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 15 games of the season, with the biggest takeaway from each:
Offensive Ratings
Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) dunks during the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Washington Wizards, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025, in Minneapolis. Randle leads Minnesota in offensive rating through 15 games. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
Julius Randle: 125.4
Anthony Edwards: 123.6
Donte DiVincenzo: 120.8
Jaden McDaniels: 119.2
Mike Conley: 114.2
Rudy Gobert: 117.1
Jaylen Clark: 114.3
Naz Reid: 113.4
Bones Hyland: 111.3
Rob Dillingham: 100.3
Takeaway: The Wolves’ offense is dominant when Randle is on the floor. That 125.4 number is tied with Houston’s Josh Okogie (yes, that Josh Okogie) for tops in the NBA among all non-Denver Nuggets.
Edwards’ offensive rating ranks 10th in the league.
And since Nov. 1, Randle’s 128.2 offensive rating is tops in the entire NBA. He’s one of four players currently averaging 25-plus points, seven-plus rebounds and six-plus assists, joining Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Defensive Ratings
Jaylen Clark: 103.1
Rudy Gobert: 106.1
Bones Hyland: 108.0
Rob Dillingham: 110.9
Donte DiVincenzo: 111.7
Jaden McDaniels: 113.0
Naz Reid: 113.6
Mike Conley: 114.2
Anthony Edwards: 114.7
Julius Randle: 115.7
Takeaway: These are slowly crawling down for everyone as Minnesota looks at least closer to the defensive team it wants to be.. Reid’s defensive rating was north of 119 at the 10-game check in, but the Wolves have found more answers as to how to get stops with the Reid-Randle frontcourt (see: Clark).
McDaniels, Reid, DiVincenzo, Randle and Clark all saw improvements of at least 2.5 points per 100 defensive possessions over the last five games.
Net Ratings
Jaylen Clark: 11.2
Rudy Gobert: 11.0
Julius Randle: 9.7
Donte DiVincenzo: 9.1
Anthony Edwards: 8.9
Jaden McDaniels: 6.2
Mike Conley: 3.7
Bones Hyland: 3.2
Naz Reid: -0.2
Rob Dillingham: -10.5
Takeaway: Clark is king. Minnesota’s reserve defensive stopper now sports the team’s best net rating, though Gobert, Randle, Edwards and DiVincenzo are all in close pursuit.
It does feel notable that Minnesota’s two best defenders top this list at the moment.
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