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Jaden McDaniels
Timberwolves · F · 25
Jaden McDaniels
vs
2025-26
Kyshawn George
Wizards · F · 22
Kyshawn George
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaden McDaniels vs Kyshawn George

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McDaniels · George
Jaden McDaniels
McDaniels
Timberwolves
2025-26
George
Wizards
Kyshawn George
73
Games
availability
48
31.7
Minutes
per game
29.0
14.8
Points
per game
14.8
4.2
Rebounds
per game
5.1
2.7
Assists
per game
4.5
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
1.9
1.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
2.6
51.5%
Field goal %
43.8%
41.2%
Three-point %
3.4 vs 5.4 attempts
38.1%
83.5%
Free throw %
80.2%
61.1%
True shooting
TS%
55.9%
18.2%
Usage
USG%
22.2%
12.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
22.6%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
8.1%
+3.1
Net rating
on court
-11.5
8.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
9.0%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
-7.4
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Kyshawn George scored more in 2025-26, 0.0 points a game apart (14.8 vs 14.8), on George's heavier usage (22.2% vs 18.2%).

McDaniels is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 55.9%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to George (4.5 vs 2.7 assists), the glass to George (5.1 vs 4.2 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: McDaniels played 25 more games (73 vs 48 of 82).

With McDaniels on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.1 per 100 possessions, against -11.5 for George; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: McDaniels $26.2M through 2028-29, George $3.1M through 2027-28. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
McDaniels
2025-26
George
44-29
Record when playing
10-38
14.8
Points at home
15.0
14.9
Points on the road
14.6
15.9
Points in wins
16.5
13.2
Points in losses
14.3
30
Season high
34
1
30-point games
1
0
Double-doubles
3
McDaniels · last 5
Fri, May 15 vs SAS13 pts · 1 reb · 3 ast
Tue, May 12 at SAS17 pts · 6 reb · 2 ast
Sun, May 10 vs SAS14 pts · 6 reb · 0 ast
Fri, May 8 vs SAS17 pts · 7 reb · 2 ast
Wed, May 6 at SAS12 pts · 3 reb · 4 ast
George · last 5
Mon, Mar 2 vs HOU16 pts · 1 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Feb 28 vs TOR14 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
Tue, Feb 24 at ATL11 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sun, Feb 22 vs CHA13 pts · 2 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Feb 19 vs IND6 pts · 3 reb · 1 ast
McDaniels · contract
2026-27$26.2M
2027-28$28.0M
2028-29$29.8M
George · contract
2026-27$3.1M
2027-28$5.4M

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).