Jaden McDaniels, born on September 29, 2000), whose hometown is located in Federal Way, Washington, USA (Seattle, Washington), is an American professional basketball player with strong athletic ability, good at defense, and a swingman.
Location: F (No. 3)
Height: 2.08 meters / 6 feet 10
Weight: 84 kg/185 lbs
Birthday: 2000-09-29
Team: Minnesota Timberwolves
School: Washington
Draft: 28th pick in the first round of 2020
Salary this season: $1.96 million
During his junior year, McDaniels led the Commonwealth Road to the 4A championship. This season, he averaged 21.3 points, 10 rebounds, 4.6 assists and 3.3 blocks per game.
Selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 28th pick in the first round of the 2020 draft (the original pick was owned by the Lakers), and then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves, McDaniels is a confident frontcourt star with a long-lasting stride , Excellent body balance, talent in footwork and shooting is gradually revealed, and he also has the ability to attack at both ends of the court and cover the overall situation offensively and defensively. (2020-21 season) played 63 games on behalf of the Timberwolves, averaging 24.0 minutes per game, scoring 6.8 points, 3.7 rebounds and 1.1 assists.