2026-27 fantasy · MIN · F

Jaden McDaniels

Should I get him? · 12-team 9-cat
Worth adding

Fairly sure: a regular in any 12-team league.

  • No. 31 in our 9-cat rankings, up 2 spots since Oct 24.
  • 32 minutes a game this season, off the bench.
  • 1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 90% chance he plays it.
  • When Edwards sat since last season, he played 35 minutes instead of 31 (16 games).
Start or sit him vs…
Scoring from the league button up top.

This week

1 game this week (Oct 31–Nov 1), about a 90% chance he plays it.

  • Sat Oct 31@ SAS92%

Played 73 of his team's last 82 games, 8 of the last 10.

How we work out the chance he plays

His role

Minutes a game, and whether he starts.

Last season
32 min
73 games, started all 73
This preseason
21 min
4 games, started all 4
This season
32 min
6 games, off the bench
We project
32 min
about 72 games

Why we project him this way: 32.4 min, 17 pts, 6.5 reb, 3.7 ast in 6 games this season.

Numbers

Our projection for a game he plays, 2026-27.

14.8Points
5.3Rebounds
2.8Assists
1Steals
1Blocks
1.4Threes
1.6Turnovers
53.1%FG%
83.3%FT%

Helps you most in FG%, blocks.

  • FG%+1
  • FT%+0.3
  • threes-0.3
  • points-0.3
  • rebounds-0.2
  • assists-0.5
  • steals-0.2
  • blocks+0.7
  • turnovers+0.4

When teammates sit

His minutes and fantasy points in real games without a teammate.

If he sits, who gains

In 8 games without him, Ayo Dosunmu went from 28 to 34 minutes and 25.1 to 37.4 fantasy points a game.

Who gains when Jaden McDaniels is out →
Full stats and teammates on his player page