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Jaden McDaniels
Timberwolves · F · 25
Jaden McDaniels
vs
2025-26
Onyeka Okongwu
Hawks · F-C · 25
Onyeka Okongwu
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Jaden McDaniels vs Onyeka Okongwu

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McDaniels · Okongwu
Jaden McDaniels
McDaniels
Timberwolves
2025-26
Okongwu
Hawks
Onyeka Okongwu
73
Games
availability
74
31.7
Minutes
per game
31.0
14.8
Points
per game
15.2
4.2
Rebounds
per game
7.6
2.7
Assists
per game
3.1
2.1
Steals + blocks
per game
2.2
1.8
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.7
51.5%
Field goal %
48.0%
41.2%
Three-point %
3.4 vs 5.2 attempts
37.6%
83.5%
Free throw %
75.7%
61.1%
True shooting
TS%
59.2%
18.2%
Usage
USG%
18.9%
12.1%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
14.0%
6.5%
Rebound %
of available
11.7%
+3.1
Net rating
on court
+2.1
8.8%
PIE
player impact estimate
10.4%
+1.6
Plus-minus
per game
+1.5
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

Onyeka Okongwu scored more in 2025-26, 0.4 points a game apart (15.2 vs 14.8), on Okongwu's heavier usage (18.9% vs 18.2%).

McDaniels is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 61.1% to 59.2%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Okongwu (3.1 vs 2.7 assists), the glass to Okongwu (7.6 vs 4.2 rebounds).

With McDaniels on the floor his team outscored opponents by +3.1 per 100 possessions, against +2.1 for Okongwu; 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, Okongwu $16.1M 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
Okongwu
44-29
Record when playing
41-33
14.8
Points at home
14.5
14.9
Points on the road
15.9
15.9
Points in wins
15.6
13.2
Points in losses
14.7
30
Season high
32
1
30-point games
2
0
Double-doubles
16

Last games & contracts

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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
Okongwu · last 5
Thu, Apr 30 vs NYK4 pts · 6 reb · 5 ast
Tue, Apr 28 at NYK16 pts · 5 reb · 4 ast
Sat, Apr 25 vs NYK12 pts · 6 reb · 1 ast
Thu, Apr 23 vs NYK9 pts · 7 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Apr 20 at NYK15 pts · 8 reb · 1 ast
McDaniels · contract
2026-27$26.2M
2027-28$28.0M
2028-29$29.8M
Okongwu · contract
2026-27$16.1M
2027-28$16.9M

More comparisons

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McDaniels vs
Kyshawn George · Brice Sensabaugh · Naji Marshall · Onyeka Okongwu
Okongwu vs
Naji Marshall · Andrew Wiggins · Brice Sensabaugh · Jaden McDaniels

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).