Scoring efficiency
61.1% true shooting places Jaden McDaniels at the 77th percentile among all qualified players, across positions. The next question is how much of that efficiency survives harder shots or a larger role.
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JadenMcDaniels
#3 · Forward· 6' 9"· 26 years
Inside the game of Jaden McDaniels.
PORTRAIT / NBA FORWARD2026-27 · Regular season
2 games · MINPoints / G16.0
Rebounds / G7.0
Assists / G2.0
Minutes / G29.3
Field goal56.0%
Three-point37.5%
Early returns 2 games are a starting point. These are recorded results, not a projection of player strength.
Recent official source check · 2026-27 regular-season appearances through 2026-10-23. Season totals include published final games.
01 / The film room
The game, in motion.
Game highlights / ESPN
Watch on ESPN
1:10
ESPN · 2026-10-24
Minnesota Timberwolves vs. Orlando Magic: Game Highlights
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02 / The scouting file
Look closer.
The role. The questions. The person.
The statistical read
What changes when you look past points per game?
2317 recorded minutes
League percentiles: 412 players with at least 20 games, 300 minutes and 100 field-goal attempts in 2025-26. Higher means more of the named statistic. Per-36 rates describe production in the recorded role; they do not project starter minutes.
Scoring volume16.8 PTS / 36
58th percentile
Points per 36 minutes
Assist production3.1 AST / 36
47th percentile
Assists per 36 minutes; does not measure every advantage created
Rebound production4.8 REB / 36
34th percentile
Rebounds per 36 minutes; role and available rebounds matter
Three-point appetite30.9% of FGA
24th percentile
Percentage of field-goal attempts taken from three
Free-throw volume21.8 FTA / 100 FGA
41st percentile
Free-throw attempts per 100 field-goal attempts
Scoring efficiency61.1% TS
77th percentile
True shooting percentage, weighted by attempts
How to read this profile
Percentiles compare this season’s qualified NBA players across all positions. Rebounding reflects opportunity as well as skill; assists depend on touches and teammates; shot volume does not measure gravity. True shooting uses aggregate points and attempts, with a 0.44 free-throw multiplier. Per-36 rates use recorded minutes, which may be rounded in historical NBA game logs.
NBA source record ↗How much should you trust the jumper?
41.2% from three on 250 attempts. Separate catch-and-shoot looks from pull-ups, and open attempts from contested ones, before projecting the percentage.
Inspect the record ↓Decisions under pressure
1.52 assists per turnover is a starting point. Rewatch possessions against traps and late-clock pressure; this ratio alone cannot tell you how difficult the passing job was.
Inspect the record ↓Possession detail · 2026-27
Where the shots actually came from.
25 attempts
2 of the last 2 recorded regular-season appearances have event logs that reconcile with the player’s box-score shooting totals. These zones describe that subset.
Rim: under 4 feet. Short twos: 4 to under 14 feet. Long twos: 14 feet and farther. NBA event labels determine three-pointers. 64.3% of made field goals carried an assist credit in these logs.
The roster around him
Who else occupies this part of the floor?
Current MIN teammates with an overlapping listed position. Their 2025-26 records put the available skill sets side by side; these are individual season numbers, not lineup results.
| Player | Position | MIN / G | AST / G | 3P% | 3PA | REB / G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Williams ↗ | F | 24.3 | 2.0 | 21.4% | 131 | 3.0 |
| Jonathan Kuminga ↗ | F | 23.1 | 2.3 | 33.3% | 105 | 5.6 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr ↗ | G-F | 12.4 | 0.9 | 40.8% | 76 | 1.1 |
| Joan Beringer ↗ | F | 7.9 | 0.3 | — | 0 | 2.3 |
A comparison worth investigating
Similar box-score profiles.
2025-26 · Closest standardized profiles across the six measures above, with equal weight. Numerical resemblance says little about defensive assignments, shot difficulty or career ceiling.
Andrew Wiggins ↗18.2 PTS / 36 · 3.2 AST / 3640.6% of attempts from three
Christian Braun ↗13.5 PTS / 36 · 3.1 AST / 3636.8% of attempts from three
Kyle Kuzma ↗17.8 PTS / 36 · 3.7 AST / 3634.7% of attempts from three
The reporting file
Start with the people who were there.
Read McDaniels’s official biography and the reporting below for the path to the NBA. A reviewed account of upbringing, scouting disagreements and development is not yet in this file.
Official biography ↗Player reporting ↓03 / The numbers
A season in motion.
2026-27 regular season · 2 games
Game by game
Per game Rolling 5-game average
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| Sample | GP | PTS | REB | AST | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Available games | 2 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 62.9% |
| Last 10 | 2 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 62.9% |
| Last 5 | 2 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 62.9% |
| Starts | 2 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 62.9% |
The shooting profile
Every point has a source.
2026-27 · Percentages and attempt volume.
62.9%True shooting
62.0%Effective FG
64.7%
Two-point17 attempts37.5%
Three-point8 attempts100.0%
Free throws1 attemptsShare of points32 total points
Two-pointers 68.8%Three-pointers 28.1%Free throws 3.1%
04 / The reading room
Beyond the stat line.
Read the Game
Oct 21, 2026 · Regular season
MIN vs MIA ↗
Jaden McDaniels scored 9 points in the first quarter. McDaniels finished with 17 points on 72.7% from the field, adding eight rebounds and three steals.
05 / The long view
The career, chapter by chapter.
Points per game · Regular season · Team stints are shown separately where supplied.
| Season | Team | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | MIN | 2 | 29.3 | 16.0 | 7.0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 56.0% | 37.5% | 100.0% |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 73 | 31.7 | 14.8 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 51.5% | 41.2% | 83.5% |
| 2024-25 | MIN | 82 | 31.9 | 12.2 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 47.7% | 33.0% | 81.2% |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 72 | 29.2 | 10.5 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 48.9% | 33.7% | 72.2% |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 79 | 30.6 | 12.1 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 51.7% | 39.8% | 73.6% |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 70 | 25.8 | 9.2 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 46.0% | 31.7% | 80.3% |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 63 | 24.0 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 44.7% | 36.4% | 60.0% |
1xAll-Defensive 2nd Team2024
06 / Every appearance
The game log.
6 games
| Competition | Game | FG% | 3P% | FT% | Contribution | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23 | Regular season | MIN vs ORL ↗ | 29.8 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 42.9% | 40.0% | 100.0% | +5.6Box only · provisional |
| Oct 21 | Regular season | MIN vs MIA ↗ | 28.7 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 72.7% | 33.3% | — | +9.2Box only · provisional |
| Oct 14 | Preseason | MIN vs DET ↗ | 22.9 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 33.3% | 50.0% | 100.0% | +2.3Box only · provisional |
| Oct 12 | Preseason | MIN vs NYK ↗ | 23.8 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 66.7% | 80.0% | 100.0% | +3.0Box only · provisional |
| Oct 7 | Preseason | MIN vs IND ↗ | 21.2 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 60.0% | 66.7% | — | +6.7Box only · provisional |
| Oct 5 | Preseason | MIN vs MIL ↗ | 14.7 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 80.0% | 100.0% | — | +5.2Box only · provisional |
No games match these filters.
Shooting percentages use recorded attempts; no attempts is unavailable. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Individual performance breakdowns +
Regular season
Oct 23, 2026 · MIN vs ORL
Starter · 29.8 minutes
Impact+5.6
- PTS
- 15
- REB
- 6
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 2
- TO
- 0
Jaden McDaniels shared the team scoring lead with 15 points, shooting 42.9% from the field. He shot 40% from three on 5 attempts. He added 2 blocks and 6 rebounds.
Box-score read
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 42.9% 14 attempts
- 3PT
- 40% 5 attempts
- FT
- 100% 1 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +12
- True shooting
- 51.9%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +13.97
- Defensive box value
- +1.20
- Minutes baseline
- -9.55
- Game impact
- +5.62
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Regular season
Oct 21, 2026 · MIN vs MIA
Starter · 28.7 minutes
Impact+9.2
- PTS
- 17
- REB
- 8
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 3
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 2
Jaden McDaniels scored 9 points in the first quarter. McDaniels finished with 17 points on 72.7% from the field, adding eight rebounds and three steals.
Player analysis
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 72.7% 11 attempts
- 3PT
- 33.3% 3 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +25
- True shooting
- 77.3%
How this score adds up
- Offensive box value
- +13.60
- Defensive box value
- +5.70
- Minutes baseline
- -10.05
- Game impact
- +9.25
Offense credits scoring, assists and offensive rebounds, with deductions for misses and turnovers. Defense uses defensive rebounds, steals, blocks and fouls. The baseline adjusts for minutes at this game's average box value. Tracking and hustle inputs are unavailable.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 25, 2026 · 13:10 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 14, 2026 · MIN vs DET
Starter · 22.9 minutes
Impact+2.3
- PTS
- 12
- REB
- 6
- AST
- 3
- STL
- 2
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 4
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 33.3% 6 attempts
- 3PT
- 50% 2 attempts
- FT
- 100% 7 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -5
- True shooting
- 66.1%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 15, 2026 · 04:15 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 12, 2026 · MIN vs NYK
Starter · 23.8 minutes
Impact+3.0
- PTS
- 22
- REB
- 5
- AST
- 2
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 4
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 66.7% 12 attempts
- 3PT
- 80% 5 attempts
- FT
- 100% 2 attempts
- Plus/minus
- -1
- True shooting
- 85.4%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:52 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 7, 2026 · MIN vs IND
Starter · 21.2 minutes
Impact+6.7
- PTS
- 16
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 0
- STL
- 1
- BLK
- 1
- TO
- 1
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 60% 10 attempts
- 3PT
- 66.7% 6 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +6
- True shooting
- 80.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:31 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
Preseason
Oct 5, 2026 · MIN vs MIL
Starter · 14.7 minutes
Impact+5.2
- PTS
- 9
- REB
- 3
- AST
- 1
- STL
- 0
- BLK
- 0
- TO
- 0
A player write-up is not available for these statistics yet.
Shooting & impact breakdown
Shooting
- FG
- 80% 5 attempts
- 3PT
- 100% 1 attempts
- FT
- — 0 attempts
- Plus/minus
- +10
- True shooting
- 90.0%
How this score adds up
A matching component breakdown is not published for this rating. Missing components are not zero.
Box only · provisional · Calculated Oct 13, 2026 · 09:32 UTC. Game contribution is not player strength or points caused.
07 / The player file
How McDaniels got here.
At a glance.
- Height
- 6' 9"
- Weight
- 185 lbs
- Age now
- 26 years
- Born
- 2000-09-29
- Hometown
- Seattle, WA
- College
- Washington
- Draft
- 2020: Rd 1, Pk 28 (LAL)
- Experience
- 7th Season
Draft Rights Traded from OKC on 11/20/20
Biography source · ESPN ↗The contract
$25.75M
2026-27 reported base salary
2026-27
$25.75M
2027-28
$28.01M
2028-29
$29.81M
Reported base salary. Guarantees and trade restrictions are unverified.
HoopsHype · checked 2026-10-20 ↗Reported moves
· Extension · MIN Source ↗
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