2023-24 NBA SEASON (MINNESOTA) Wrapped up his fourth season in the NBA, all with the Timberwolves, by appearing in 72 games (71 starts) and averaging 10.5 points on 48.9% shooting, 3.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists…McDaniels finished the night of March 19 vs. Denver with a careerhigh-tying 26 points on 9-of-13 shooting, including 4-of-6 from deep, six rebounds and two blocked shots…His Mar. 19 performance marked his second 25+ point game of the season and fourth such game of his career; all of which have come with 5+ rebounds…McDaniels scored 13 of his 26 points in the fourth quarter of the March 19 game, tying his career-high for most points in a quarter (March 27, 2023, at Sacramento; first quarter)…Additionally, it marked his fourth 10+ point quarter of the season (14th career) and his three made-threes were the most in any quarter this season and one shy of tying his career-high of four made threes in a quarter (April 8, 2023, at San Antonio; third quarter)…During Minnesota’s 110-98 win on Dec. 23 at Sacramento, McDaniels finished with 20 points on 8-of-16 from the field, including 3-of-9 from deep, his third 20+ point game of the season (12th career)…McDaniels added five rebounds and a career-high-tying four steals on Dec. 23, marking his first career game with 20+ points/5+ rebounds/4+ steals…With zero turnovers on the Dec. 23 game at Sacramento, he became the seventh player in Timberwolves history to finish a game with 20+ points/5+ rebounds/4+ steals/0 turnovers.

NBA CAREER NOTES

Acquired by Minnesota via trade from Oklahoma City on November 20, 2020...Drafted number 28 overall in the 2020 NBA Draft. Signed with the Timberwolves on November 30, 2020…Signed a multi-year extension with the Timberwolves on Oct. 23, 2023…2022-23 (Minnesota): Put forth a breakout season and established himself as one of the elite perimeter defenders in his third NBA season, appearing in 79 games (all starts), pulling down career-high averages of 12.1 points and a 51.7% field goal percentage to go along with 3.9 rebounds per game…McDaniels finished the season with a 115.0 offensive rating and a 114.7 defensive rating…The Timberwolves finished 27-17 this season when McDaniels attempted nine or more shots… On Mar. 31 vs. Los Angeles, McDaniels finished the night with 15 points and five rebounds, marking his 13th 15+ point/5+ assist game this season (21st career)…McDaniels paced the Wolves in scoring on Mar. 27 at Sacramento, finishing with a team-high 20 points on 8-of-15 shooting, three rebounds and two steals, marking McDaniels’ seventh 20+ point game of the season (ninth career)… On Mar. 27 at Sacramento, McDaniels scored 13 of his team-high 20 points in the first quarter, a new career-high for points in any quarter…McDaniels contributed a career-high-tying 25 points on 9-of-17 shooting, six rebounds and two blocks on Mar. 22 vs. Atlanta…McDaniels scored 15 of his 25 points in the first half of the Mar. 22 matchup vs. Atlanta, setting a new career-high for points in either half, passing his previous career-high for points in a half of 14 (5x – MR: Feb. 28, 2022, at Cleveland)…On Mar. 18 at McDaniels finished the night with 18 points on 6-of-14 shooting, including for a second consecutive game, a career-high tying four made threes and six rebounds…McDaniels added a career-high 25 points on 7-of-15 shooting on Mar. 17 at Chicago, including a career-high-tying 4-of-9 from deep…On Mar. 15 vs. Boston, McDaniels contributed 14 points on 5-of-12 shooting and five rebounds…McDaniels chipped in 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting on Mar. 10 vs. Brooklyn, his 20th 15+ point game this season (34th career)…2021-22 (Minnesota): Completed his sophomore campaign in the NBA, averaging career-bests across the board, including 9.2 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 70 games played…The NBA announced on Feb. 1 that McDaniels was named to the 2022 Clorox Rising Stars roster. On Friday night as part of Team Payton, he scored 12 points and grabbed two rebounds in a 50-48 loss to Team Barry…On Mar. 7 vs Portland, registered his 500th career rebound and with his second point he eclipsed the 1,000th career point mark. He finished the night with eight points and five rebounds. In 17:50 minutes off the bench on Feb. 28 at Cleveland, registered 17 points, shooting 6-of-9 from the floor, including draining a career-high five threes. He became the eighth Timberwolves player this season to connect on at least five shots from deep…In 30:18 off the bench, registered 18 points on 6-of-13 shooting for his third-straight and 22nd double-digit scoring effort of the season. He added seven rebounds for his sixth 15+ points/5+ rebounds game of the season (10th career) Against Charlotte on Feb. 15, scored 18 points, grabbed six rebounds and swiped a career-high-tying four steals (Oct. 20 vs Houston). This accounted for his 21st double-figure scoring effort of the season…On Feb.6 vs. Detroit, tallied 13 points, four rebounds and three blocks in 24:33 minutes off the bench. This is his third game of the season registering three-or-more blocks in a game. He became the second player in team history, joining Eddie Griffin to have multiple games off the bench with three made triples and three blocks… In Detroit on Feb. 3, notched his 17th double-digit performance of the season with 10 points, shooting 4-of-8 from the field…On Jan. 30 vs Utah, registered a career-high 22 points on 9-of-9 shooting, marking his second career game with 20+ points. There has been only one other player in Timberwolves history to shoot perfect from the field (minimum nine field goals attempted), joining Dante Cunningham on Feb. 2, 2013, vs. New Orleans Hornets…On Jan. 27 at Golden State notched 14 points, his 15th double-digit effort of the season and second in his last three games. He added four rebounds, one assist, one steal and one block in 32:59 minutes of action…On Jan. 23 vs. Brooklyn, finished the night scoring 14 points and grabbing four rebounds, accounting for his 14th double-digit scoring effort of the season…Recorded his seventh double-figure scoring effort over an eight-game stretch, he led the Minnesota reserves with a season-high-tying 18 points on 7-of-10 shooting, including a career-high-tying 4-of-5 from deep on Jan. 3 vs LA Clippers. McDaniels tallied 11 of his 18 points in the 2nd quarter, tying a career-high for points in a quarter (second quarter vs. New York on Mar. 31, 2021)...2020-21 (Minnesota): Wrapped up his rookie season averaging 6.8 ppg on 44.7% shooting, 3.7 rpg, 1.1 apg and 1.0 bpg in 63 games played...Among all rookies, the Federal Way, Wash. native ranked second in total blocks (60) and 10th in total three-pointers (72) …Started his first NBA game on Feb. 17 vs. Indiana where he tallied 11 points, four rebounds and three blocks, connecting on 3-of-6 from beyond the arc, becoming the fourth Timberwolves rookie to have such stat line…On Mar. 11 at New Orleans, he recorded a career-high 20 points on a career-best 8-of-9 from the field along with a career-high 4-of-5 from deep, four rebounds and three blocks...He became the ninth Timberwolves rookie to have 20+ points/8+ FGs/4+ 3FGs/4+ rebounds/3+ blocks in a game and the first since Karl-Anthony Towns did so on Mar. 23, 2016 vs. Sacramento… On Mar. 29 vs Brooklyn tallied 13 points, seven rebounds, four assists and four blocks…This marked the second time McDaniels swatted away four blocks in a game, becoming the eighth Timberwolves rookie and first since Karl-Anthony Towns (2016) to have multiple games with 4+ blocks in their rookie season...He became one of three Timberwolves rookies in franchise history to have such stat line joining Christian Laettner (1992-93) and most recently Kevin Garnett (1995-96).

PLAYOFF NOTES

2024 (Minnesota): Appeared in all 16 games (all starts) of the Timberwolves 2024 Playoff run to the Western Conference Finals, his first career Conference Finals appearance…Over the 16 playoff games, McDaniels averaged 12.2 points on 51.4% shooting, 3.8 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 33.6 minutes per game…McDaniels shot 42.9% from deep during the 2024 Playoffs, becoming the fifth player in NBA Playoff history to average 10+ points on 40%+ from three and 1+ blocks through the first 16 playoff starts…Tallied 20+ points on four occasions…In Game 2 against Phoenix on April 23, he scored a playoff-career-high 25 on 10-of-17 shooting, including 2-of-4 from deep and eight rebounds…With his Game 4 performance, McDaniels (23 years, 207 days) became the third youngest player in franchise history to score 25+ points in a Playoff game…Only Stephon Marbury and Anthony Edwards were younger when scoring 25+ points in a Playoff game for the Timberwolves…2023 (Minnesota): Missed the 2023 playoffs due to a right hand injury…2022 (Minnesota): Appeared in his first career playoff series with during the Timberwolves’ first round matchup with the Memphis Grizzlies, playing in all six games… Averaged 9.3 points on 52.9% shooting, including 50.0% from three-point range…In 33:27 minutes of action off the bench during game 6 on April 29, McDaniels ended the game with a playoff career-high 24 points on 8-of-9 shooting, including a playoff career-high 5-of-6 from deep, the most points off the bench in a playoff game in franchise history...Teammate Malik Beasley had the previous franchise playoff record for most points off the bench in a playoff game with 23 in Game 1 at Memphis on April 16…McDaniels became the sixth player in Timberwolves history (first off the bench) to connect on 5+ three-pointers in a playoff game. 

COLLEGE NOTES

2019-20 (Washington): Played in 31 games (21 starts) for University of Washington…Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Mar. 9)…scored in double digits on 24 occasions…Tallied a season high 22 points on Dec. 12 vs Ball St… Recorded a career-best 15 rebounds in his first career double-double at Stanford as he also scored 18 points...Swatted a career-best six blocks and added 11 points, seven rebounds, three assists and two steals against USC...Pulled down 13 rebounds against Hawai’i while adding three steals and two blocks...Led the team with 22 points in a win over Ball State on 8-of-15 shooing from the field...knocked in 4 from long distance and added four rebounds, three assists and three blocks...Added 15 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field while pulling down seven rebounds against No. 9 Gonzaga...also dished out a career-high five assists...Notched 17 points and two rebounds in just 24 minutes against Eastern Washington...Posted his second-straight 20-point outing against South Dakota and added five rebounds alongside three assists and one steal...Recorded 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting including two made from long distance against San Diego...Added 16 points, two assists, two steals and four rebounds against Tennessee while knocking down a career-best two from long distance...Led the team in rebounding for the second-straight game with nine boards against Mount St. Mary’s...registered four assists, two blocks and two steals...Opened the season with 18 points on 50 percent shooting from the field including a 7-of-8 mark from the charity stripe against No. 16 Baylor...also added a team-high eight rebounds and tallied four blocks.

In high school, was a member of the American Sign Language Club and volunteered on behalf of an elementary school reading initiative…Son of Will McDaniels and Angela Jackson…McDaniels is a cousin of former NBA player Juwan Howard…Older brother, Jalen last played for the Sacramento Kings.