Ayo Dosunmu Clears Injury List as Timberwolves Close Out Preseason
Ayo Dosunmu is off Minnesota's injury report heading into the 2026-27 season after a stretch of day-to-day rest designations in mid-October. He's coming off a 69-game season in which he averaged 14.8 points for the Timberwolves, and he logged mostly reserve minutes through preseason games against Chicago, Detroit, New York, Indiana and Milwaukee.
By the Timberwolves Nightly Desk · updated 4 d ago01The story of the nightWhere he fits nowAyo Dosunmu wears No.
Ayo Dosunmu wears No. 13 for Minnesota and plays guard at 6-4, 201 pounds. He's 26 years old, in his fifth NBA season, and came up through Illinois. He spent last season with the Timberwolves as well, appearing in 69 games and playing 27.3 minutes a night, so he enters 2026-27 as a known piece of the rotation rather than a new addition learning the system on the fly.
02Last season by the numbersIn 2025-26, Dosunmu averaged 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks in 27.3 minutes…
In 2025-26, Dosunmu averaged 14.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks in 27.3 minutes across 69 games. He shot 51.7 percent from the field, 43.9 percent from three and 87.6 percent from the free-throw line, good for a 63.0 true shooting mark. His usage rate sat at 19.7 percent, and his plus-minus for the season was -1.0. Those are efficient, low-turnover numbers — he finished with just 1.4 turnovers a game — for a guard who spent most nights playing off the ball alongside Minnesota's bigger names.
03Preseason check-inDosunmu's October box scores show a mixed workload.
Dosunmu's October box scores show a mixed workload. He played 23.9 minutes against Detroit on Oct. 14, scoring 10 points in a loss, and 19.6 minutes against New York on Oct. 12, putting up 11 points and 4 rebounds in a win. He had 10 points and 3 assists in 17.2 minutes against Indiana on Oct. 7, and 5 points in 12.8 minutes against Milwaukee on Oct. 5. On Oct. 16 against Chicago he didn't record a single stat in 0.0 minutes, a game Minnesota lost.
04Injury reportDosunmu is not on the injury report right now.
Dosunmu is not on the injury report right now. He went through a run of day-to-day rest listings this month, tagged as 'Day-To-Day Rest · Other' on Oct. 10 and again on Oct. 15, with cleared designations following both on Oct. 12 and Oct. 17. None of those listings point to a specific injury beyond rest management, and his current clean status lines up with him being available for Minnesota as the season gets underway.
05Looking back at the playoff runDosunmu's most recent games before this preseason came in May against San Antonio.
Dosunmu's most recent games before this preseason came in May against San Antonio. He played heavy minutes in that stretch: 33.3 minutes with 16 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists on May 12, and 32.0 minutes with 11 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists on May 8. Minnesota won the May 10 game 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists from Dosunmu in 30.3 minutes but dropped the other four matchups in that span, including a May 15 loss where he had 10 points and 9 assists in 23.4 minutes.
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