Western Conference
Minnesota Timberwolves
Record 9-3Projected 52.2-29.8Playoffs 91.9%Win conference 10.4%Win Finals 6.1%Lottery 8.1%Expected pick 23.5SRS +6.34
DARKO rating · #9 of 30
+5.2Worth about 50 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 12, 2026
Where the rating comes from
Each player's DPM times their share of DARKO's projected team minutes, times five for the five players on the floor, split into offense and defense (points per 100 possessions; 0 is an average player). The columns add up to the team's numbers at the bottom, and offense plus defense is net. Players above average add +6.38; the ones below take away 1.22.
- LaMelo Ball Offense+1.83 Defense+0.01 Net+1.84
- Rudy Gobert Offense-0.55 Defense+2.16 Net+1.61
- Anthony Edwards Offense+1.26 Defense-0.02 Net+1.24
- Jaden McDaniels Offense-0.03 Defense+0.74 Net+0.71
- Donte DiVincenzo Offense+0.06 Defense+0.48 Net+0.54
- Nah'Shon Hyland Offense+0.39 Defense-0.15 Net+0.24
- Trey Lyles Offense-0.08 Defense+0.18 Net+0.10
- Jonathan Kuminga Offense-0.04 Defense+0.14 Net+0.10
- Rocco Zikarsky Offense-0.19 Defense+0.18 Net-0.01
- Jaylen Clark Offense-0.18 Defense+0.11 Net-0.06
- Joan Beringer Offense+0.08 Defense-0.16 Net-0.08
- Ayo Dosunmu Offense+0.06 Defense-0.25 Net-0.19
- Terrence Shannon Jr. Offense-0.23 Defense-0.45 Net-0.68
Players
| Player | Pos |
|---|
| Player | Pos | DPM | Off | Def | Fair Salary | Box | On/Off | MPG | Pace | Pts/100 | Ast/100 | FG% | 3P% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Player | Pos | |||||||||||||
| Anthony Edwards | G | +5.2 | +5.2 | -0.1 | $51.8M | +4.9 | +5.2 | 12.4 | 98.0 | 40.0 | 5.4 | 46.2% | 36.7% | 82.3% |
| Ayo Dosunmu | G | -0.3 | +0.1 | -0.5 | $15.7M | -0.0 | -0.6 | 28.9 | 98.8 | 27.4 | 6.6 | 51.0% | 38.8% | 84.3% |
| Cody Williams | F | -2.7 | -1.7 | -1.0 | -$1.0M | -1.7 | -3.9 | 1.7 | 98.3 | 18.0 | 3.5 | 44.4% | 33.6% | 74.6% |
| Donte DiVincenzo | G | +1.5 | +0.2 | +1.3 | $20.9M | +0.8 | +1.6 | 18.7 | 98.4 | 19.5 | 6.3 | 39.9% | 37.7% | 76.1% |
| Isaiah Evans | F | -1.7 | -1.6 | -0.0 | $0.2M | -1.7 | -2.8 | 2.6 | 98.0 | 19.2 | 3.9 | 38.6% | 34.5% | 78.0% |
| Jaden McDaniels | F | +1.2 | -0.0 | +1.2 | $30.9M | +0.4 | +1.4 | 31.7 | 98.5 | 25.1 | 4.7 | 49.9% | 36.5% | 83.5% |
| Jaylen Clark | G | -0.3 | -0.7 | +0.5 | $9.0M | -0.4 | +0.1 | 12.4 | 97.9 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 42.7% | 34.9% | 73.3% |
| Joan Beringer | F | -0.3 | +0.3 | -0.7 | $7.0M | -0.2 | -0.9 | 12.6 | 98.4 | 19.7 | 1.9 | 61.8% | 22.4% | 68.9% |
| Jonathan Kuminga | F | +0.2 | -0.1 | +0.3 | $21.5M | -0.2 | +0.3 | 26.5 | 98.3 | 22.9 | 4.8 | 46.8% | 34.5% | 71.2% |
| LaMelo Ball | G | +3.2 | +3.2 | +0.0 | $38.6M | +2.8 | +3.4 | 29.6 | 98.8 | 33.4 | 11.3 | 42.4% | 36.5% | 87.0% |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | G | +0.9 | +1.4 | -0.5 | $12.4M | +1.8 | -0.1 | 14.4 | 98.2 | 28.2 | 8.7 | 41.6% | 37.0% | 84.1% |
| Rocco Zikarsky | C | -0.1 | -1.8 | +1.7 | $3.5M | -0.1 | -2.0 | 5.6 | 97.3 | 17.9 | 2.7 | 53.7% | 29.3% | 71.2% |
| Rudy Gobert | C | +3.0 | -1.0 | +4.0 | $43.7M | +1.7 | +3.1 | 27.8 | 97.9 | 15.5 | 3.0 | 63.6% | 21.1% | 55.8% |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | G-F | -2.1 | -0.7 | -1.4 | $1.1M | -2.6 | -0.8 | 16.8 | 98.4 | 23.6 | 5.1 | 44.0% | 35.8% | 81.8% |
| Trey Lyles | F | +0.3 | -0.3 | +0.6 | $11.0M | -0.7 | +0.7 | 15.9 | 98.2 | 15.7 | 2.9 | 42.7% | 35.3% | 72.5% |
| Zyon Pullin | G | -2.2 | -1.3 | -0.9 | -$0.6M | -2.2 | -2.5 | 2.8 | 97.9 | 20.6 | 6.7 | 48.4% | 32.6% | 77.0% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 26 | +1.2 | 8.6 | 98% |
| LaMelo Ball | 25 | +3.2 | 9.6 | 99% |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 26 | -0.3 | 6.3 | 94% |
| Rudy Gobert | 34 | +3.0 | 5.3 | 88% |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 24 | +0.2 | 7.4 | 95% |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 29 | +1.5 | 5.0 | 82% |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 26 | -2.1 | 4.0 | 64% |
| Trey Lyles | 31 | +0.3 | 2.5 | 42% |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | 26 | +0.9 | 5.9 | 88% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$216.0M of salary for $267.3M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Anthony Edwards : salary $48.9M, DARKO value $51.8M, surplus +$2.9M
- LaMelo Ball : salary $40.8M, DARKO value $38.6M, surplus -$2.2M
- Rudy Gobert : salary $36.5M, DARKO value $43.7M, surplus +$7.2M
- Jaden McDaniels : salary $26.2M, DARKO value $30.9M, surplus +$4.7M
- Ayo Dosunmu : salary $19.3M, DARKO value $15.7M, surplus -$3.6M
- Donte DiVincenzo : salary $12.5M, DARKO value $20.9M, surplus +$8.4M
- Jonathan Kuminga : salary $6.1M, DARKO value $21.5M, surplus +$15.4M
- Cody Williams : salary $6.0M, DARKO value -$1.0M, surplus -$7.0M
- Joan Beringer : salary $4.4M, DARKO value $7.0M, surplus +$2.6M
- Jaylen Clark : salary $3.1M, DARKO value $9.0M, surplus +$5.9M
- Nah'Shon Hyland : salary $2.8M, DARKO value $12.4M, surplus +$9.5M
- Terrence Shannon Jr. : salary $2.8M, DARKO value $1.1M, surplus -$1.7M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga | 118 | +9.9 | +4.1 | +5.8 |
| Rudy Gobert, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga, Ayo Dosunmu | 201 | +7.1 | +0.8 | +6.3 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed November 13, 2026.