Western Conference
Minnesota Timberwolves
Record 7-3Projected 50.5-31.5Playoffs 89.3%Win conference 9.3%Win Finals 5.0%Lottery 10.7%Expected pick 22.6SRS +5.34
DARKO rating · #9 of 30
+5.2Worth about 50 wins over 82 games
Ratings through Nov 6, 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 +6.58; the ones below take away 1.35.
- LaMelo Ball Offense+1.83 Defense-0.01 Net+1.82
- Rudy Gobert Offense-0.57 Defense+2.20 Net+1.63
- Anthony Edwards Offense+1.33 Defense-0.02 Net+1.31
- Jaden McDaniels Offense+0.03 Defense+0.68 Net+0.70
- Donte DiVincenzo Offense+0.07 Defense+0.58 Net+0.65
- Jonathan Kuminga Offense+0.08 Defense+0.28 Net+0.36
- Nah'Shon Hyland Offense+0.19 Defense-0.08 Net+0.11
- Joan Beringer Offense+0.06 Defense-0.10 Net-0.04
- Trey Lyles Offense-0.16 Defense+0.11 Net-0.05
- Jaylen Clark Offense-0.19 Defense+0.11 Net-0.08
- Ayo Dosunmu Offense+0.09 Defense-0.28 Net-0.19
- Terrence Shannon Jr. Offense-0.08 Defense-0.37 Net-0.45
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 | +5.3 | +5.4 | -0.1 | $45.6M | +4.9 | +5.4 | 12.7 | 98.6 | 39.4 | 5.5 | 45.8% | 36.2% | 81.8% |
| Ayo Dosunmu | G | -0.3 | +0.1 | -0.5 | $17.1M | +0.4 | -0.6 | 30.8 | 99.0 | 25.4 | 6.9 | 49.7% | 38.9% | 83.7% |
| Cody Williams | F | -2.7 | -1.8 | -0.9 | -$1.5M | -1.9 | -3.7 | 4.7 | 98.8 | 17.9 | 3.4 | 44.1% | 33.1% | 74.8% |
| Donte DiVincenzo | G | +1.5 | +0.2 | +1.4 | $20.4M | +0.9 | +1.6 | 21.6 | 99.1 | 19.2 | 6.2 | 39.9% | 37.6% | 76.2% |
| Isaiah Evans | F | -1.8 | -1.8 | +0.1 | $0.4M | -1.8 | -2.8 | 3.1 | 98.9 | 19.2 | 4.1 | 38.3% | 34.3% | 77.5% |
| Jaden McDaniels | F | +1.1 | +0.0 | +1.0 | $29.6M | +0.9 | +1.1 | 33.1 | 98.8 | 24.6 | 4.7 | 49.5% | 36.7% | 82.5% |
| Jaylen Clark | G | -0.4 | -0.9 | +0.5 | $10.7M | -0.5 | +0.0 | 11.5 | 98.3 | 15.9 | 3.0 | 42.3% | 34.8% | 73.0% |
| Joan Beringer | F | -0.3 | +0.4 | -0.6 | $10.8M | -0.2 | -1.0 | 7.6 | 98.4 | 19.3 | 1.8 | 61.4% | 21.9% | 69.5% |
| Jonathan Kuminga | F | +0.6 | +0.1 | +0.5 | $20.4M | +0.6 | +0.6 | 29.5 | 98.5 | 22.9 | 4.8 | 46.6% | 34.7% | 71.6% |
| LaMelo Ball | G | +3.1 | +3.1 | -0.0 | $46.3M | +1.8 | +3.6 | 30.3 | 99.2 | 32.9 | 11.3 | 41.2% | 36.3% | 86.4% |
| Nah'Shon Hyland | G | +0.6 | +1.0 | -0.4 | $14.0M | +1.4 | -0.2 | 9.7 | 98.4 | 27.2 | 8.2 | 40.8% | 36.6% | 83.7% |
| Rocco Zikarsky | C | -0.7 | -1.7 | +1.0 | $1.4M | -0.7 | -1.8 | 1.6 | 98.7 | 16.8 | 2.5 | 53.8% | 27.8% | 70.9% |
| Rudy Gobert | C | +2.9 | -1.0 | +3.9 | $43.0M | +1.5 | +3.0 | 28.7 | 98.2 | 14.4 | 2.9 | 64.6% | 20.8% | 54.7% |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | G-F | -2.0 | -0.3 | -1.6 | $0.4M | -2.4 | -0.9 | 11.6 | 99.0 | 24.3 | 4.9 | 43.9% | 36.2% | 81.4% |
| Trey Lyles | F | -0.1 | -0.5 | +0.3 | $10.0M | -0.6 | +0.0 | 16.6 | 98.4 | 15.9 | 2.7 | 42.6% | 35.6% | 72.6% |
| Zyon Pullin | G | -2.1 | -1.3 | -0.7 | $0.0M | -2.1 | -2.5 | 4.5 | 98.7 | 20.4 | 6.9 | 47.7% | 32.3% | 77.1% |
Core outlook
The rotation by projected minutes: age, rating and how long DARKO expects each player to last.
| Player | Age | DPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaden McDaniels | 26 | +1.1 | 8.8 | 98% |
| Ayo Dosunmu | 26 | -0.3 | 7.0 | 96% |
| LaMelo Ball | 25 | +3.1 | 9.1 | 98% |
| Jonathan Kuminga | 24 | +0.6 | 7.5 | 95% |
| Rudy Gobert | 34 | +2.9 | 4.3 | 77% |
| Donte DiVincenzo | 29 | +1.5 | 4.6 | 77% |
| Trey Lyles | 31 | -0.1 | 1.9 | 31% |
| Anthony Edwards | 25 | +5.3 | 11.2 | 99% |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | 26 | -2.0 | 3.9 | 61% |
Payroll against DARKO value
$216.0M of salary for $270.1M of DARKO fair value. The 12 best-paid players:
- Anthony Edwards : salary $48.9M, DARKO value $45.6M, surplus -$3.3M
- LaMelo Ball : salary $40.8M, DARKO value $46.3M, surplus +$5.5M
- Rudy Gobert : salary $36.5M, DARKO value $43.0M, surplus +$6.5M
- Jaden McDaniels : salary $26.2M, DARKO value $29.6M, surplus +$3.4M
- Ayo Dosunmu : salary $19.3M, DARKO value $17.1M, surplus -$2.2M
- Donte DiVincenzo : salary $12.5M, DARKO value $20.4M, surplus +$7.9M
- Jonathan Kuminga : salary $6.1M, DARKO value $20.4M, surplus +$14.4M
- Cody Williams : salary $6.0M, DARKO value -$1.5M, surplus -$7.5M
- Joan Beringer : salary $4.4M, DARKO value $10.8M, surplus +$6.4M
- Jaylen Clark : salary $3.1M, DARKO value $10.7M, surplus +$7.7M
- Nah'Shon Hyland : salary $2.8M, DARKO value $14.0M, surplus +$11.2M
- Terrence Shannon Jr. : salary $2.8M, DARKO value $0.4M, surplus -$2.4M
Top Lineups
| Lineup | Poss | Net +/- | Off +/- | Def +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rudy Gobert, Anthony Edwards, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga | 118 | +9.9 | +4.2 | +5.7 |
| Rudy Gobert, LaMelo Ball, Jaden McDaniels, Jonathan Kuminga, Ayo Dosunmu | 147 | +6.8 | +0.7 | +6.1 |
Worst Lineups
No other lineup is still together.
Lineups whose five players are all on today's roster, from lineup ratings computed November 7, 2026.