Where should Jaden McDaniels be drafted in 2026-27?

The No. 50 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 69 in 2025-26. Yahoo drafters take him at 92.3 on average, 42 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

How many games will Jaden McDaniels play in 2026-27?

Our projection has him at 72 games, after 73 last season.

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Jaden McDaniels

Minnesota Timberwolves · SF · Age 26 · 6′9″ · 7th season

Rankings Deni Avdija Michael Porter Jr.

Rank#50SF #18 · of 233

Value0.0649-cat, per game

Yahoo ADP92.3ESPN 99.5

$ Max value$20Yahoo avg $1.9

Games7232 min a game

Rostered78.3%ESPN leagues

Fantasy outlook

The No. 50 player on the 2026-27 projection, up from No. 69 in 2025-26. He is top 25 in blocks among rotation players. Yahoo drafters take him at 92.3 on average, 42 picks after his rank: a value at that price.

Stats over time

Rising: up 2 seasons in a row.

Last season14.8

5-season average11.8

Trend a season+1.1

2026-27 proj.15.6

Up and down: between 9.2 (2021-22) and 14.8 (2025-26).
Per 36 minutes: 12.8 in 2021-22, 16.8 last season, on 25.8 → 31.7 minutes: the change is his game, not his playing time.
The projection (15.6) is above anything in his last 5 seasons.

PTS rank among rotation players

23-24#153of 24724-25#133of 26625-26#95of 27226-27*#79of 213

Per game, from ESPN box scores. * Our 2026-27 projection, dashed.

Season by season

Season	Rank	Value	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2026-27Proj.	50	0.064	72	32	15.6	1.4	4.8	2.4	1.1	1.1	50.6%	6.1/12.0	82.1%	2.0/2.5	1.8
2025-26	69	0.105	73	32	14.8	1.4	4.2	2.7	1.1	1.0	51.5%	5.7/11.1	83.5%	2.0/2.4	1.8
2024-25	80	0.131	82	32	12.2	1.2	5.7	2.0	1.3	0.9	47.7%	4.9/10.2	81.3%	1.3/1.6	1.2
2023-24	168	-0.413	72	29	10.5	1.2	3.1	1.4	0.9	0.6	48.9%	4.3/8.7	72.2%	0.8/1.1	1.2
2022-23	-	-	79	31	12.1	1.4	3.9	1.9	0.9	1.0	51.6%	4.7/9.1	72.2%	1.3/1.8	1.4
2021-22	-	-	70	26	9.2	1.1	4.2	1.1	0.7	0.8	45.6%	3.6/7.9	80.0%	0.8/1.0	1.1

Rank, Value and colours start with 2023-24, the first season on our board; earlier seasons show ESPN's box scores.

Category profile · 2026-27

PTS

15.6#79 of 2130.05

3PM

1.4#130 of 213-0.01

REB

4.8#101 of 213-0.32

AST

2.4#120 of 213-0.36

STL

1.1#54 of 2130.23

BLK

1.1#17 of 2130.63

FG%

50.6%6.1/12.0#40 of 2130.00

FT%

82.1%2.0/2.5#69 of 2130.00

TO

1.8#136 of 213-0.01

Rank among rotation players (20+ minutes, 20+ games). Colour is the value in the category, as in Rankings.

Team role · Minnesota Timberwolves

The Minnesota Timberwolves starter at PF, with Enrique Freeman behind him. 97 minutes a night of the 2025-26 rotation left, most of it Julius Randle, Naz Reid, and Kyle Anderson; LaMelo Ball is the arrival projected for the most minutes (31).

PF

Left since 2025-26

Julius RandleAcquired by BKN Jul 1033 min → BKN
Naz ReidTraded Jul 1026 min → CHA
Kyle AndersonSigned by TOR Jul 619 min → TOR
Mike ConleySigned by BOS Jul 618 min → BOS
Minutes a night97

Arrived

LaMelo BallAcquired Jul 1028 min from CHA
Cody WilliamsAcquired Aug 2924 min from UTAH
Jonathan Kuminga23 min from ATL
Isaiah EvansSigned Jul 12new
Trey Lylesnew

Depth chart from ESPN. Who left and arrived: last season's box scores against today's roster; how and when: ESPN's transaction feed, where it lists the move. Minutes are last season's, per game. Minnesota Timberwolves depth chart

Season	Team	GP	MIN	PTS	3PM	REB	AST	STL	BLK	FG%	FGM/FGA	FT%	FTM/FTA	TO
2025-26	MIN	73	31.7	14.8	1.4	4.2	2.7	1.1	1.0	51.4%	5.7/11.1	83.3%	2.0/2.4	1.8
2024-25	MIN	82	31.9	12.2	1.2	5.7	2.0	1.3	0.9	48.0%	4.9/10.2	81.3%	1.3/1.6	1.2
2023-24	MIN	72	29.2	10.5	1.2	3.1	1.4	0.9	0.6	49.4%	4.3/8.7	72.7%	0.8/1.1	1.2
2022-23	MIN	79	30.6	12.1	1.4	3.9	1.9	0.9	1.0	51.6%	4.7/9.1	72.2%	1.3/1.8	1.4
2021-22	MIN	70	25.8	9.2	1.1	4.2	1.1	0.7	0.8	45.6%	3.6/7.9	80.0%	0.8/1.0	1.1
2020-21	MIN	63	24.0	6.8	1.1	3.7	1.1	0.6	1.0	44.8%	2.6/5.8	57.1%	0.4/0.7	0.7

Box-score averages from ESPN.

Jaden McDaniels in fantasy basketball

The outlook above is written from our 2026-27 projection and his recent seasons, and changes with every projection run. His Value and ranks are the same numbers Rankings shows.