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Jaden McDaniels
Last: vs LA Clippers · Tipped off 8:00 PM ET · this page updates each morning
Points by game
The Edge
Role and usageMcDaniels's profile stands out most on rebound chances per game (77th percentile) and true shooting (69th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.
Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.
Our pick
Jaden McDaniels over 4.5 rebounds
Read our reasoning
Season avg 6.6 RPG (5 games, small sample). Historical L10: avg 5.6 (range 1-8), 8/10 over 4.5; L20: 14/20 — 80% L10 hit rate. OREB% 38.9%, 8.2 drives/g, and 68.2% driveFG% indicate active interior presence. MIN projected to win comfortably, preserving his full rotation minutes. Risk: vs LAC last season (4g) he averaged only 3.0 rebounds — a matchup-specific concern that prevents HIGH confidence. Market at -263 (72.5% implied) is supported by the longer-run rate; the LAC history is the caution flag.
Points against the line
Recorded line 14.5 · Points · as of Oct 28
2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28
Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 14.5
home, away, back-to-back, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.
This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.
Where he scores
34% of his shots come from the paint outside the restricted area, where he makes 62%, 17.5 percentage points above the league rate there.
- Restricted area71%▲ 5.3 vs league23% of attempts · 14 FGA · small sample
- Three-pointers32%level with league36% of attempts · 22 FGA
- Mid-range80%▲ 40.0 vs league8% of attempts · 5 FGA · small sample
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Where he shoots from, against the league
- Restricted area23% / 29%10 of 14 · 71% FG against 66% for the league
- Paint (non-restricted)34% / 19%13 of 21 · 62% FG against 44% for the league
- Mid-range8% / 10%4 of 5 · 80% FG against 40% for the league
- Left corner 310% / 6%3 of 6 · 50% FG against 34% for the league
- Right corner 314% / 5%4 of 9 · 44% FG against 34% for the league
- Above-the-break 311% / 31%0 of 7 · 0% FG against 34% for the league
Matchup: vs LA Clippers
LA Clippers defense
Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to forwards.
Who guards him
Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Brandon Ingram has guarded him most: 70.3 partial possessions, 9 points on 4 of 7.
- Jordan MillerG
2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.
Team defense
LA Clippers: the 6th-best defense at an average pace; stingy against forwards on points.
Allowed-to-forwards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 253 forward-games against LAC · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.
4 meetings on record: 13.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.8 assists per game (last on Mar 11). The vs LAC window above shows each game.
LAC injury report · Oct 30
- Yanic Konan Niederhäuser · Out
- Max Strus · Out
- Brandon Ingram · Out
- Rui Hachimura · Day-to-day
Lineup context
Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.
On and off
The team is 37.1 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).
- Net rating
Offensive and defensive rating
- Offensive rating
- Defensive rating (lower is better)
Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.
With and without teammates
- Jonathan Kumingasmall sample without
- Rudy Gobertsmall sample without
- Ayo Dosunmusmall sample without
Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.
Game log & career
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