PTS14.8REB4.2AST2.7

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Jaden McDaniels

MIN· Forward· #3· 2025-26

2.06 m · 84 kg · 25 years old

🧑‍💼 Bill Duffy · WME Basketball📄 26.2 M$ · 3 yrs

🎮 NBA 2K27: 85 · 2-Way Off-Screen Shooter · potential A-

His profile
in the leagueno. 21among frontcourtStealsno. 34among frontcourtBlocksno. 44among frontcourtAssists2025-26 · vs 171 players

Season

73 games

PTS

REB

AST

STL

BLK

MIN

FG%

51.5%

3P%

41.2%

FT%

83.5%

Season by season · tap a row

Season	Team	GP	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	MIN	FG%	3P%	FT%
2025-26	MIN	73	14.8	4.2	2.7	1.1	1	1.8	3.3	31.7	51.5%	41.2%	83.5%
2024-25	MIN	82	12.2	5.7	2	1.3	0.9	1.2	2.7	31.9	47.7%	33%	81.3%
2023-24	MIN	72	10.5	3.1	1.4	0.9	0.6	1.2	3	29.2	48.9%	33.7%	72.2%
2022-23	MIN	79	12.1	3.9	1.9	0.9	1	1.4	3.4	30.6	51.7%	39.8%	73.6%
2021-22	MIN	70	9.2	4.2	1.1	0.7	0.8	1.1	3.2	25.8	46%	31.7%	80.3%
2020-21	MIN	63	6.8	3.7	1.1	0.6	1	0.7	2.7	24	44.7%	36.4%	60%

Player DNA2025-26 · vs 171 players

Career · 6 seasons

Points

11.1 per game

Rebounds

4.2 per game

Assists

1.7 per game

39.2%Field goals

In the clutch

last 5 min, within 5 points · 2020–2025

PTS/game

0.9

Win %

51%

192 games with clutch minutes

His go-to play

Where he does the most damage: catch & shoot — around the league average (1.1 pts/possession)

Who guards him2025-26 · official matchups

Kevin Durant105 poss18 pts/100

DeMar DeRozan100 poss15 pts/100

Kawhi Leonard93 poss11 pts/100

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander88 poss22 pts/100

Trey Murphy III79 poss10 pts/100

What he scores per 100 possessions against each defender, in the recorded matchups. Observed history: it does not say who defends him best.

Videosplay by play · official NBA clips

Watch him do it: his best recent plays, straight from the real play-by-play.

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TRACKING PROFILE · NBA 2025-26

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distance

3.86km#24/414

73 games · SpeedDistance

points per touch

0.3#105/342

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Possessions

HOW IT CREATES ITS SHOTS

39.0%

He produces similarly both ways: neither dependent on the pass nor living off isolation.

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · CatchShoot + PullUpShot

conversion rate

53.0%#195/283

The provider does not publish this data point's sample. · Rebounding

Readings

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Observed

Jaden McDaniels: 6 tracking signals with a league rank in 2025-26; the highest, kilometres per game (#24 of 414).

3.86

Kilometres per game · km · 2025-26

3.86 kmKilometres per game#24/414
0.32Points per touch#105/342
1.6Paint touches#173/414
6.3Drives per game#107/414
7.3Points created by assists#129/414
53.0 %Rebound conversion#195/283

Optical tracking · 2025-26 · ranks among players with ≥ 30 games

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▸ See evidence · 6 pieces of evidence

Kilometres per game: 3.86 km · rank 24 of 414 · 73 games · 2026-04-10
Points per touch: 0.32 · rank 105 of 342 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-10
Paint touches: 1.6 · rank 173 of 414 · 73 games · 2026-04-10
Drives per game: 6.3 · rank 107 of 414 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-10
Points created by assists: 7.3 · rank 129 of 414 · 73 games · 2026-04-10
Rebound conversion: 53.0 % · rank 195 of 283 · 2025-26 · 2026-04-10

Limits

Ranks among players with ≥ 30 box-score games; rates also require their event floor.

Revision cd98d8a4 · house data · 2026-04-10

Measured

Jaden McDaniels sits in the 88th percentile among the league's forwards and centres in steals (2025-26).

Percentile · Steals · 2025-26

Against 171 league forwards and centres with ≥ 20 games and ≥ 15 min

Observed

Jaden McDaniels goes from 12.2 to 14.8 points per game in 2024-25→2025-26: his best stretch in 6 seasons.

14.8

Points per game · 2025-26

Career · 2020-21–2025-26 · 6 seasons

Forecast

Jaden McDaniels: projected impact -0.1 in 2026-27 (band -2.2–2.0, BPM scale).

-0.1

Projected impact · 2026-27

Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-20

Measured

With McDaniels on the floor his team is 2.2 points better per 100 possessions than without him (2025-26).

+2.2

On/off difference · per 100 possessions · 2025-26

Real lineups of 2025-26 · 1,811 min with him · 909 min without

Observed

Jaden McDaniels passes most to Julius Randle (6.40 passes per game) in 2025-26; 8 teammates with ≥ 1 pass per game.

6.40

Most frequent connection · Passes per game · 2025-26

Passes made per game · 2025-26 · regular season

Career highs · advanced

PER

BPM

VORP

TS%

USG%

Points per game · tap a bar

2020-212025-262025-26

👟 On his feet

Nike

Nike KD 18

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Current physique

Official team listing · with shoes · no measurement date

Height206 cm

Weight84 kg

Injury history

2023-11-21ankle · right20 days out

2023-10-24calf6 days out

2023-04-09hand · right204 days out

2022-03-15ankle · left20 days out

🚫 Block duels

Play by play, since 2003.

Blocks the most

Jamal Murray10

De'Aaron Fox7

Christian Braun7

Kevin Durant7

Most blocked by

Victor Wembanyama7

Chet Holmgren5

Myles Turner4

LeBron James4

🔗 Who he plays with

Passes per game, 2025 season. Source: NBA tracking.

His main partner

Julius Randle

6.4 passes per game · 44% shooting after the pass

Passes to most

Julius Randle6.420%

Anthony Edwards6.420%

Donte DiVincenzo5.517%

Naz Reid3.210%

Bones Hyland3.110%

Receives most from

Donte DiVincenzo5.919%

Julius Randle5.718%

Anthony Edwards5.317%

Naz Reid3.712%

Rudy Gobert3.310%

🎯 How he scores

Shot distribution from play-by-play. These are shares, not totals.

43%

37%

20%

At the rim62%Three36%Mid-range46%

Assisted baskets: 74%Buzzer-beaters: 15bandeja: 27%mate: 16%suspensión: 11%

🪪 Passport and numbers

🇺🇸United StatesPosition: alero

College: WashingtonDraft: 2020 · round 1, pick 28

His numbers

3MIN2020–2025