{"id":724605,"date":"2026-05-03T13:00:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:00:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/724605\/"},"modified":"2026-05-03T13:00:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T13:00:21","slug":"jaden-mcdaniels-issues-bold-promise-to-anthony-edwards-for-spurs-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/724605\/","title":{"rendered":"Jaden McDaniels issues bold promise to Anthony Edwards for Spurs series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame significant adversity to reach the conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs, as injuries disrupted their campaign at a critical stage.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Donte DiVincenzo, Anthony Edwards and Ayo Dosunmu were all sidelined for different matches, but Minnesota defied expectations to eliminate the Denver Nuggets as underdogs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">That result has raised hopes the Timberwolves can regain key players soon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">And with momentum on their side, attention has shifted to how they navigate the next series.<\/p>\n<p>Jaden McDaniels makes promise to Anthony Edwards amid injury setback<img alt=\"Photo by Alex Goodlett\/Getty Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"800\" height=\"534\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/3de05e152c487d642eaec7abc94c5f23.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Photo by Alex Goodlett\/Getty Images<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Jaden McDaniels revealed he has already made a clear commitment to Edwards. The Timberwolves forward spoke about keeping the series alive until their star gets back.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Edwards is dealing with a bone bruise and hyperextension of his left knee. His absence leaves a significant gap in Minnesota\u2019s line-up heading into the Spurs series.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McDaniels addressed the situation when asked about Edwards potentially returning. \u201cAny time we can get someone who has been hurt back [it\u2019s good news], especially \u2018Ant\u2019, with the gravity he carries.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He then outlined his promise directly, saying: \u201cEven him just being on the court would help us a lot. So, whenever he\u2019s ready, I told him, we\u2019re gonna hold it down until he gets ready.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jaden McDaniels\u2019 form offers Timberwolves reason for confidence<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">McDaniels played a decisive role in the series win over Denver. His performances helped stabilise the team during a challenging period with crucial absences.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The 25-year-old has elevated his output in the playoffs, averaging 17.8 points, 6.8 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In Game 6 against the Nuggets, McDaniels delivered a triple-double with 32 points and 10 assists, a huge boost in Minnesota\u2019s bid for a place in the conference semifinals.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">His defensive presence and increased production are expected to remain key against the Spurs.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Minnesota Timberwolves overcame significant adversity to reach the conference semifinals against the San Antonio Spurs, as injuries&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":724606,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3782],"tags":[375,4102,7,2208,187,372,377,307,152,3954,6,474,308],"class_list":["post-724605","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-anthony-edwards","tag-ayo-dosunmu","tag-basketball","tag-conference-semifinals","tag-denver-nuggets","tag-donte-divincenzo","tag-jaden-mcdaniels","tag-minnesota","tag-minnesota-timberwolves","tag-minnesotatimberwolves","tag-nba","tag-san-antonio-spurs","tag-timberwolves"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/116510774819147393","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724605","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=724605"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/724605\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/724606"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=724605"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=724605"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=724605"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}