The Minnesota Timberwolves and Jaden McDaniels have closed a contract extension for five years and a total of 136 million dollars, as the player’s agents have informed journalists of The Athletic Shams Charania and Jon Krawczynski.
McDaniels, who will begin his fourth season in the NBA in the coming days, has become one of the best players ‘3-and-D’ of the competition, and is positioned as a key pillar in the Timberwolves’ hopes of seriously competing in the West in the short and medium term.
The 23-year-old forward finished the 2022-23 season with a 39.8% accuracy rate in three-point shots and his performance in the rearguard allowed him to be included in the Second Defensive Quintet along with Derrick White, Marcus Smart, OG Anunoby and Evan Mobley.
This extension, together with that of Naz Reid and the large contracts of Anthony Edwards, Karl-Anthony Towns and Rudy Gobert, will place the Timberwolves above the luxury tax during the coming seasons, something that the previous owner, Glen Taylor, had avoided. during his time at the head of the organization. However, the new ownership leadership, headed by Marc Lore and Alex Rodríguez, seems to be more willing to dig deep into their pockets to turn the Timberwolves into an aspiring team.
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2023-10-23 18:30:00
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