MEMPHIS — As with Anthony Edwards, Jaden McDaniels has had to push through new challenges in his second season with the Timberwolves.
A player's development isn't always a steady rise.
"There is a regression, particularly in the face of becoming a much more known commodity," coach Chris Finch said. "What are your strengths [and] weaknesses. People [are] game-planning for you, in terms of Ant's situation. Jaden, defensively, people are attacking him early and that's leading to some foul trouble, so he has to be more conscious of that."
For McDaniels, the 6-9 forward often given the job of defending the other team's best offensive big,it has been an up-and-down first eight games.