The Minnesota Timberwolves are in search of to search out kind forward of the playoffs and safe the absolute best seeding they will.
Chris Finch’s crew made gentle work of the freefalling Charlotte Hornets to publish a 125-110 win.
The victory saved the Minnesota Timberwolves within the seventh seed within the Western Convention, holding the stress on the Golden State Warriors, who’ve risen to 6.
Star participant Anthony Edwards posted 29 factors within the win – and was matched by rising star Jaden McDaniels, who had 29 factors of his personal, together with 10 rebounds.
The Timberwolves season has been helped by the crew getting their stars wholesome once more, with Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo making their returns.
Randle was one help shy of a triple-double, posting 25-10-9 within the win, and post-game he reserved particular reward for Jaden McDaniels.
Randle spoke of his admiration, in quotes relayed through Dane Moore: “Man, we want him. Jaden is so proficient, extraordinarily proficient. He’s gifted, man.
“He can do numerous various things and he works his butt off. We’d like him to play with that confidence as a result of it provides us an entire totally different stage as a crew.”
Jaden McDaniels has posted the 4 highest factors totals of his profession because the flip of the yr, with this one towards the Hornets one level shy of his greatest ever.
- 30 factors vs Path Blazers, February 8 2025
- 29 factors vs Hornets, March 5 2025
- 27 factors vs Thunder, February 27 2025
- 27 factors vs Mavericks, January 22 2025
The Timberwolves want McDaniels to proceed his sizzling streak, and attain new highs within the playoffs, including an enormous additional menace that may open up extra scoring alternatives for Edwards.
Julius Randle and Jaden McDaniels each discovered their approach to the Minnesota Timberwolves after being drafted by the LA Lakers, although one by no means performed a sport for the crew.
Randle was a primary spherical decide by the Lakers in 2014 and stayed there 4 seasons, earlier than leaving in free company for the New Orleans Pelicans in 2018. One yr later he signed with the New York Knicks, earlier than being traded to the Timberwolves in 2024 as a part of the Karl-Anthony Cities transfer.
McDaniels was chosen with the Lakers’ first spherical decide in 2020, however was instantly traded to the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder, who then flipped him to the Minnesota Timberwolves, the place he has been ever since.
Now in 2024-25, McDaniels is having fun with the very best type of his profession, and is valued by his friends, as Randle’s feedback clearly lay out.
