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Jaden McDaniels for Nick Smith Jr. (2026)
Experts' Pick | ||
| Jaden McDaniels F - MIN  | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA  | |
Expert |
100% Recommended by 5 of 5 experts |
0% Recommended by 0 of 5 experts |
| Rankings | ||
| Rest of Season | # 63 | ‐ |
| Projections | ||
| Minutes | 31.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 5.5 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 10.9 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .502 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 1.3 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 3.6 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .365 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 1.7 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 2.1 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .820 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.0 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 4.9 | ‐ |
| Assists | 2.5 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 1.6 | ‐ |
| Steals | 1.2 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 1.0 | ‐ |
| Points | 14.0 | ‐ |
| Misc | ||
| Injury Alert | - | DTD |
| Expert Ranks | ||
| Jason Longfellow Razzball | # 67 | ‐ |
| Leszek Bialecki FB-Ninja | # 72 | ‐ |
| Jason Klabacha Yahoo! Sports | # 72 | ‐ |
| Dan Titus Yahoo! Sports | # 67 | ‐ |
| Kelly Kirby FantasyPros | # 51 | ‐ |
| Jaden McDaniels F - MIN | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA | |
| 2026 Stats | ||
| Minutes | 162 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 34 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 62 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .548 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 7 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 22 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .318 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 4 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 5 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .800 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 7 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 33 | ‐ |
| Assists | 15 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 8 | ‐ |
| Steals | 3 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 5 | ‐ |
| Points | 79 | ‐ |
| Jaden McDaniels F - MIN | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA | |
| 2026 Projections | ||
| Minutes | 31.7 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Made | 5.5 | ‐ |
| Field Goals Att | 10.9 | ‐ |
| Field Goals % | .502 | ‐ |
| Three Points Made | 1.3 | ‐ |
| Three Points Att | 3.6 | ‐ |
| Three Points % | .365 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Made | 1.7 | ‐ |
| Free Throws Att | 2.1 | ‐ |
| Free Throws % | .820 | ‐ |
| Offensive Rebound | 1.0 | ‐ |
| Rebounds | 4.9 | ‐ |
| Assists | 2.5 | ‐ |
| Turnovers | 1.6 | ‐ |
| Steals | 1.2 | ‐ |
| Blocks | 1.0 | ‐ |
| Points | 14.0 | ‐ |
| Jaden McDaniels F - MIN | Nick Smith Jr. G - FA | |
| News | ||
| Jaden McDaniels scored 14 points (6-10 FG, 1-3 3PT, 1-1 FT) to go with six rebounds and three blocks in Sunday's 117-94 win over the Toronto Raptors. Leo Sells Mon, Oct 26th | The Lakers reportedly intend to decline Nick Smith Jr.’s $2.5 million team option. Ari Koslow Mon, Jun 29th | |
| Jaden McDaniels scored 17 points (8-11 FG, 1-3 3PT) to go with eight rebounds and three steals in Wednesday's 131-106 win over the Miami Heat. Leo Sells Thu, Oct 22nd | ||
| The Timberwolves and Jaden McDaniels agreed to a one-year, $40 million extension. Ari Koslow Tue, Oct 20th | ||
| Jaden McDaniels has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Pelicans. Ari Koslow Sun, Apr 12th | ||
| McDaniels returned from a six-game knee absence Wednesday and logged 19 minutes — 18 points (8-of-16 FGs, 1-of-2 FTs), two rebounds, two assists, one steal, and one three-pointer in the loss to the Magic. Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle were both sidelined. Bruno Mulé Thu, Apr 9th | ||
| Notes | ||
| There are no recent notes for these players | ||
