Jaden McDaniels

MIN · PF · Age 25 · 6'9"

25-26 season · 73 GP · 31.7 MPG

C+

Overall

$24,393,104

25-26 salary

14.8

PPG

4.2

RPG

2.7

APG

1.1

SPG

1.0

BPG

61.1%

TS%

26-27 projection

BPM

-0.3-0.0

range -2.9–2.2 · now -0.3

WS / 48

0.107-0.002

range 0.054–0.160 · now 0.109

Bands are the projected range for 26-27. See the full projections.

Contract

Jaden McDaniels

ROOKIE SCALE EXTENSIONUFA

Jaden McDaniels signed a 5 year, $136,000,000 contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves on Oct 23, 2023. The contract has a cap hit that ranges from $23,017,242 to $29,813,790.

Total value: $136,000,000
Guaranteed: $131,000,000 (96%)
AAV: $27,200,000
Length: 5 years
Avg cap %: 15.7%
Signing method: Bird Exception
Signing team: MIN
Signed: October 23, 2023

Season	Option	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed	Likely inc.	Unlikely inc.
2024-25	—	$23,017,242	16.4%	$22,586,207	$22,586,207	$431,035	$431,035
2025-26current	—	$24,393,104	15.8%	$24,393,104	$24,393,104	$0	$931,036
2026-27	—	$26,200,001	15.8%	$26,200,001	$26,200,001	$0	$1,000,000
2027-28	—	$28,006,898	15.4%	$28,006,898	$28,006,898	$0	$1,068,964
2028-29	—	$29,813,790	14.9%	$29,813,790	$29,813,790	$0	$1,137,930

Cap hold 2029-30: $44,720,685

Updated 6/13/2026

Past contracts (1)

McDaniels's earlier deals — career earnings history

2020-21 – 2023-24ROOKIE SCALE CONTRACT

Total $10,090,879AAV $2,522,720Avg cap 2.1%Length 2 - 4 yearsTeam MINVia Rookie ExceptionNovember 29, 2020

Season	Cap hit	% Cap	Base	Guaranteed
2020-21	$1,964,760	1.8%	$1,964,760	$1,964,760
2021-22	$2,063,280	1.8%	$1,988,280	$1,988,280
2022-23team opt ✓	$2,161,440	1.7%	$2,161,440	$2,161,440
2023-24team opt ✓	$3,901,399	2.9%	$3,901,399	$3,901,399

25-26 scorecard

Overall Impact

C+

PER14.0C

BPM-0.3C

VORP1.0B-

Win Shares5.2B+

PIE8.8%C-

Net Rtg3.1B-

Scoring & Efficiency

B+

PPG14.8B-

TS%61.1%B+

eFG%57.9%B+

FG%51.5%A-

3P%41.2%A

FT%83.5%B+

Corner 3FG%46.2%A-

Playmaking

APG2.7B-

AST%12.2%C

TOV%12.9%D

Rebounding

RPG4.2C-

ORB/G1.0C-

TRB%7.4%D

ORB%3.7%C-

Defense

B+

SPG1.1B+

BPG1.0A

STL%1.7%B

BLK%2.7%A-

DBPM0.6B+

Defensive WS2.7B+

Def Rtg112.4B-

Style & Role

USG%18.5%

3PAr0.31

FTr0.22

Dunks65

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