McDaniels Willingly Does the Dirty Work

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One team revolved around arguably the best player in the NBA, Giannis Antetokounmpo, who shoved in 40 points and grabbed 16 rebounds in one of his all-around outings.The opponent on Wednesday night offered up Jaden McDaniels. A little shy still. Slender in his 6-foot-9, 185-pound build, which left him two inches shorter and 57 pounds  Blake Bortles Youth Jersey lighter than the other guy. McDaniels was credited with 3 points in the box score.Gue s which side won?That's right, McDaniels and his Minnesota Timberwolves teammates powered their way to a franchise-uplifting 113-108 victory over the defending NBA champion Milwaukee Bucks on the road.McDaniels, the University of Washington one-and-done forward in 2020, once was labeled "selfish" by more than one Husky fan and team beat writer who watched him struggle  Odell Beckham Jr Women Jersey as a college player.Well, it appears McDaniels has discovered his true basketball purpose in his second season in the NBA. He's started every game for the Wolves (3-1) so far. He played 32 minutes against Antetokounmpo and the Bucks. He finished that outing with the following stat line: those 3 points; 1-for-3 shooting, all from 3-point range; 11 rebounds; 2 a sists and a block.Hes got a high basketball I.Q. He plays really well off the ball. He can really pa s, and weve seen that this summer from him,"  Dallas Cowboys Youth Jersey Wolves coach Chris Finch recently told Canis Hoppus. "It was good to see him make shots the other day. That needs to continue to improve for him. And trying to find him higher usage situations where he can play-make, but with our team, its not always easy to do because hes a perfect player with that first unit in everything that he offers us."Scroll to ContinueMcDaniels gladly does the dirty work for rebuilding Minnesota, as does teammate Jared Vanderbilt, who supplied 10 points and 13 rebounds, while they let D'Angelo Ru sell lead them in scoring with 29 points.He hardly resembles the UW  DJ Moore Jersey freshman who threw up poor shots and got physically manhandled at times before losing his starting position. He's in a much better place basketball-wise now.The college and NBA game is so different and oftentimes these players are used in such different ways," Finch said. "That can be that theyre overexposed to things theyre not overly Joe Schobert Youth Jersey  comfortable with or underexposed to things that suit them well. In the league, to play as a young player, you kind of have a narrower channel, which things youre allowed to do. But that first unit already has three high-usage guys. Trying to find those opportunities going forward will be key to his growth, and I think its something that we could try to benefit from.