Jaden McDaniels has secured his spot as one of the Timberwolves' building blocks, but he still needs to meet Tim Connelly's expectations.

The Minnesota Timberwolves are very much in the running for Kevin Durant, says one local insider... but not if the Suns demand Jaden McDaniels in return.

Just like a number of other teams, the Minnesota Timberwolves would love to acquire Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns. But, also like other teams, they would have to give up a lot to get him. According to Shams Charania,

"If you're the Timberwolves, and you can keep Anthony Edwards, you can keep Naz Reid, and you can keep Jaden McDaniels to potentially make a deal, I think that would be appealing for them ...

However, Jaden McDaniels shoved him from behind, resulting in a flagrant 1 foul. Several players had to be separated from one another. McDaniels wanted a foul called on Gilgeous-Alexander for ...