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Jaden McDaniels

Jaden McDaniels

PF · #3 · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Minnesota Timberwolves

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2025-26 per game · 73 games
14.8 PTS 4.2 REB 2.7 AST 61.1% TS
Minnesota Timberwolves roster

Jaden McDaniels is a 26-year-old power forward, listed at 6′9″ (206 cm). Jaden McDaniels is listed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists in 73 games with 61.1% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $26.20M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029. The roster lists an entry dated December 2020.

2025-26 season statistics

14.8PTS per game#103 of 582
4.2REB per game#180 of 582
2.7AST per game#158 of 582
1.1STL per game#90 of 582
1.0BLK per game#42 of 582
1.8TO per game#101 of 582
31.7MIN per game#55 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
73417–80951.5%103–25041.2%147–17683.5%57.9%61.1%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
13.318.6%114.0114.9+1201.52001,084

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
1233.816.35.82.40.50.744.3%23.8%85.7%51.2%-59

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 2 logged games

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

16PointsOct 7, 2026 @ IND
3ReboundsOct 7, 2026 @ IND
1AssistsOct 5, 2026 @ MIL
43-pointersOct 7, 2026 @ IND
1StealsOct 7, 2026 @ IND
1BlocksOct 7, 2026 @ IND

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 2 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 7 preseason@ INDL 112–12321:1016301116-104-60-0+6
Oct 5 preseason@ MILW 116–9714:449310004-51-10-0+10

View all 2 logged games in 2026-27

2024-25 full game log

97 stored games · Page 1 of 4.

Reported highs in 97 logged games

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

30PointsApr 25, 2025 vs LAL
13ReboundsMay 12, 2025 @ GSW
7AssistsMar 9, 2025 vs SAS
43-pointersMay 22, 2025 @ OKC
5StealsDec 13, 2024 vs LAL
4BlocksMar 4, 2025 vs PHI

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

2024-25 games, newest first
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
May 28 Playoffs@ OKCL 94–12420:495510012-131-5—-16
May 26 Playoffsvs OKCL 126–12831:1122424129-153-6—-5
May 24 Playoffsvs OKCW 143–10126:1610640003-92-4—+28
May 22 Playoffs@ OKCL 103–11834:3522200318-154-8—-4
May 20 Playoffs@ OKCL 88–11423:447631133-51-3—-10
May 14 Playoffsvs GSWW 121–11041:0514424036-140-3—+2
May 12 Playoffs@ GSWW 117–11040:18101321114-80-1—+15
May 10 Playoffs@ GSWW 102–9742:1115611224-73-4—+11
May 8 Playoffsvs GSWW 117–9333:0316203317-101-2—+20
May 6 Playoffsvs GSWL 88–9937:3812410106-120-3—+0
Apr 30 Playoffs@ LALW 103–9617:548301002-40-2—-3
Apr 27 Playoffsvs LALW 116–11338:27161131026-112-3—+8
Apr 25 Playoffsvs LALW 116–10438:13305120113-221-5—+11
Apr 22 Playoffs@ LALL 85–9438:188410113-110-3—-7
Apr 19 Playoffs@ LALW 117–9533:18259210011-133-3—+27
Apr 13vs UTAW 116–10525:078203244-70-1—-1
Apr 11vs BKNW 117–9127:4511320125-120-3—+11
Apr 10@ MEMW 141–12529:4410511024-72-4—+10
Apr 8@ MILL 103–11030:0513530116-120-3—-3
Apr 5@ PHIW 114–10925:332310110-60-2—-18
Apr 3@ BKNW 105–9033:108421213-60-2—+8
Apr 1@ DENW 140–13943:4012700025-170-4—-6
Mar 30vs DETW 123–10429:542931201-60-2—+15
Mar 28vs PHXW 124–10931:1716311106-102-3—+13
Mar 24@ INDL 103–11921:376110113-70-0—-7

Game records. Only stored games are listed. The player-game feed omits free throws; other box-score records may include them.

2025-26 shot chart

Jaden McDaniels took 31% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 29% at the rim, 28% elsewhere in the paint and 13% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the corner three (45.4%, +6.6 points above average).

0/3 (0%)1/5 (20%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)6/13 (46%)2/7 (29%)0/2 (0%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)6/9 (67%)0/1 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)3/8 (38%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/2 (0%)1/4 (25%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/2 (100%)3/6 (50%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)0/5 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/8 (13%)2/6 (33%)1/2 (50%)4/5 (80%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/3 (33%)2/7 (29%)1/2 (50%)5/10 (50%)4/7 (57%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)8/12 (67%)3/5 (60%)3/5 (60%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)4/5 (80%)1/1 (100%)7/15 (47%)14/21 (67%)6/9 (67%)2/6 (33%)4/10 (40%)3/4 (75%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)75/89 (84%)36/53 (68%)6/10 (60%)7/13 (54%)5/9 (56%)4/6 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)9/13 (69%)12/25 (48%)1/7 (14%)2/5 (40%)2/6 (33%)4/7 (57%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)3/4 (75%)2/5 (40%)1/1 (100%)2/8 (25%)1/5 (20%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)2/2 (100%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)1/6 (17%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)3/7 (43%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)4/6 (67%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)2/2 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)3/5 (60%)2/2 (100%)2/5 (40%)0/2 (0%)2/8 (25%)4/7 (57%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)4/6 (67%)4/8 (50%)5/10 (50%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 417–809 (51.5%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area165–23171.4 (+4.3)67.228.6%
In the paint (non-RA)100–22644.2 (-0.3)44.527.9%
Mid-range49–10248.0 (+6.2)41.812.6%
Corner 344–9745.4 (+6.6)38.812.0%
Above the break 359–15338.6 (+3.4)35.218.9%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 45th of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 97th of 160 · Mid-range: 14th of 61 · Corner 3: 33rd of 199 · Above the break 3: 33rd of 168 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 14.8 per game76
Rebounds 4.2 per game62
Assists 2.7 per game67
Steals 1.1 per game82
Blocks 1.0 per game90
3-pointers made 1.4 per game60
True shooting 61.176
Usage 18.648
PER 13.342
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 1.8 per game20

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Peyton Watson (14.6 / 4.9 / 2.1) · Andrew Wiggins (15.4 / 4.8 / 2.7) · Mikal Bridges (14.4 / 3.8 / 3.7) · OG Anunoby (16.7 / 5.2 / 2.2) · Onyeka Okongwu (15.2 / 7.6 / 3.1) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Jaden McDaniels average?
Jaden McDaniels averaged 14.8 points, 4.2 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 73 games.
What is Jaden McDaniels's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Jaden McDaniels shot 51.5% from the field, 41.2% from three (103 of 250) and 83.5% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 61.1%.
How old is Jaden McDaniels?
Jaden McDaniels is 26 years old. He was born on September 29, 2000.
How tall is Jaden McDaniels?
Jaden McDaniels is 6 feet 9 inches (206 cm) tall and plays PF, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Jaden McDaniels from?
Jaden McDaniels is from the United States and played at Washington before the NBA.
What team does Jaden McDaniels play for?
Jaden McDaniels is listed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Jaden McDaniels wear?
The NBA directory lists Jaden McDaniels at No. 3 for the Minnesota Timberwolves. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Jaden McDaniels's next game?
Jaden McDaniels and the Minnesota Timberwolves next play at the Miami Heat on Saturday, October 10, 2026 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Jaden McDaniels play on Christmas Day?
Yes. The Minnesota Timberwolves play in the Oklahoma City Thunder at Minnesota Timberwolves game on December 25 at 8:00 pm Eastern Time.
How much does Jaden McDaniels make?
Jaden McDaniels has a listed salary figure of $26.20M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2029.
How does Jaden McDaniels rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Jaden McDaniels was ahead of 76% in points per game, 62% in rebounds and 67% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$26.20M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2029
Nationality
USA
Roster date
December 3, 2020

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

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Career at a glance

Jaden McDaniels played 6 NBA regular seasons between 2020 and 2026, appearing in 439 games and averaging 11.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game. He spent his whole career with Minnesota (2020–26, 439 games). His best scoring season was 2025–26 with Minnesota: 14.8 points per game over 73 games.

In the playoffs he appeared in 4 postseason runs (49 games, 13.6 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 4,900 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Jaden McDaniels

Jaden McDaniels (born September 29, 2000) is an American professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Washington Huskies. He attended Federal Way High School in Federal Way, Washington, where he was named a McDonald's All-American and Washington Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior. McDaniels was a five-star recruit and one of the top players in the 2019 class. He is the younger brother of basketball player Jalen McDaniels.

Born
September 29, 2000 (age 26) Federal Way, Washington, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
Listed weight
185 lb (84 kg)
Position
Small forward / power forward
High school
Federal Way (Federal Way, Washington)
College
Washington (2019–2020)
NBA draft
2020: 1st round, 28th overall pick
Playing career
2020–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA All-Defensive Second Team (2024)
  • McDonald's All-American (2019)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21Minnesota632724.0.447.364.6003.71.1.61.06.8
2021–22Minnesota703125.8.460.317.8034.21.1.7.89.2
2022–23Minnesota797930.6.517.398.7363.91.9.91.012.1
2023–24Minnesota727129.2.489.337.7223.11.4.9.610.5
2024–25Minnesota82*82*31.9.477.330.8135.72.01.3.912.2
2025–26Minnesota737331.7.515.412.8354.22.71.11.014.8
Career43936329.1.489.359.7744.21.7.9.911.1
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022Minnesota6021.6.529.500.8332.8.7.31.89.3
2024Minnesota161633.6.514.429.7713.81.1.91.112.2
2025Minnesota151533.1.515.382.8935.61.51.3.914.7
2026Minnesota121233.8.443.238.8575.82.4.5.716.3
Career494332.0.491.376.8364.71.5.81.013.6
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2019–20Washington312131.1.405.339.7635.82.1.81.413.0
Career312131.1.405.339.7635.82.1.81.413.0

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 9″
Weight
185 lb
Position
PF
Jersey
3
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
Washington
Draft year
2020
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 28

How acquired: Draft Rights Traded from OKC on 11/20/20. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

14.8Points per game
4.2Rebounds per game
2.7Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
Minnesota TimberwolvesNone recordedNBA directory

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