The Minnesota Timberwolves yesterday signed ahead Jaden McDaniels to a multi-year contract extension.
McDaniels’ deal is reportedly a five-year, $136 million extension.
McDaniels, 23, has performed all three of his NBA seasons with Minnesota, showing in 212 video games (137 begins), holding averages of 9.6 factors on 48.2% taking pictures, 3.9 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27.0 minutes per recreation. Final season, McDaniels established himself as one of many elite perimeter defenders within the league, showing in 79 video games (all begins), averaging career-highs of 12.1 factors and a 51.7% discipline purpose share to go together with 3.9 rebounds per recreation and led all certified wing gamers in block share (1.5%). He totaled 76 blocks and 74 steals throughout the 2022-23 season, the one participant within the NBA final yr to tally 75+ blocks and 70+ steals.
The Federal Manner, Wash. native has appeared in six playoff video games for the Wolves, averaging 9.3 factors on 52.9% taking pictures, together with 50.0% from three-point vary. In 33:27 minutes of motion off the bench throughout Recreation 6 vs. Memphis on April 29, 2022, McDaniels ended the sport with a playoff career-high 24 factors on 8-of-9 taking pictures, together with a playoff career-high 5-of-6 from deep, probably the most factors off the bench in a playoff recreation in franchise historical past.
The Wolves initially acquired McDaniels’ draft rights because the twenty eighth total choose within the 2020 NBA Draft from the Los Angeles Lakers.
