McDaniels is averaging 14.9 points on 53% shooting. He has scored in single digits just twice in that span, after failing to reach double digits in 20 of the Wolves’ 37 games. McDaniels said he’s just “being aggressive and really not thinking.

Douglas Farmer's best NBA picks and lineup for playing DraftKings' NBA Pick6 on February 23, featuring Jaden McDaniels odds, Naz Reid odds, and Isaiah Hartenstein odds.

Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Jaden McDaniels added 21 points to propel the Wolves into the All-Star break.

Naz Reid had 27 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the short-handed Minnesota Timberwolves in a 116-101 victory over Oklahoma City that stopped the Thunder’s seven-game winning streak. Anthony Edwards scored 23 points and Jaden McDaniels added 21 points to propel the Wolves into the All-Star break with an inspired performance against the West-leading Thunder behind a small-ball strategy necessitated by the absence of their starting frontcourt.

McDaniels contributed 17 points (5-15 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist and one block in 40 minutes during Sunday's 130-123 loss to the Thunder. Minnesota is very shorthanded these days with Donte DiVincenzo (toe),

With the Thunder focusing on keeping Anthony Edwards at bay, expect Jaden McDaniels to go off for Minnesota. While without Julius Randle and Donte DiVincenzo, the Minnesota Timberwolves have had to look for new sources of offensive creation.

McDaniels contributed 17 points (5-15 FG, 1-6 3Pt, 6-6 FT), 13 rebounds, one assist and one block in 40 minutes during Sunday's 130-123 loss to the Thunder.

The back-and-forth affair saw 18 lead changes and four ties. The lead see-sawed between the squads in the second half after it looked like early on the Thunder were on their way to another blowout win.

McDaniels’ offensive output is a major boon for the Wolves. Minnesota sports the NBA’s sixth-best offensive rating over the last month, scoring 120.1 points per 100 possessions. That’s a major contrast from the struggles the team exhibited on that end to open the campaign.

The Minnesota Timberwolves nearly came away with the most incredible play of the NBA season at the end of the first half against the Houston Rockets on Friday.

My Thunder vs. Timberwolves predictions and NBA picks turn to an unusual source of Minnesota production, one that succeeded in that game less than two weeks ago. Tip-off comes at 9:30 p.m. ET on Sunday, February 23.

The Oklahoma City Thunder travel on the road to face the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday. It's the first of a rare road-and-home back-to-back for the same squad. Last time out, OKC looked exhausted in a pre-All-Star break loss at Minnesota on Feb.