<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-extension-plans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves president hints at Jaden McDaniels contract extension plans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Timberwolves-news-Minnesota-president-hints-at-Jaden-McDaniels-extension-plans.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves president hints at Jaden McDaniels contract extension plans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-09-25T08:00:15-07:00">September 25th, 8:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-09-25T08:03:39-07:00">September 25th, 8:03am</time><address><a>Brett Siegel</a>Brett Siegel joined ClutchPoints as a credentialed NBA insider and reporter in May 2023 after previously covering the NBA for Fastbreak on FanNation and NBA Analysis Network, as well as working with Louisville Basketball. From playing to coaching to covering the game as a media member, Brett has been involved with the game of basketball from many different perspectives. Breaking the news of various free agent signings, yearly NBA Draft news and other key stories around the league, Brett is always on the phone, getting the latest news and rumors around the NBA. Be sure to follow him on Twitter @BrettSiegelNBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Mini-Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Growth presented itself to the Minnesota Timberwolves during the 2022-23 season. Making the playoffs for the second straight year was a big accomplishment, as was seeing the growth of young, core talents such as Anthony Edwards and Jaden McDaniels.</p><p>Edwards is obviously the leader and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/anthony-edwards-face-of-timberwolves-championship-future" rel="noopener">face of the franchise</a> after ascending to All-Star status, but McDaniels proved to be a talent that truly impacts winning and losing for this franchise. He’s one of the better all-around defenders in the NBA and McDaniels is quickly becoming a secondary contributor on the offensive end of the court that the team can rely on. This is why the soon-to-be 23-year-old forward is a player Minnesota doesn’t want to lose anytime soon.</p><p>Timberwolves president of basketball operations Tim Connelly recently made an appearance on “The Jon Krawczynski Show” podcast and spoke with The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski about how the team wants to <a href="https://theathletic.com/4884702/2023/09/21/tim-connelly-timberwolves-discussion/" rel="noopener">keep McDaniels long-term</a>.</p><p>“We’d love to get something done. We want Jaden to be here as long as possible,” Connelly stated. “Oftentimes those back-and-forths pick up more as the season gets closer, but fingers crossed. In my experience in Denver and here, we like to reward people who earned it. Jaden is a huge part of what we’re doing now. He’s going to get better and better and better.”</p><p>There is no denying that McDaniels has contributed to winning in Minnesota. He’s grown as a shooter and scorer every season that he’s been with the team, and the young forward proved that he is one of the most versatile defenders in the league. Standing 6’9″ with a 7’0″ wingspan, McDaniels can guard virtually any position and is a threat to disrupt passing lanes off the ball.</p><p>As he prepares to enter his fourth NBA season, McDaniels enters a contract year. Yet to agree to a rookie-scale extension with the team, he is trending towards becoming a restricted free agent in 2024.</p><p>“We think his best basketball is in front of him,” Connelly continued. “As I told Jaden and his representation, the cool thing about extension talks is they should be overwhelmingly positive. The fact that you want an extension speaks to the team’s excitement about his upside. Very few guys are fortunate to get extensions, so again we’re hopeful we can meet that point where we’re both happy with something moving forward.</p><p>“I think he’s going to have a good year and we hope he’s here for a long, long time.”</p><p>This past year, McDaniels played in a total of 79 games, averaging 12.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.0 blocks while shooting 51.7 percent from the floor. He received 40 total voting points for the All-Defensive team during the 2022-23 season, the second-most total voting points for a player who did not receive this recognition behind only Giannis Antetokounmpo.</p><p>The Timberwolves have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-firm-jaden-mcdaniels-stance-despite-nba-draft-trade-offers" rel="noopener">shown no willingness</a> to move on from McDaniels in recent years despite there being interest in him from rival teams. They obviously want him to be a focal point on their roster for many years to come, but there is still a level of maturity that needs to happen as well.</p><p>McDaniels put the T-Wolves in a bad spot entering the postseason last year after he <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-seemingly-injures-himself-rudy-gobert-kyle-anderson-drama" rel="noopener">punched a wall</a> and broke his hand in their final regular season game. He ended up missing both play-in tournament games, as well as their entire first-round series versus the Denver Nuggets, who ultimately went on to win the 2023 NBA Finals.</p><p>As he prepares for the 2023-24 season, McDaniels’ focus is solely on helping his team grow from their 42-40 record from a season ago. The Timberwolves have talent and are heading in the right direction. This is why they would like to extend McDaniels, keeping him alongside their stars in Karl-Anthony Towns and Edwards.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves president hints at Jaden McDaniels contract extension plans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-firm-jaden-mcdaniels-stance-despite-nba-draft-trade-offers');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves stand firm on Jaden McDaniels stance despite NBA Draft trade offers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Timberwolves-news-Minnesota-stands-firm-on-Jaden-McDaniels-stance-despite-NBA-Draft-trade-offers.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves stand firm on Jaden McDaniels stance despite NBA Draft trade offers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-06-23T11:28:37-07:00">June 23rd, 11:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-06-23T11:28:37-07:00">June 23rd, 11:28am</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With the duo of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-karl-anthony-towns-fires-back-at-trade-rumors" rel="noopener">Karl Anthony-Towns</a> and Rudy Gobert still feeling like an awkward fit, the Minnesota Timberwolves were among the teams tied to the Portland Trail Blazers and the No. 3 pick in the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-draft-news-timberwolves-acquire-no-33-pick-in-trade-with-spurs" rel="noopener">2023 NBA Draft</a>.</p><p>The Blazers would keep the pick, selecting explosive G League Ignite guard Scoot Henderson on Thursday night. However, there never seemed to be much <a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0itS8tlbo9ZboaJBrHaQSN?si=61d4e6ced0a84a5d&amp;nd=1" rel="noopener">traction on a deal</a> involving KAT or the No. 3 pick anyways, according to The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski (h/t The Jon Krawczynski Show).</p><p>However, Minnesota “<a href="https://theathletic.com/4633409/2023/06/23/nba-draft-2023-minnesota-timberwolves-leonard-miller" rel="noopener">received a ton of interest</a> in Jaden McDaniels,” Krawczynski reports, with teams all over the draft board calling and inquiring on his availability. The Wolves rebuffed every offer, viewing McDaniels as a huge piece of the team’s long-term future.”</p><p>One of the lone bright spots for the Timberwolves last season, the 22-year-old McDaniels broke out as an elite multi-positional defender in what was just his third season. The 28th overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft, McDaniels has already exceeded the expectations of many despite having more room to grow.</p><p>Averaging career-highs of 12.1 points per game, 51.7 percent shooting from the field and 39.8 percent shooting from 3, McDaniels can continue exploring his offensive game for a Timberwolves team that only has a couple of volume scorers. Given his positional versatility, McDaniels can start at small forward alongside KAT and Gobert in the frontcourt or slide to power forward in the event that one of Towns or Gobert get traded down the line.</p><p>What can be certain though, given their reluctance to surrender McDaniels and their decision to acquire G League Ignite forward Leonard Miller at No. 33, is that Minnesota wants to improve their defense.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves stand firm on Jaden McDaniels stance despite NBA Draft trade offers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-karl-anthony-towns-calls-out-injustice-of-jaden-mcdaniels-all-defense-snub');   ga('set', 'title', '‘Criminal’: Karl-Anthony Towns calls out injustice of Jaden McDaniels’ All-Defense snub');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Criminal_-Karl-Anthony-Towns-calls-out-injustice-of-Jaden-McDaniels_-All-Defense-snub.jpg"></figure><h1>‘Criminal’: Karl-Anthony Towns calls out injustice of Jaden McDaniels’ All-Defense snub</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-09T19:16:35-07:00">May 9th, 7:16pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-09T19:17:51-07:00">May 9th, 7:17pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Karl-Anthony Towns didn’t hold back in his criticism of the All-Defensive Team voting after his Minnesota Timberwolves teammate Jaden McDaniels was snubbed from the selection.</p><p>McDaniels proved to be the most versatile defender in the NBA in the past 2022-23 regular season. He finished with 76 blocks and 74 steals, making him the only player in the league to have at least 75 blocks and 70 steals. Despite his production and being considered by his peers as one of the better defenders out there, however, he failed to even make it to the All-Defensive Second Team. Meanwhile, the likes of Draymond Green, Dillon Brooks and OG Anunoby were all voted into the group.</p><p>Towns, like his <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mike-conley-defends-jaden-mcdaniels-following-all-defensive-team-snub" rel="noopener">Timberwolves teammate Mike Conley</a>, found it utterly disrespectful that McDaniels didn’t even make the cut. The star big man took to Twitter to show his support for McDaniels and highlight how the 22-year-old was robbed of the honor.</p><p>“Jaden McDaniels <a href="https://twitter.com/KarlTowns/status/1656099822326403072" rel="noopener">not making an All-Defensive Team</a> is criminal,” Towns wrote.</p><p>For what it’s worth, it’s not only Karl-Anthony Towns who felt that way. Even <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-all-defensive-team-snub-has-nba-fans-up-in-arms" rel="noopener">Timberwolves fans and NBA supporters</a> in general couldn’t believe that Jaden McDaniels was snubbed for the All-Defensive Teams despite his performance and consistency throughout the season.</p><p>“I’m having a hard time formulating any reasonable hypothesis why Jaden McDaniels was left off All-Defense. This is not a ‘someone didn’t vote Jokic Top 5 MVP’ outlier, as more than half the voters didn’t ballot 1st or 2nd team. I’m clearly out of the loop, what am I missing?” social media personality and sports fan Rob Perez tweeted.</p><p>There are a lot of other deserving candidates who didn’t make it, but there’s no denying McDaniels is one of the biggest All-Defensive snubs along with Giannis Antetokounmpo. Considering the results, it might be time to look at the voting process for the award.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

‘Criminal’: Karl-Anthony Towns calls out injustice of Jaden McDaniels’ All-Defense snub

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-all-defensive-team-snub-has-nba-fans-up-in-arms');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaden McDaniels All-Defensive Team snub has Timberwolves, NBA fans up in arms');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Jaden-McDaniels-All-Defensive-Team-snub-has-NBA-fans-up-in-arms.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaden McDaniels All-Defensive Team snub has Timberwolves, NBA fans up in arms</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-09T16:43:06-07:00">May 9th, 4:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-09T16:44:42-07:00">May 9th, 4:44pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/mike-conley-defends-jaden-mcdaniels-following-all-defensive-team-snub" rel="noopener">Jaden McDaniels’ absence</a> in the All-Defensive Teams for the 2022-23 season came as an absolute shock not only to the Minnesota Timberwolves faithful but also to NBA fans in general.</p><p>There is no doubt that McDaniels has proven himself as one of the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2022-23-nba-all-defensive-team-snubs-anthony-davis-giannis-antetokounmpo" rel="noopener">best defenders in the NBA</a> in the past campaign. He was vital in Minnesota’s playoff qualification, and he has the numbers to back up his All-Defensive team claim. He’s the only player in the entire league to record at least 75 blocks and 70 steals, finishing with 76 blocks and 74 steals.</p><p>Several NBA fans couldn’t believe that McDaniels didn’t even make it to the All-Defensive Second Team considering his production on that end of the floor. While the other selections definitely made their own strong cases, there is no denying that McDaniels should have been part of it.</p><p>“OG Anunoby receiving 19 more 2nd team votes, 11 more 1st team votes than Jaden McDaniels <a href="https://twitter.com/DWolfsonKSTP/status/1656001028016185347" rel="noopener">would not have been something</a> I would’ve wagered on. And Anunoby is a rock-solid defender,” Darren Wolfson of SKOR North said.</p><p>“That Jaden McDaniels <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1656001363833241601" rel="noopener">did not make 1st</a> or 2nd team All-Defense is absolutely mind blowing. Wow,” Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic added.</p><p>Online media personality Rob Perez added, “<a href="https://twitter.com/WorldWideWob/status/1656009970222252032" rel="noopener">I’m having a hard time</a> formulating any reasonable hypothesis why Jaden McDaniels was left off All-Defense. This is not a “someone didn’t vote Jokic Top 5 MVP” outlier, as more than half the voters didn’t ballot 1st or 2nd team. I’m clearly out of the loop, what am I missing?”</p><p>Meanwhile, a fan blamed the media for the voting, highlighting that the voters were probably just watching the big market teams. “Feel for Jaden McDaniels, who had a legitimate case as the league’s best defender this season and was absolutely the most versatile on a night to night basis. They need to take voting away from media members who only watch big market teams or follow waves,” the fan shared.</p><p>Here are more reactions to the huge McDaniels snub:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden McDaniels if he was on the Lakers <a href="https://t.co/q4WwRw5D8q">https://t.co/q4WwRw5D8q</a> <a href="https://t.co/DsVoQn5OXh">pic.twitter.com/DsVoQn5OXh</a></p><p>— 9s (@CashCartiSports) <a href="https://twitter.com/CashCartiSports/status/1655996715336335370?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden McDaniels was not selected for EITHER all defensive team</p><p>Dillon Brooks and Draymond Green were <a href="https://t.co/jAulYAEFa3">pic.twitter.com/jAulYAEFa3</a></p><p>— Timberwolves Muse (@Wolvesmuse) <a href="https://twitter.com/Wolvesmuse/status/1655997901229760557?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">JADEN MCDANIELS WAS SNUBBED FROM AN NBA ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAM <a href="https://t.co/6RT1BkZy9a">pic.twitter.com/6RT1BkZy9a</a></p><p>— Wolves Lead (@TWolvesLead) <a href="https://twitter.com/TWolvesLead/status/1655996646927237151?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jaden McDaniels has yet to speak out to his failure to make it to the All-Defensive teams. But after expressing his belief that he’s one of the best, if not the best defender in the NBA today, he’s probably disappointed with the snub.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaden McDaniels All-Defensive Team snub has Timberwolves, NBA fans up in arms

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/mike-conley-defends-jaden-mcdaniels-following-all-defensive-team-snub');   ga('set', 'title', 'Mike Conley defends Jaden McDaniels following All-Defensive team snub');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Mike-Conley-defends-Jaden-McDaniels-following-All-Defensive-team-snub.jpg"></figure><h1>Mike Conley defends Jaden McDaniels following All-Defensive team snub</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-05-09T14:47:41-07:00">May 9th, 2:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-05-09T14:47:41-07:00">May 9th, 2:47pm</time><address><a>Anthony Riccobono</a>Anthony Riccobono has been a sports reporter for over a decade. He primarily covers the NFL, MLB and NBA.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-rudy-gobert-kyle-anderson-scuffle-draws-mike-conley-reaction" rel="noopener">Minnesota Timberwolves guard Mike Conley</a> doesn’t tweet much, so it was notable when he took to Twitter Tuesday. Conley <a href="https://twitter.com/mconley11/status/1656024130502942720">made it clear</a> that he couldn’t believe Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels was left off both <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-all-defensive-teams-revealed-jaren-jackson" rel="noopener">2023 NBA All-Defensive Teams</a>.</p><p>When the NBA All-Defensive Teams were released, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-drops-bonkers-best-defender-claim" rel="noopener">Jaden McDaniels</a> was widely considered to be among the biggest snubs. Mike Conley appeared to concur with that sentiment when he discovered that his Timberwolves teammate wasn’t even a Second-Team All-Defense selection.</p><p>Conley played 24 regular-season games with McDaniels and Minnesota after being traded from the Utah Jazz to the Timberwolves in February.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">No Jaden is wild</p><p>— Mike Conley (@mconley11) <a href="https://twitter.com/mconley11/status/1656024130502942720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>McDaniels had a strong case to be on one of this year’s NBA All-Defensive Teams. During the 2022-2023 NBA season, the Timberwolves’ star was the only player in the entire league to total at least 75  blocks and 70 steals. McDaniels averaged 3.9 rebounds, 1.0 blocks and 0.9 steals in 79 games.</p><p>McDaniels had a 111.6 defensive rating for the season, <a href="https://www.nba.com/stats/players/advanced?CF=GP*GE*70:MIN*GE*30&amp;SeasonType=Regular%20Season&amp;dir=-1&amp;sort=DEF_RATING">ranking 12th</a> among players who played at least 70 games and averaged at least 30 minutes per contest. The Timberwolves’ defensive rating was <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcdanja02/on-off/2023">1.9 points worse</a> with McDaniels off the floor, compared to when he played.</p><p>Defensive Player of the Year Jaren Jackson Jr. received the most votes for the All-Defensive First Team. Jackson is joined by Milwaukee Bucks center Brook Lopez, Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley, Bucks guard Jrue Holiday and Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso.</p><p>Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green and Toronto Raptors forward O.G. Anunoby made the All-Defensive Second Team ahead of McDaniels. Memphis Grizzlies guard Dillon Brooks, Boston Celtics guard Derrick White and Miami Heat center Bam Adebayo were voted to the Second Team, as well.</p><p>Along with McDaniels, Los Angeles Lakers center Anthony Davis and Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo are viewed as the top<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2022-23-nba-all-defensive-team-snubs-anthony-davis-giannis-antetokounmpo" rel="noopener"> All-Defensive snubs</a>.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Mike Conley defends Jaden McDaniels following All-Defensive team snub

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-drops-mad-truth-bomb-on-missing-nuggets-series-due-to-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaden McDaniels drops ‘mad’ truth bomb on missing Nuggets series due to injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Timberwolves-news-Jaden-McDaniels-drops-_mad_-truth-bomb-on-missing-Nuggets-series-due-to-injury.jpeg"></figure><h1>Jaden McDaniels drops ‘mad’ truth bomb on missing Nuggets series due to injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-27T09:57:44-07:00">April 27th, 9:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-27T09:57:44-07:00">April 27th, 9:57am</time><address><a>Jesse Cinquini</a>23-year-old aspiring sports journalist. Associate NBA editor at ClutchPoints. Staff Writer at SB Nation's CelticsBlog and The Knicks Wall.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>With their <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-slammed-by-nuggets-fans-for-disrespectful-act-to-end-game-5" rel="noopener">Game 5</a> loss to the Denver Nuggets, the Minnesota Timberwolves season came to an end on Tuesday night. It was a disappointing end to the year for a Timberwolves squad with NBA Finals aspirations after trading for All-NBA center <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-liked-anti-rudy-gobert-trade-comment" rel="noopener">Rudy Gobert</a>. A big reason why the Timberwolves lost the series was that Nuggets point guard Jamal Murray torched the Timberwolves — who were missing their top perimeter defender in Jaden McDaniels due to injury — all series long, as he averaged 27.2 points per game across five games.</p><p>So McDaniels recently <a href="https://twitter.com/JonKrawczynski/status/1651612159887958017?s=20" rel="noopener">dropped a truth bomb</a> on why he was “mad” that he had to sit out the entire series, per a tweet from The Athletic’s Jon Krawczynski:</p><p>“Watching Jamal Murray run around, I was mad I couldn’t chase him.”</p><p>Jaden McDaniels, 22, is in his third year in the NBA, all as a member of the Timberwolves franchise. He averaged 12.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 1.9 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.0 blocks per game across 79 appearances this season (all starts).</p><p>The former Washington standout shot the ball with great efficiency from behind the three-point arc in the 2022-23 campaign — McDaniels’ 39.8% three-point percentage was the highest of his pro career by a wide margin.</p><p>The Nuggets are simply the better team than the Timberwolves at this juncture, so while a healthy McDaniels could have won the Timberwolves an extra game, they weren’t beating the Nuggets four times out of seven. But the future is very bright in Minnesota, and with a core of Gobert, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Anthony Edwards, the Timberwolves have the potential to be contenders in the Western Conference for years to come.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaden McDaniels drops ‘mad’ truth bomb on missing Nuggets series due to injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-injury-timetable-adds-woes-rudy-gobert-suspension');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaden McDaniels’ injury timetable adds to woes after Rudy Gobert suspension for Timberwolves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-injury-timetable-adds-to-woes-after-rudy-gobert-suspension.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaden McDaniels’ injury timetable adds to woes after Rudy Gobert suspension for Timberwolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-10T14:18:26-07:00">April 10th, 2:18pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-10T14:18:26-07:00">April 10th, 2:18pm</time><address><a>Charles Taylor</a>Charles is an associate editor at ClutchPoints. He also has a webcast and blog named "Breath of Fresh Air." Charles is passionate about sports, and is an encyclopedia when it comes to the history (haha).</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>On the last day of the NBA’s regular season, the Minnesota Timberwolves had about as bad of a day as possible. In their game against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Timberwolves saw center Rudy Gobert punch guard Kyle Anderson on the bench, and shortly after, Jaden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-seemingly-injures-himself-rudy-gobert-kyle-anderson-drama" rel="noopener">McDaniels injured his hand</a> punching a wall.</p><p>The fallout from the implosion resulted in Gobert being suspended for their play-in game against the Los Angeles Lakers, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-minnesota-fans-react-misery-rudy-gobert-jaden-mcdaniels-punches" rel="noopener">McDaniels is out for the foreseeable</a> future with his injury.</p><p>Specifics of what’s broken on McDaniels’ <a href="https://twitter.com/instreetclothes/status/1645523557538037774?s=12&amp;t=bm8qRt18zuhlXFzV7rKRAQ" rel="noopener">right hand is detailed</a> via tweet by In Street Clothes owner Jeff Stotts.</p><p>“Timberwolves reveal Jaden McDaniels suffered fractures to his 3rd &amp; 4th metacarpals. Detroit’s Marvin Bagley suffered a similar injury earlier this season and missed 19 games (54 days). Bagley underwent surgery while McDaniels was placed in a cast,” Stotts said.</p><p>Obviously, this is not what Minnesota wants to deal with heading into <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/rudy-gobert-suspended-for-1-game-reportedly-wont-travel-for-timberwolves-vs-lakers-play-in-matchup-tuesday-173804296.html" rel="noopener">games that will determine</a> whether or not they are part of the playoffs, but they have nobody but themselves to blame for the ordeal.</p><p>Particularly with McDaniels, it’s understood things get intense during competition, and there are times where blowing off steam is warranted. With that said, there has to be better ways to deal with frustration than punching a wall and hurting the very object(s) that got him to the NBA.</p><p>Another aspect is anytime a player wants to do harm to said wall, there aren’t too many times when the wall lost. No matter how strong or tough someone is, walls are unforgiving and is almost always the tougher party.</p><p>Count McDaniels in the camp that lost to the wall, and the Timberwolves are suffering because of his lapse in judgment.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaden McDaniels’ injury timetable adds to woes after Rudy Gobert suspension for Timberwolves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-minnesota-fans-react-misery-rudy-gobert-jaden-mcdaniels-punches');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves fans react in misery to Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels punches');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Timberwolves-news-Minnesota-fans-react-in-misery-to-Rudy-Gobert-Jaden-McDaniels-punches.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves fans react in misery to Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels punches</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-09T20:01:28-07:00">April 9th, 8:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-09T20:02:09-07:00">April 9th, 8:02pm</time><address><a>Angelo Guinhawa</a>Angelo Guinhawa is a basketball and soccer/football editor/writer. He uses his background in digital marketing to make sure you get to read his work. He has previously worked for FOX Sports PH and a number of reputable sports media outlets. If he's not writing or watching sports, he's likely scouring online for his next NBA card purchase.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>It’s just a bad day to be a Minnesota Timberwolves fan. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-kevin-garnett-stunningly-positive-take-rudy-gobert-punching-kyle-anderson" rel="noopener">Rudy Gobert punched</a> his own teammate Kyle Anderson on the bench, the Wolves got more bad news when <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-seemingly-injures-himself-rudy-gobert-kyle-anderson-drama" rel="noopener">Jaden McDaniels injured</a> his hand after punching, well, a wall.</p><p>Making matters worse, these happened in the final game of the regular season against the New Orleans Pelicans and with the Timberwolves set to go through the Play-In in order to make it to the playoffs. The timing just couldn’t have been worse.</p><p>Sure enough, fans couldn’t hold back their frustrations over what happened. First and foremost, the Rudy Gobert incident is the last thing the team needs as they look to make the playoffs. That kind of drama and internal turmoil is not only a bad look, but it also <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1645163515924332545" rel="noopener">brings negative vibes</a> in the locker room.</p><p>“Falling apart in front of our eyes,” a fan commented along with several crying emojis. Another supporter sarcastically said, “Great team chemistry going into the playoffs.”</p><p>“Last game of the regular season and he over here acting like this,” a third Twitter user commented.</p><p>Sure enough, Jaden McDaniels’ action only added more to the misery of the Timberwolves faithful. The big man <a href="https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1645188844579422208" rel="noopener">suffered a fracture</a> in his right hand as a result of punching a wall on his way to the locker room. While it’s unknown what caused his frustration, what’s clear is that he won’t be with the team in the Play-In and potentially the start of the playoffs even if they make it.</p><p>“What a quick downfall,” another Minnesota fan said of McDaniels’ injury. A frustrated supporter added, “Dumbest thing on the planet.”</p><p>“No way they ruined their season in one game,” a critic added.</p><p>It remains to be seen how the Timberwolves are going to handle all these issues. Nonetheless, they certainly need to regroup as soon as possible with the Play-In against the Los Angeles Lakers set for Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves fans react in misery to Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels punches

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-seemingly-injures-himself-rudy-gobert-kyle-anderson-drama');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jaden McDaniels seemingly injures himself after Rudy Gobert-Kyle Anderson drama for Timberwolves');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-injures-himself-after-rudy-gobert-kyle-anderson-drama.jpg"></figure><h1>Jaden McDaniels seemingly injures himself after Rudy Gobert-Kyle Anderson drama for Timberwolves</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-04-09T14:54:11-07:00">April 9th, 2:54pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-04-09T14:54:11-07:00">April 9th, 2:54pm</time><address><a>Charles Taylor</a>Charles is an associate editor at ClutchPoints. He also has a webcast and blog named "Breath of Fresh Air." Charles is passionate about sports, and is an encyclopedia when it comes to the history (haha).</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The last day of the NBA’s regular season could not have gotten off to a worst start than it has for the Minnesota Timberwolves. First, center Rudy Gobert and guard Kyle Anderson got into a scuffle at the team’s bench, and now, forward Jaden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-fuels-best-defender-talk-by-holding-kevin-durant-to-uncharacteristic-start" rel="noopener">McDaniels has left the game</a> with an apparent injury.</p><p>This was supposed to be a game (against the New Orleans Pelicans) where the Timberwolves are attempting to tune up for a play-in tournament game. Instead, it has turned into a day that could have catastrophic after effects.</p><p>Jaden <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-drops-bonkers-best-defender-claim" rel="noopener">McDaniels has been ruled out</a> with an injured hand, and the Twitter page of Pelicans Film Room might have captured the moment where the forward suffered the injury. Spoiler alert…it wasn’t during playing action.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden McDaniels punched a wall so hard he put himself out of the game <a href="https://t.co/QJQFoMI1i2">pic.twitter.com/QJQFoMI1i2</a></p><p>— Pelicans Film Room (@PelsFilmRoom) <a href="https://twitter.com/PelsFilmRoom/status/1645170947337650177?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">April 9, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Who knows what happened to get McDaniels to the point where he wanted to punch a wall? Maybe it was the result of seeing his teammates get into it, or it could be the emotions of the upcoming play-in game bubbling up to a fever pitch.</p><p>Whatever the case is, nothing good has ever come from players trying to take their frustrations out on a wall or any object designed to be sturdy. If anything, punching walls have lead to the thing receiving a punch or kick giving punishment back, and in this case, McDaniels injuring his hand.</p><p>At any rate, the anger has led to the status of McDaniels being <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/player/_/id/4431671/jaden-mcdaniels" rel="noopener">up in the air</a> for the play-in tournament, and ultimately, hurting Minnesota’s chances to advance. Talk about imploding at the worst possible time.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jaden McDaniels seemingly injures himself after Rudy Gobert-Kyle Anderson drama for Timberwolves

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-fuels-best-defender-talk-by-holding-kevin-durant-to-uncharacteristic-start');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels fuels ‘best defender’ talk by holding Kevin Durant to uncharacteristic start');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jaden-McDaniels-Timberwolves-Suns-Kevin-Durant.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels fuels ‘best defender’ talk by holding Kevin Durant to uncharacteristic start</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-29T20:27:22-07:00">March 29th, 8:27pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-29T20:27:22-07:00">March 29th, 8:27pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In what surely would be a heated battle for playoff positioning, there’s no better time for Kevin Durant to return to action for the Phoenix Suns. However, the Minnesota Timberwolves, particularly Jaden McDaniels, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-drops-bonkers-best-defender-claim" rel="noopener">don’t seem to be fazed at all</a> despite going up against one of the greatest scorers the league has ever seen at such a crucial juncture in the season.</p><p>In fact, McDaniels, the Timberwolves’ primary defender on Durant, made life living hell for the returning superstar in his Suns home debut. Despite being a master of putting the ball through the hoop from everywhere on the court, Durant proceeded to start the game by <a href="https://twitter.com/SMcTavishESQ/status/1641272417329848320?s=20" rel="noopener">missing his first six shots</a>, which, as the ESPN broadcast crew pointed out, is just the third time it has happened in his career.</p><p>And with Jaden McDaniels at the heart of their efforts, the Timberwolves seem to be one of the teams better equipped to deal with elite scorers of Durant’s caliber.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Durant 0/6 so far in his return. Welcome to Jaden McDaniels and Minnesota State Corrections System KD.</p><p>— Skillet McTavish (@SMcTavishESQ) <a href="https://twitter.com/SMcTavishESQ/status/1641272417329848320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Kevin Durant been in hell being guarded by Jaden McDaniels 😭 He’ll go to the line, but KD is 0-6 from the field</p><p>— Timberwolves Talk (@LetsTalk_Wolves) <a href="https://twitter.com/LetsTalk_Wolves/status/1641271703052361728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden McDaniels is absolutely HOUNDING Kevin Durant.</p><p>Good lord.</p><p>— Canis Hoopus (@canishoopus) <a href="https://twitter.com/canishoopus/status/1641269621994004480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">3rd time Kevin Durant has ever started a game 0-6 in his 15yr career… it’s Jaden McDaniels time 🐺 <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WolvesBack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WolvesBack</a></p><p>— ﾚﾉ尺ﾘᄃ (@jack__facts) <a href="https://twitter.com/jack__facts/status/1641272948731387905?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It may have been preposterous to some when Anthony Edwards <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-shocking-take-amid-kevin-durant-kyrie-irving-trades" rel="noopener">clapped back towards the Suns’ acquisition of Kevin Durant</a> by stating that they had Jaden McDaniels to guard him, but McDaniels’ first-half defensive efforts show that Edwards truly may have been onto something with that earlier remark.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden Mcdaniels is clamping Kevin Durant rn ! Ant wasn't lying</p><p>— No Aces (@busyknowingball) <a href="https://twitter.com/busyknowingball/status/1641272783715057665?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It’s not too often that Durant finishes a game shooting below 50 percent from the field; in 42 games played thus far this year, the Suns star has only made less than half his shots eight times — a testament to his insane scoring abilities.</p><p>Even then, with Jaden McDaniels’ confidence at an all-time high, the Timberwolves wing could very well earn leaguewide recognition as the best perimeter defender in the NBA. There truly is a reason why the Timberwolves fought tooth and nail to keep him despite the Utah Jazz’s insistence to include him in the Rudy Gobert trade.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden McDaniels the best in the world at his job <a href="https://t.co/GnPKiNK95Y">https://t.co/GnPKiNK95Y</a></p><p>— JP (@JuantheGreat25) <a href="https://twitter.com/JuantheGreat25/status/1641273052825624578?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jaden McDaniels has been the best perimeter defender all year</p><p>— 🐜Enjoyer (@JSchlick03) <a href="https://twitter.com/JSchlick03/status/1641273201219993600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 30, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While it’s still early in the game (at the time of writing, the Timberwolves lead the Suns, 58-50, to begin the third period), holding Kevin Durant to such an uncharacteristic shooting performance (2-9 from the field overall for five points so far) will be such an important part of the Timberwolves’ quest to claim a crucial victory.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves wing Jaden McDaniels fuels ‘best defender’ talk by holding Kevin Durant to uncharacteristic start

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-drops-bonkers-best-defender-claim');   ga('set', 'title', 'Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels drops bonkers ‘best defender’ claim');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Jaden-McDaniels-Mikal-Bridges-OG-Anunoby-Jaren-Jackson-Jr.-Marcus-Smart-Timberwolves-defense.jpg"></figure><h1>Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels drops bonkers ‘best defender’ claim</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-03-23T09:51:10-07:00">March 23rd, 9:51am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-03-23T09:51:10-07:00">March 23rd, 9:51am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Loves Arsenal and the Los Angeles Clippers, so his loyalty can never be questioned. This guy has been through enough sports trauma for one lifetime.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The officiating in today’s NBA <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/clippers-news-killing-the-game-a-bit-paul-george-hates-on-nba-rules-hurting-defense" rel="noopener">may cater heavily</a> towards offensive players, but there are still plenty around the league who take pride in preventing the opposition from putting the ball through the hoop. But there may not be a more confident defender in the NBA today than Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels, who proclaimed himself as the “best defender” in the league at the moment.</p><p>Speaking with Shams Charania of The Athletic, McDaniels <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1638926093548650499" rel="noopener">expressed his belief</a> that he’s a cut above the rest when it comes to locking up the opposition.</p><p>“I do believe [that I’m the best defender in the NBA],” McDaniels said. “My versatility, one night I might guard Giannis, the next day I gotta guard Trae Young or something, so just being able to guard one through four and just hold my own.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Timberwolves rising two-way standout Jaden McDaniels sits down with <a href="https://twitter.com/Stadium?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Stadium</a>: “I do believe I’m the best defender in the NBA.” On his All-Defensive team desires, trying to stop NBA’s best, Jamal Murray saying “stop blocking my jumpers”, entering league with Anthony Edwards, more. <a href="https://t.co/aN3kHX7SNr">pic.twitter.com/aN3kHX7SNr</a></p><p>— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/1638926093548650499?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 23, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Jaden McDaniels then dove even deeper into the mindset that he brings that allows him to maximize his great defensive instincts and physical tools.</p><p>“I kinda go into it just making it difficult for them. I know they’re gonna make shots. Everyone’s good. They’re NBA players. So just trying to make it as tough as possible. For me, one thing defensively, I gotta always contest the shots. Just me coming in with that competitive mindset,” the Timberwolves forward added.</p><p>There’s a reason that the Timberwolves fought tooth and nail to keep Jaden McDaniels in Minnesota even after the Utah Jazz tried their best in acquiring him in the blockbuster Rudy Gobert trade in the offseason. Before this season even began, McDaniels was <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-staggering-stat-that-proves-he-is-the-true-key-to-minnesotas-defense" rel="noopener">already one of the most versatile defenders</a> in the league, guarding each position on the court at least 10 percent of the time all the while being a great deterrent at the rim.</p><p>Beyond McDaniels’ stellar defensive work, however, it seems like he’s also taking a leap on the offensive end. He has scored in double-digits over the past seven games, including two 25-point efforts.</p><p>Is the Timberwolves forward truly the best defender in the NBA? That remains to be seen. He still has stiff competition for that distinction, as the likes of OG Anunoby, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Mikal Bridges can all make solid cases of their own for being the “best defender” in the league. But it truly is a testament to how far McDaniels that he belongs in such lofty company.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels drops bonkers ‘best defender’ claim

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/anthony-edwards-gives-major-props-to-jaden-mcdaniels-after-win-over-pelicans');   ga('set', 'title', 'Anthony Edwards gives major props to Jaden McDaniels after win over Pelicans');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/Anthony-Edwards-gives-major-props-to-Jaden-McDaniels-after-win-over-Pelicans.jpg"></figure><h1>Anthony Edwards gives major props to Jaden McDaniels after win over Pelicans</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2023-01-26T16:04:10-08:00">January 26th, 4:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2023-01-27T12:50:26-08:00">January 27th, 12:50pm</time><address><a>Quenton Albertie</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Following the Minnesota Timberwolves victory over the New Orleans Pelicans on Wednesday, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-anthony-edwards-on-alperen-sengun-poster-dunks" rel="noopener">gregarious Anthony Edwards</a> had nothing but high praise for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-jaden-mcdaniels-staggering-stat-that-proves-he-is-the-true-key-to-minnesotas-defense" rel="noopener">third-year forward Jaden McDaniels</a>.</p><p>Asked how big McDaniels’ performance was for Minnesota, an enthused Edwards says that it was “super big.”</p><p>“Big Dog, J-Mac, Tall J-Mac… Jay, Jayden, Slim. Whatever you want to call him, man, he’s him.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"Whatever you wanna call him, he's HIM."</p><p>Ant with some high praise for Jaden McDaniels talking with <a href="https://twitter.com/KatieStorm?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KatieStorm</a> after the dub! <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RaisedByWolves?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#RaisedByWolves</a> <a href="https://t.co/pHGWKR9qrJ">pic.twitter.com/pHGWKR9qrJ</a></p><p>— Bally Sports North (@BallySportsNOR) <a href="https://twitter.com/BallySportsNOR/status/1618454135736598530?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 26, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Averaging a career-high 11.5 points per game this season, McDaniels knocked down two particularly clutch shots in the teams 111-102 victory. The first, an 18-foot jumper with 2:28 remaining in the fourth quarter. The second, a catch-and-shoot 3-pointer with 1:24 left on the clock. Finishing the contest with 10 points, it says a lot about McDaniels as player and a person to score half of his total points when the team needed him most.</p><p>It also says a lot about how his teammates view him. Shooting 52.2 percent from the field and 39.2 percent from 3-point range <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcdanja02.html" rel="noopener">this season</a>, the only non-center on the Timberwolves that’s been more efficient than him has been veteran forward Taurean Prince.</p><p>A jack-of-all trades type prospect when he entered the league out of the University of Washington, McDaniels’ efficiency — particularly in his 3-point stroke — represents the largest stride he’s made since college. If he can remain an efficient scorer on offense while continuing to highlight his defensive playmaking ability, he’ll be in the league for a long time.</p><p>Considering his fit with the Timberwolves and the camaraderie he already has with the face of the franchise, there might not be a better place for him than Minnesota.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Anthony Edwards gives major props to Jaden McDaniels after win over Pelicans

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/pacers-news-myles-turner-takes-jaden-mcdaniels-soul-with-insane-throwdownpacers-news-myles-turner-takes-jaden-mcdaniels-soul-with-insane-throwdown');   ga('set', 'title', 'Myles Turner takes Jaden McDaniels’ soul with insane slam');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Screen-Shot-2022-11-24-at-9.57.04-AM.png"></figure><h1>Myles Turner takes Jaden McDaniels’ soul with insane slam</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-11-23T19:20:35-08:00">November 23rd, 7:20pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-11-23T19:41:08-08:00">November 23rd, 7:41pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Myles Turner is most commonly known for his monster blocks on the defensive end. The Indiana Pacers center decided to try his hand at being on the other end for the highlight – and nobody was blocking his shot.</p><p>Turner left his defenders in the dust with a pump fake, leaving poor Jaden McDaniels all alone in the restricted area to contest the big man’s bullrush to the rim.</p><p>Not only did Myles Turner avoid the charge, but he also <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1595594070520233984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1595594070520233984%7Ctwgr%5Ef443faeb034be4ea7a2c20f75475e7682c89a55f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwp.clutchpoints.com%2Fwp-admin%2Fpost.php%3Fpost%3D1909553action%3Dedit">caught a body in the process:</a></p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">MYLES TURNER DETONATED ON JADEN MCDANIELS! OMG 😱<a href="https://t.co/lEbDDIMmp7">pic.twitter.com/lEbDDIMmp7</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1595594070520233984?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 24, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Myles Turner was unstoppable throughout the contest with a game-high 31 points, but none more emphatic than those two midway through the third quarter.</p><p>Despite Turner’s huge game with 31 points, seven rebounds, and four steals, it wasn’t enough to power the Pacers to victory. The Timberwolves used a balanced scoring attack with all five starters scoring 15 points or more, including a pair of 20-10 double-doubles from big men Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert.</p><p>The loss snapped a five-game winning streak that the Pacers had going into the game as the Timberwolves managed to build on their own streak with five in a row after the win.</p><p>Myles Turner has been the subject of intense trade speculation for months. He’s played well enough not only to increase his trade value across the league, but to also make it difficult for the Pacers to consider actually trading him.</p><p>While the Pacers are in a rebuilding phase, Turner still just is 26 and just entering his prime. Keeping him wouldn’t be the craziest move in the world.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Myles Turner takes Jaden McDaniels’ soul with insane slam

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/lakers-news-russell-westbrook-jaden-mcdaniels-play-hot-potato-as-tempers-flare/');   ga('set', 'title', 'Lakers guard Russell Westbrook, Jaden McDaniels play hot potato as tempers flare');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/Russell-Westbrook-Jaden-McDaniels-Timberwolves-Lakers.jpg"></figure><h1>Lakers guard Russell Westbrook, Jaden McDaniels play hot potato as tempers flare</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-10-12T22:25:33-07:00">October 12th, 10:25pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-10-12T22:32:25-07:00">October 12th, 10:32pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>a film enthusiast. loves horror &amp; the coming of age genre. end goal is to write stories for movies &amp; television.hit me up on Twitter to talk about sports &amp; movies!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Los Angeles Lakers guard Russell Westbrook is known for his fiery disposition on the court. He’s built a reputation over the years as a player who will get on his opponents’ throats from tip-off. During the Lakers’ preseason game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Westbrook’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-lebron-james-reveals-true-feelings-on-playing-with-russell-westbrook/">competitive spirit</a> was in full display once more.</p><p>During the first quarter, Russell Westbrook stripped the ball off Jaden McDaniels as the third-year forward was making his way into the rim. Kyle Anderson recovered the ball and kicked it out for an open three-ball from Naz Reid; however, the tension between Westbrook and McDaniels began to heat up.</p><p>As soon as Reid hoisted up his shot, McDaniels gave a light nudge to Westbrook while jockeying for position underneath the boards. The 33-year old point guard retaliated with a late push of his own straight into the chest of McDaniels. After the ball swished through the net, the ball landed straight in McDaniels’ grasp, and he proceeded to throw the ball back to an inbounding Russell Westbrook.</p><p>However, Westbrook did not perceive McDaniels’ actions in a good way, and thus <a href="https://twitter.com/clutchpointsapp/status/1580385633549230081?s=46&amp;t=Wso-UPpNyqsJ6042xwBF1w">ensued the shenanigans</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Russell Westbrook and Jaden McDaniels were playing hot potato with a little bit of temper flares 😅<a href="https://t.co/2qvkUyYjG5">pic.twitter.com/2qvkUyYjG5</a></p><p>— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPointsApp) <a href="https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1580385633549230081?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Russell Westbrook threw a one-handed, lefty bullet pass straight to the chest of Jaden McDaniels, who caught the ball square. McDaniels, probably confused as to what was going on, threw the ball back to Westbrook, prompting Patrick Beverley and LeBron James to call the attention of the nearest official.</p><p>But of course, the former MVP had to have the final say, as he threw a chest pass back towards McDaniels who was already backpedaling towards the other end of the court.</p><p>Jaden McDaniels received <a href="https://twitter.com/JBreezyBurner/status/1580393586972975104?s=20&amp;t=2yi2ustEgpFhGnH5Ia-UQQ">praise</a> for his maturity from fans on Twitter. Only 22 years old, fans acknowledged how McDaniels did his best in not further escalating what seemed to be an innocuous situation in the first place.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">jaden is that guy</p><p>— PLAYOFF BASEBALL SZN (@3otambitious) <a href="https://twitter.com/3otambitious/status/1580392647625441280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">So Jaden McDaniels is 11 years younger and infinitely more mature than Russ. Funny stuff.</p><p>— Jeff Brack (@JBreezyBurner) <a href="https://twitter.com/JBreezyBurner/status/1580393586972975104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While there are a lot of things to be said about Russell Westbrook, to say he doesn’t care about the game of basketball is not one of them. He is already up to his usual antics five games into the preseason, which could either endear him to fans who love his passion or frustrate them even more, what with his declining contributions on the court not being worth this kind of distraction.</p><p>At the end of the day, Lakers fans will hope that Westbrook can back this kind of brashness and redeem himself from a difficult debut season in purple and gold.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Lakers guard Russell Westbrook, Jaden McDaniels play hot potato as tempers flare

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Gobert will surely shore up the Timberwolves’ team defense; however, perimeter defenders need to hold their own as well, which we’ve seen the Jazz lack in recent seasons, so the Timberwolves will be relying heavily on Jaden McDaniels to lock down opposing wing scorers to supplement Gobert.</p><p>And it appears McDaniels is more than up to the task of doing so.</p><p><a href="https://theathletic.com/361528/2022/09/28/minnesota-timberwolves-jaden-mcdaniels-untouchable/?source=emp_shared_article">According to Jon Krawczynski of The Athletic</a>, McDaniels’ defensive versatility will make him such a linchpin for the Timberwolves, guarding everyone from point guards to centers while doing so at an elite level, both on the perimeter and at the rim, per <a href="https://www.bball-index.com/">BBall Index data</a>.</p><p>“According to BBall’s tracking data, McDaniels most frequently guarded power forwards (24.39 percent of the time), followed by shooting guards (24.04), small forwards (20.87), point guards (19.91) and centers (10.79). He is the youngest player in the database to post a season that versatile while also grading as highly on BBall’s overall defensive impact metric,” Krawczynski wrote. “Once adjusted for shooter, opponents shot 7.56 percent worse at the rim than expected when McDaniels contested the shot. [Derrick] White was the only wing stopper with a better number, at 7.80 percent.”</p><p>Those are impressive numbers for a 21-year old, and it makes Jaden McDaniels so invaluable already despite his inexperience. In fact, the Timberwolves acknowledged just how vital McDaniels’ defensive prowess already is by fighting hard to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/timberwolves-news-the-one-factor-that-nearly-derailed-rudy-gobert-trade-revealed-by-team-owner/">keep him out</a> of the Rudy Gobert trade. And now, McDaniels has some lofty goals for himself entering his third season.</p><p>“We’re going for first team All-Defense this year,” McDaniels said. “[It may be difficult] but I’m going to make one of them.”</p><p>Nonetheless, it’ll be difficult for Jaden McDaniels to impact the game if he can’t cut down on his fouls per game average (3.2) that ranked in the top 10 in the league despite only playing around 26 minutes a night. He also needs to improve his offensive game, but it appears that won’t be a problem after he showed flashes of his improved scoring by <a href="https://twitter.com/ProCityHoops/status/1553529142120955904?s=20&amp;t=xJdz2dNUsILGyb9pJspwmA">dropping 52</a> in an exhibition game. Nevertheless, it’s on the defensive end that he’ll earn his bread, and McDaniels is well on his way to becoming one of the most feared players on that end of the floor.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
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