Jaden McDaniels Rumors

Sam Amick: I think the issue with Minnesota is that they have not been given any indication. There's two things. There's not been any indication that Giannis doesn't want to be there long term, but I don't get the sense that he's giving them the sign that he does want to be there. And that is another thing that as we get closer to draft day, I'm wondering with Giannis and his camp, are they going to step on the scale even more than they have to this point? Because right now, it's kind of a loose framing of like, there's a couple of teams that he would be comfortable with being there long-term. And Miami and Boston definitely appear to be two of them. It's like Minnesota's not off the list, but are they on the list? For them, the stakes are really, really high because if you're talking about putting a guy like Jaden McDaniels in the deal, which he would have to be in it, then we need to know that you're all in, big fella. We need to know that it's Ant and Giannis. And not only that, it's the same thing where you can't have it get reported that you put Jaden on the table, only to have the Bucks just go somewhere else with the deal, and now Jaden, from a human standpoint, just feels kind of less committed to, less connected with his current group, and you might change the vibe in your locker room.

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The Timberwolves, meanwhile, are also seen by some as an emerging option for the Bucks. While Antetokounmpo is known to prefer a trade involving a team in the Eastern Conference, league sources say the Bucks are interested in what Minnesota has to offer. If the Timberwolves want to get into the mix, league sources say the Bucks would want a package including Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid, Terrence Shannon Jr. and their two tradable first-round picks (No. 29 in this year’s draft and their 2033 pick). Yet considering McDaniels’ immense value alongside Edwards as an elite perimeter defender, as well as his impressive postseason performance, team sources say Minnesota has indicated that McDaniels is off limits. Per those sources, the same goes for 19-year-old big man Joan Beringer.

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As disappointing as the finish to this season was, the Timberwolves do feel good about the core of Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels, Naz Reid and [center Joan] Beringer going forward. They will have some big decisions to make, but were encouraged by how the team did pull together to play for one another in the playoffs. (Beringer was Minnesota’s first-round pick last year and a player the team likes to take a big step forward next season.) Expect changes, maybe big changes, around that core. Minnesota got an up-close look at where San Antonio is setting the bar in a West where it may not even be the best team. And a conference that still has Luka Doncic with the Lakers and Nikola Jokic with the Nuggets.

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NBA Courtside: Jaden McDaniels says Wemby is the greatest defender he’s ever played against and is a big reason this series was tough: “Wemby is probably the greatest defender I ever played against. Him being so tall and so long, it was hard to get to the rim. That’s pretty much the most part. I was able to get to my spots but playing Wemby, he’s huge. He’s so tall. He’s the greatest defender I ever played against”

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In the cavernous backstage area at Intuit Dome in Southern California, the Minnesota Timberwolves slinked to the bus after giving up 153 points in a loss to the LA Clippers. It was the middle of March, and the Timberwolves had lost three in a row in decisive fashion. The team that they said they were, the fighters that never went down easy, were nowhere to be found. As the inseparable combo of Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid walked to the bus, someone close to the team offered an observation. “If everyone was as tight as those two, we would have something,” he said.

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Anthony Slater: Three problems Timberwolves are trying to correct in Game 6 *Attacking the double teams against Anthony Edwards *Jaden McDaniels ill-timed foul trouble *Julius Randle’s slump (36% FG, eight assists, 18 turnovers in series)

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MrBuckBuck: Anthony Edwards: “I don’t see anyone in our locker room that’s too worried.” “Everything starts with Jaden McDaniels, trying to keep him out of foul trouble.” “Some of the stuff Wemby was doing you don’t have an answer for.”

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Draymond Green: So, as I posed the question, what if the shoe was on the other foot and it was Naz Reid taking out Wemby? I think this situation would look totally different. There would be fines. There would be suspensions. Listen, I’m not one to ever want to see guys get suspended, because I think that shit is whack. But standards have been set. Fines have happened. Jaden McDaniels and Joker just got fined for much less. For there not to even be a fine is crazy. It’s crazy. And I’m not for guys getting fined. I’m not for guys getting suspended. But for there not to even be a fine, let alone a suspension, I think is insane.

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Jaden Mcdaniels on Victor Wembanyama "He's eight feet tall. He contests everything. He's just good at his job."

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Anthony Slater: Timberwolves got up 99 shots tonight (14 more than Spurs), but only made 38 of them. Struggled to make anything with Victor Wembanyama roaming. Jaden McDaniels and Julius Randle a combined 8-of-33 shooting. Minnesota's first home loss of playoffs puts them in 2-1 series hole.

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Minnesota was not playing well in the second quarter but was only down 30-22 when Jaden McDaniels had to go to the bench with his third foul. San Antonio outscored the Wolves 28-13 the rest of the way to grab control of the game. “You need Jaden on the floor at all times, whenever he’s available,” Edwards said. “Him being off the court is going to hurt us every time. He knows it, we know it. The whole gym knows it. Their team knows it. When he gets in foul trouble, they get happy.”

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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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