The victory against the Pelicans, synonymous with 8th place for the “play-in”, will remain as one of the highlights of the season, even of the recent history of Wolves. In addition to the altercation between Kyle Anderson and Rudy Gobert which will cost the Frenchman his participation in the match against the Lakers, the franchise lost Jaden McDaniels, his best defender. The winger sadly illustrated himself at half-time by breaking his hand… by hitting against a wall!
The Minneapolis franchise gave an update on his condition, and the examinations and x-rays carried out revealed fractures to the third and fourth metacarpals of the right hand. The player will wear a cast for the next few weeks and is out until further notice. To give an idea of his unavailability, you should know that the interior of the Pistons Marvin Bagley, for a similar injury, had missed 19 games, or 54 days of competition after having surgery.
Suffice to say that Wolves will not see him again this season, even if they were to achieve an exceptional run in the playoffs. Chris Finch therefore quickly went in search of the one who would occupy his role as holder this evening, believing that his absence will be compensated by the contribution of several elements.
“Kyle Anderson has been important to us all year showing his ability to start. Taurean Prince has played particularly well in recent games, and I also thought Nickeil Alexander-Walker had been good. We will have to find a way to fill the gaps, but that’s what we’ve been doing all season.”, he explained at the post-match press conference.
| Jaden McDaniels | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 63 | 24 | 44.7 | 36.4 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 1.1 | 2.7 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 6.8 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 70 | 26 | 46.0 | 31.7 | 80.3 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 9.2 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 79 | 31 | 51.7 | 39.8 | 73.6 | 1.2 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 12.1 |
| Total | 212 | 27 | 48.2 | 36.0 | 73.1 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 1.4 | 3.2 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 9.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
