Jaden McDaniels Rumors

Michael Porter Jr.: If I would have been on the Nuggets, I think we wouldn’t have lost to the Wolves. We would have had too many matchup problems. They were able to put Jaden McDaniels on Jamal Murray, but then who were you going to put on me? When we played them last year, they put Nickeil Alexander-Walker on Jamal. They put Jaden on me. Two really good defenders. If I was out there, I think it would have been a little bit different. But I think it’s weird. I was talking to her earlier. I kind of feel like a hater a little bit, because I’m watching the series and those are my guys on the team. I want them to do well, but I couldn’t fully cheer for them because they traded me. It’s a weird feeling, kind of, because I felt kind of like a hater, low-key.

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Michael Scotto: Anthony Edwards on Jaden McDaniels: “He’s my favorite player in the NBA. What he does for us on a nightly basis is incredible. I love to watch him play. His maturity has grown so much over the last year and a half.” “I love Jaden McDaniels.”

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Dane Moore: Asked Jaden McDaniels if the idea that Anthony Edwards potentially returning in this series serves as mental boost. "I told him we're gonna hold it til he gets ready."

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Asked about McDaniels’ trash talk after practice Friday, Wembanyama essentially said, Bring it on. “Talking is not something that bothers me,” Wembanyama said. “Yeah, it's exciting. It makes the game even better. I always appreciate people helping me push through my limits."

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Jonah: Jaden McDaniels on the Denver rivalry "Yeah, you could say it's a rivalry. — I don't know if we can anymore after we beat them, like, 2, 3 times, but it's cool." "You're saying that they can't be in your class anymore bc you guys have gotten the last 2 series?" "Basically."

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Oh No He Didn't: Jaden McDaniels on the attention he's getting: "When it's the home team I don't mind it...but when it's other people it's nonsense. I don't really care for it. I'll take all the love, all the chants and stuff. I appreciate the fans though"

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Basketball Forever: Jaden McDaniels drops 32 PTS, 10 REB, 2 STL as the Timberwolves get the 110-98 Game 6 WIN over the Nuggets & ADVANCE to the second round 🐺 Denver have been ELIMINATED 🤡

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MrBuckBuck: The last moments of game 6 - Timberwolves vs. Nuggets, as the Wolves win the game, and the series 4-2. Including postgame interview on the court with Jaden McDaniels and Terrence Shannon Jr. McDaniels and Jokic weren't even looking at each other, no dap or anything.

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Yet Rudy Gobert has always been a positive contributor in the playoffs, even amid the angst about his limitations. For instance, everyone remembers Luka Doncic's game winner in Gobert's face in the 2024 Western Conference finals. But what people probably don't remember is that throughout that postseason, the Timberwolves dominated the minutes that Gobert played and were themselves dominated when he sat. Overall, across Gobert's four postseasons with Minnesota, the team has a net rating that's 7.8 points higher with Gobert on the court versus when he's off, per databallr. That's the second-best margin on the team, behind only McDaniels' 8.9.

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The provocateur was booed every time he touched the ball, serenaded by chants of “Jaden sucks!” and taunted by the Nuggets throughout a 125-113 loss. He has made himself the villain, a conscious decision on his part to get himself and his own team going. After missing out on a chance to eliminate the Nuggets on their home floor for the second time in three years, he had one message for the legion that lined up against him. Bring it on. “I love this environment, everyone hating me, all the hate’s coming toward me,” Jaden McDaniels said. “I love it. I don’t care. I feed into it. It just brings the best out of me. We just ended up losing today, but we’re going to win the next one.”

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Vic Lombardi, one of the hosts on Altitude Sports Radio in Denver, says he plans to say something to Dane Moore if he sees him at Ball Arena on Monday night. Lombardi, along with radio partners Marc Moser and Brett Kane, ripped on Minnesota sports fans during a segment on Monday as they discussed Jaden McDaniels stirring the pot with his comments and play so far in the series. Here's how the trio talked about Minnesota fans, and Moore, on Monday. Lombardi: These Minnesota people are freaks. Moser: They really are. Lombardi: They don't see the sun. Moser: You're right. They are freaks. Lombardi: They're freaks. Sorry. How about the guy who called out Nate (Kreckman) and Andy (Lindahl)? Kane: That was some loud stuff. Lombardi: He's supposed to be professional. Kane: So that guy, who does he work for? Lombardi: I don't know. I hope I see him tonight because I will tell him to his face. Moser: It's just some random dude, right? Some media dude or what is he? Lombardi: Blogger. Moser: Oh, he's a blogger.

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‪Anthony Slater‬: Nikola Jokic said "I don't regret" going after Jaden McDaniels in the closing seconds: "Because he scored after everybody stopped playing." Asked if he felt it was an unwritten rule to let the clock run out: "Yeah." He said it wasn't about firing his own team up.

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‪Anthony Slater‬: Jaden McDaniels on the late layup that incited a skirmish: “Clock still be running. So I’m going to go score.” Did Nikola Jokic say anything to him? “I don’t know what he said, to be honest. I just seen someone who was big as hell.”

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Oh No He Didn't: David Adelman: "I didn't like what McDaniels did. The game was over...in 2026 that stuff just doesn't happen anymore that's something that happens in the 80s where teams would continue to score but that's who he is"

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