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Jaden McDaniels

Jaden McDaniels

PF/SF • Minnesota Timberwolves Proj Rank 29 Actual 11 81 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
15.062.684.4631.51.01.016.97
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Jaden McDaniels | Fantasy Outlook

Jaden McDaniels Season Outlook: Reliable Two-Way Starter in Minnesota Frontcourt

Jaden McDaniels enters his prime age-26 campaign firmly entrenched as Minnesota’s starting power forward ahead of veteran backup Trey Lyles. With high-usage teammates Anthony Edwards and Rudy Gobert anchoring the core, McDaniels provides vital defensive versatility and spacing, giving him an ultra-secure rotation floor.

Our models project McDaniels for 24.3 fantasy points across 32.4 minutes per game over 79 projected appearances. We project steady counting stats of 12.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.2 steals per contest while shooting 49.4% from the field, cementing him as a dependable multi-category contributor.

Drafted around an ADP of 81.2, McDaniels offers mid-round stability for managers seeking durable peripheral numbers without sacrificing efficiency. While shared scoring duties slightly cap his weekly ceiling, his heavy minutes and defensive consistency make him an excellent target.

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Jaden McDaniels Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/15 SA 23 4/13 13 3 0 1 1 0 2112
05/12 SA 29 6/13 17 2 1 6 0 2 2730
05/10 SA 40 6/15 14 0 0 6 0 1 2019
05/08 SA 40 5/22 17 2 1 7 1 1 3139
05/06 SA 19 6/10 12 4 0 3 1 2 2222
05/04 SA 35 7/14 16 2 1 5 1 1 2830
04/30 DEN 44 13/25 32 3 2 10 1 0 550
04/27 DEN 27 5/11 13 1 0 3 1 4 1628
04/25 DEN 32 4/11 12 3 0 8 1 2 2634
04/23 DEN 40 9/13 20 3 1 10 1 0 4111
04/20 DEN 37 7/15 14 3 0 2 0 3 1825
04/18 DEN 33 6/14 16 3 0 8 0 1 2915
04/10 HOU 34 8/19 16 2 0 7 4 0 3532
04/08 ORL 19 8/16 18 2 1 2 0 2 2331
03/25 HOU 36 10/17 25 0 2 2 2 1 3426
03/22 BOS 32 8/18 19 3 0 6 0 2 2921
03/20 POR 40 6/11 16 3 5 6 1 1 397
03/18 UTA 26 7/15 17 3 1 2 1 1 2717
03/17 PHO 37 6/12 16 4 3 7 1 0 3816
03/15 OKC 16 1/3 2 1 0 1 0 2 356
03/13 GS 29 6/9 15 2 1 1 1 4 1931
03/11 LAC 31 5/6 11 3 0 2 0 3 1529
03/10 LAL 26 3/9 6 0 1 2 0 2 849
03/07 ORL 28 0/9 3 2 3 4 0 2 1542
03/05 TOR 21 3/6 8 4 1 2 0 2 1656
03/03 MEM 32 6/8 16 1 1 7 0 1 2723
03/01 DEN 32 9/12 20 3 1 1 0 2 2619
02/26 LAC 31 5/10 12 2 3 7 0 1 2829
02/24 POR 37 12/16 29 2 3 6 5 3 521
02/22 PHI 34 5/12 19 2 1 6 3 3 3413
02/20 DAL 34 3/11 7 5 2 8 1 6 2425
02/11 POR 33 7/13 21 6 2 6 2 2 4312
02/09 ATL 33 7/11 18 3 1 5 4 0 3910
02/08 LAC 28 1/4 2 0 1 2 0 2 431
02/06 NO 21 2/8 6 2 0 1 0 2 841
02/04 TOR 39 8/13 19 4 0 1 2 1 2917
02/02 MEM 36 11/14 29 3 0 4 0 0 3816
01/31 MEM 34 8/14 20 2 0 4 0 3 2539
01/29 OKC 30 8/11 21 4 0 4 2 2 3432
01/28 DAL 30 3/8 8 2 0 2 0 0 1349
01/26 GS 30 4/9 14 3 0 3 3 3 2528
01/25 GS 27 1/8 3 1 1 3 0 4 638
01/22 CHI 35 6/9 16 5 0 5 1 2 3026
01/20 UTA 34 7/16 18 6 1 6 1 5 336
01/17 SA 40 7/14 23 5 1 5 1 1 4016
01/16 HOU 35 5/14 15 4 2 7 2 1 3619
01/13 MIL 29 6/9 17 5 0 6 2 1 3513
01/11 SA 36 5/9 12 1 2 5 3 1 2932
01/10 CLE 26 4/7 12 1 0 1 0 1 1435
01/08 CLE 38 11/14 26 1 2 5 0 1 3718
01/06 MIA 33 7/15 19 2 2 3 1 1 3114
01/04 WAS 21 3/4 12 5 3 5 0 1 3120
01/03 MIA 33 2/4 5 3 2 2 2 2 1837
12/31 ATL 21 3/5 8 2 0 4 1 2 1642
12/29 CHI 22 3/9 7 3 0 5 0 0 1839
12/27 BKN 33 7/11 16 4 1 3 0 2 2628
12/25 DEN 39 9/12 21 4 0 4 2 3 3322
12/21 MIL 8 0/4 0 1 0 1 0 0 358
12/19 OKC 37 4/13 13 2 0 4 0 2 1930
12/17 MEM 36 4/11 13 6 1 7 1 1 3318
12/14 SAC 37 7/19 21 2 2 4 0 2 3115
12/12 GS 34 8/15 17 5 1 5 0 3 3018
12/08 PHO 39 1/7 4 3 0 6 1 1 1720
12/06 LAC 37 10/13 27 2 2 1 1 2 3528
12/04 NO 34 6/14 14 5 2 7 2 2 365
12/02 NO 33 7/10 17 2 1 4 1 0 299
11/30 SA 33 6/13 13 3 1 4 0 0 2442
11/29 BOS 25 3/8 8 3 1 4 1 2 1929
11/26 OKC 30 3/6 10 3 0 6 0 3 1925
11/24 SAC 37 3/10 6 2 2 8 0 4 1942
11/21 PHO 40 5/12 13 2 4 5 0 1 2919
11/17 DAL 23 4/6 15 3 2 5 1 3 2912
11/15 DEN 32 7/15 15 3 2 4 2 0 3217
11/14 SAC 31 6/9 13 3 0 4 0 4 1842
11/10 UTA 34 6/13 16 3 2 6 0 1 3138
11/09 SAC 26 8/10 21 3 0 5 2 2 3416
11/07 UTA 27 9/14 22 1 3 7 2 2 4037
11/05 NY 31 4/10 13 3 0 4 0 3 1929
11/03 BKN 29 9/11 22 3 2 3 1 2 3423
11/01 CHA 31 6/10 14 6 0 4 0 3 2529
10/29 LAL 40 11/19 30 1 1 7 0 2 4012
10/27 DEN 35 10/16 25 1 0 3 4 2 3635
10/26 IND 35 3/13 11 1 1 5 2 0 2551
10/24 LAL 27 5/12 10 0 0 2 1 0 1451
10/22 POR 28 6/12 18 2 1 5 3 3 3236
Totals: 2679 495/985 1280 228 87 379 81 148 2269
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
20-21 MIN 57 23.8 .441 .365 .605 6.8 1.1 3.8 0.9 0.6 0.8
21-22 MIN 80 24.5 .460 .330 .800 9.0 1.1 4.1 0.8 0.8 1.1
22-23 MIN 77 30.0 .514 .399 .736 12.1 1.9 3.9 1.0 1.0 1.4
23-24 MIN 75 29.2 .492 .336 .747 10.8 1.4 3.3 0.6 0.9 1.2
24-25 MIN 85 31.4 .491 .341 .816 12.6 2.0 5.8 0.9 1.3 1.2
25-26 MIN 79 31.6 .513 .392 .833 15.1 2.7 4.4 1.0 1.1 1.8
3-YEAR AVG 87 30.9 .499 .363 .807 12.8 2.0 4.5 0.9 1.1 1.4
Totals 485 28.8 .490 .363 .783 11.3 1.7 4.3 0.9 1.0 1.2

McDaniels Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
92.3 0.494 0.825 0.368 10.5 4 16.5 6.5 5.5 33.6 16.6 3.7 9.4 1.4 0.11 0 10.3 13 7 3 42.3 3 5 25.1
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Minnesota Timberwolves

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Donte DiVincenzo SG/SF 37% 26%
Anthony Edwards SG/PG 100% 100%
LaMelo Ball PG 100% 100%
Ayo Dosunmu PG/SG 42% 16%
NAME OWN START
Jaden McDaniels PF/SF 89% 63%
NAME OWN START
Rudy Gobert C 100% 79%

Team Rankings

PTS
118.0
7th
REB
44.1
13th
AST
26.1
16th
TO
14.1
19th
FG%
48.1
9th
3P%
37.0
6th
FT%
75.2
29th
eFG%
55.9
8th
STL
8.7
12th
BLK
5.8
2nd
PF
21.2
28th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
ThunderThunder64-180.780-119.0107.9
NuggetsNuggets54-280.65910122.1116.9
TimberwolvesTimberwolves49-330.59815118.0114.6
Trail BlazersTrail Blazers42-400.51222115.5115.8
JazzJazz22-600.26842117.6126.0

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Ayo Dosunmu6914.83.43.60.80.31.451.743.987.6  
Bones Hyland718.51.82.60.60.21.045.338.878.0  
Zyon Pullin54.60.61.80.20.00.669.233.3100.0  
Mike Conley544.51.72.90.60.30.633.533.790.0  
Jaylen Clark684.01.80.60.70.10.343.432.765.7  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Anthony Edwards6128.85.03.71.40.82.948.939.979.6  
Donte DiVincenzo8212.24.13.81.30.41.440.637.974.3  
Terrence Shannon Jr.435.61.10.90.30.00.645.040.880.0  
Jules Bernard00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Kyle Anderson436.23.52.91.00.60.953.036.470.6  
Julian Phillips482.91.00.20.50.10.242.130.878.3  
Johnny Juzang212.00.80.30.10.00.242.125.062.5  
Joe Ingles271.50.71.30.30.10.559.343.8100.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Julius Randle7921.16.75.01.10.22.748.131.580.2  
Jaden McDaniels7314.84.22.71.11.01.851.541.283.5  
Enrique Freeman43.32.50.50.50.80.550.050.075.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Naz Reid7713.66.22.21.01.01.645.636.273.2  
Rudy Gobert7610.911.51.70.81.61.468.20.052.6  
Joan Beringer403.92.30.30.20.70.366.30.070.3  
Rocco Zikarsky52.82.80.40.01.00.262.50.0100.0  

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Player Timeline

Aug 7th

Jaden McDaniels Showcases One-Man Alley-Oop Dunk for NBA Dunk Week

Jul 3rd

Rich Paul Fuels LeBron-to-Wolves Speculation, Says Minnesota Is “In ...

Jul 2nd

Timberwolves Have Temporary Power Forward Options, Roster Fix Could ...

Jun 22nd

Naz Reid to Start at Power Forward for Timberwolves, Marking Major Vote ...

Jun 3rd

Timberwolves Highlight Jaden McDaniels as a Key Asset

May 5th

Jaden McDaniels Highlights Minnesota’s 1-0 Lead Over San Antonio in ...

May 1st

Jaden McDaniels Earns Respect After Backing Up His Talk

Apr 27th

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Apr 26th

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Apr 25th

Anthony Edwards Praises Jaden McDaniels After Double-Double in Game 3

Apr 24th

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Apr 23rd

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Apr 22nd

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Apr 18th

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Apr 8th

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