Timberwolves player net ratings through 25 games: Donte DiVincenzo is still king

We all know about points, rebounds, assists, etc.

The counting stats get much of the glory in basketball. But how does your team perform when you’re on the floor?

That’s what net rating measures — the points per 100 possessions for your team versus your opponents. The more positive your number, the better your team is playing with you on the court. The more negative? Well, you get it.

Here are Minnesota’s updated individual numbers, with the offensive rating (points scored per 100 possessions), defensive rating (points allowed per 100 possessions) and net rating (offense and defense combined) through 25 games of the season, per NBA.com, with the biggest takeaway from each:

Offensive Ratings

Julius Randle: 121.7

Donte DiVincenzo: 121.6

Anthony Edwards: 120.4

Jaden McDaniels: 119.4

Rudy Gobert: 117.5

Bones Hyland: 115.0

Mike Conley: 114.1

Naz Reid: 113.9

Jaylen Clark: 110.3

Terrence Shannon Jr.: 106.0

Rob Dillingham: 103.7

Takeaway: DiVincenzo continues to surge up this list. The sharpshooter is also proving to be a barometer for Minnesota’s team success. He’s at his best when the Wolves are playing with pace and moving the ball, which is also when the Timberwolves are at their best as a team.

Minnesota is 9-2 this season in games in which DiVincenzo makes four-plus triples.

Defensive Ratings

Jaylen Clark: 104.9

Bones Hyland: 108.8

Rudy Gobert: 109.0

Rob Dillingham: 109.6

Jaden McDaniels: 112.4

Donte DiVincenzo: 112.5

Naz Reid: 113.8

Mike Conley: 114.3

Julius Randle: 114.8

Anthony Edwards: 116.4

Terrence Shannon Jr.: 121.0

Takeaway: Clark and Gobert continue to be conduits for elite defense, while his struggles on this end of the floor remain the primary concern for Shannon Jr.

Net Ratings

Donte DiVincenzo: 9.1

Rudy Gobert: 8.6

Jaden McDaniels: 7.0

Julius Randle: 7.0

Bones Hyland: 6.2

Jaylen Clark: 5.4

Anthony Edwards: 4.1

Naz Reid: 0.1

Mike Conley: -0.2

Rob Dillingham: -5.9

Terrence Shannon Jr.: -15.0

Takeaway: The individual net ratings for Minnesota’s starters are good, but ideally title contenders have top players with net ratings in the double digits at this point in the season.

The fact the Wolves don’t have any displays the lack of consistent dominance to date

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