	0	2-3	1-2	2-2	+8	-0.31
Feb 16	vs TOR	L 91-103	30	18	7	1	1	1	3	6-13	1-7	5-6	-1	-0.13
Feb 15	vs CHA	W 126-120	37	18	5	3	4	2	2	7-14	1-6	3-4	+7	1.03
Feb 13	@ IND	W 129-120	30	11	2	0	1	1	0	4-6	0-1	3-3	+10	0.07
Feb 11	@ CHI	L 122-134	21	9	4	1	0	0	1	4-8	1-3	0-0	-5	-0.73
Feb 9	@ SAC	L 119-132	33	13	4	3	1	0	0	5-8	3-6	0-0	-2	0.23
Feb 8	@ SAC	W 134-114	21	8	4	1	0	0	0	3-9	2-4	0-0	+16	-0.75
Feb 6	vs DET	W 118-105	25	13	4	0	0	3	1	5-8	3-4	0-0	+4	0.35
Feb 3	@ DET	W 128-117	32	10	2	2	0	0	0	4-8	1-4	1-1	-3	-0.56
Feb 1	vs DEN	W 130-115	26	4	5	4	0	2	1	1-7	0-2	2-3	+2	-0.83
Jan 30	vs UTA	W 126-106	27	22	2	4	0	0	2	9-9	3-3	1-1	+24	0.44
Jan 28	@ PHX	L 124-134	29	4	5	2	1	0	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	+1	-0.50
Jan 27	@ GSW	L 115-124	33	14	4	1	1	1	1	5-8	3-5	1-2	-14	0.03
Jan 25	@ POR	W 109-107	16	3	2	1	2	0	1	1-6	1-4	0-0	-5	-0.66
Jan 23	vs BKN	W 136-125	27	14	4	1	0	1	0	6-11	2-5	0-0	-6	-0.09
Jan 19	@ ATL	L 122-134	17	4	1	0	1	0	1	2-5	0-0	0-0	-20	-0.91
Jan 18	@ NYK	W 112-110	19	8	3	0	1	2	1	3-8	0-5	2-4	-5	-0.81
Jan 16	vs GSW	W 119-99	21	9	2	1	2	2	3	4-12	1-5	0-0	+27	-0.31
Jan 13	@ MEM	L 108-116	19	4	5	0	0	1	1	2-7	0-3	0-0	-14	-0.95
Jan 11	@ NOP	L 125-128	28	9	6	2	0	0	2	2-6	0-2	5-5	+2	-0.61
Jan 9	@ HOU	W 141-123	29	7	3	1	0	4	0	3-8	1-4	0-0	+8	0.06
Jan 7	@ OKC	W 135-105	18	9	1	0	0	0	2	4-9	1-4	0-0	+12	-1.10
Jan 5	vs OKC	W 98-90	21	11	3	2	0	0	0	5-12	1-4	0-1	-13	-1.01
Jan 3	@ LAC	W 122-104	29	18	3	3	0	0	1	7-10	4-5	0-0	+18	0.14
Jan 2	@ LAL	L 103-108	22	7	8	0	1	0	3	3-6	1-3	0-0	-8	-0.60
Dec 31	@ UTA	L 108-120	33	12	6	0	0	0	1	5-11	1-4	1-1	-13	-0.63
Dec 28	vs NYK	L 88-96	36	18	6	0	1	5	1	7-11	1-5	3-3	+3	1.37
Dec 27	vs BOS	W 108-103	36	17	5	2	1	0	2	6-14	2-7	3-3	-10	-0.10
Dec 23	@ UTA	L 116-128	37	16	9	7	1	1	4	7-18	1-6	1-1	-8	-0.11
Dec 21	@ DAL	L 102-114	39	11	8	3	2	0	0	4-8	0-3	3-3	-7	0.40
Dec 19	vs DAL	W 111-105	32	12	1	1	0	0	1	5-8	2-4	0-0	+8	-0.54
Dec 17	vs LAL	W 110-92	22	8	4	0	0	0	1	3-6	1-3	1-2	+10	-1.03
Dec 15	@ DEN	W 124-107	23	9	6	1	3	0	0	3-9	3-6	0-0	-5	0.35
Dec 12	@ POR	W 116-111	28	10	7	0	0	0	1	4-11	2-7	0-0	-17	-0.74
Dec 10	vs CLE	L 106-123	22	5	2	1	0	0	1	1-4	0-1	3-3	-4	-0.95
Dec 8	vs UTA	L 104-136	23	5	3	1	2	1	0	2-10	1-7	0-0	-22	-0.37
Dec 6	vs ATL	L 110-121	22	5	4	0	1	0	2	2-9	1-3	0-0	-7	-1.06
Nov 27	@ PHI	W 121-120	32	8	4	1	1	0	0	3-9	1-5	1-1	-4	-0.49
Nov 26	@ CHA	L 115-133	22	4	6	0	0	1	2	2-7	0-4	0-0	-19	-1.03
Nov 24	vs MIA	W 113-101	24	7	4	0	1	0	2	3-7	1-3	0-0	+6	-0.73
Nov 22	@ NOP	W 110-96	30	10	8	2	1	1	1	4-7	2-4	0-0	+7	0.21
Nov 20	vs MEM	W 138-95	17	2	3	0	2	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	+4	-0.46
Nov 18	vs SAS	W 115-90	31	13	6	1	1	1	0	6-8	1-2	0-0	+4	0.37
Nov 17	vs SAC	W 107-97	20	7	3	0	1	0	2	3-5	1-1	0-1	+4	-0.93
Nov 15	vs PHX	L 96-99	30	4	3	2	0	0	0	2-5	0-2	0-0	+2	-0.90
Nov 13	@ LAC	L 102-129	32	15	6	2	2	0	1	5-14	1-3	4-6	-17	-0.48
Nov 12	@ LAL	W 107-83	21	9	6	1	0	0	1	4-10	1-4	0-0	+1	-0.79
Nov 10	@ GSW	L 110-123	14	2	1	0	1	0	0	1-5	0-1	0-0	-13	-0.98
Nov 8	@ MEM	L 118-125	31	11	7	1	1	1	1	4-9	1-4	2-3	-10	-0.27
Nov 5	vs LAC	L 84-104	13	5	2	1	0	1	1	2-3	1-1	0-0	0	-0.61
Nov 3	vs LAC	L 115-126	29	5	1	1	1	0	1	2-3	1-1	0-0	+10	-0.59
Nov 1	vs ORL	L 97-115	17	5	2	1	2	0	2	2-4	1-3	0-0	0	-0.44
Oct 30	vs DEN	L 91-93	25	2	4	1	0	0	1	1-6	0-4	0-0	-11	-1.29
Oct 27	@ MIL	W 113-108	32	3	11	2	0	1	2	1-3	1-3	0-0	+12	-0.48
Oct 25	vs NOP	L 98-107	33	3	2	0	1	2	0	1-5	1-4	0-0	+3	-0.36
Oct 23	vs NOP	W 96-89	27	4	6	0	0	2	1	2-7	0-2	0-0	+2	-0.68
Oct 20	vs HOU	W 124-106	26	4	4	1	4	2	1	2-3	0-1	0-0	+25	0.74

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