Ayo DosunmuMinnesota Timberwolves · #13
Ayo Dosunmu is a two-way combo guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, acquired from Chicago in February 2026. A Chicago native and Illinois consensus All-American (2021 Bob Cousy Award winner), he was a second-round steal for the Bulls before the trade home-adjacent to Minnesota. He provides defense, efficient scoring, and secondary playmaking.
Ayo Dosunmu — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Ayo Dosunmu stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Ayo Dosunmu — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Ayo Dosunmu
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Ayo Dosunmu career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 77 | 27.4 | 8.8 | 2.8 | 3.3 | .520 | .376 |
| 2022-23 | 80 | 26.2 | 8.6 | 2.8 | 2.6 | .493 | .312 |
| 2023-24 | 76 | 29.1 | 12.2 | 2.8 | 3.2 | .501 | .403 |
| 2024-25 | 46 | 30.3 | 12.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | .492 | .328 |
| 2025-26 | 45 | 26.4 | 15.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | .514 | .451 |
| Career | 324 | 27.8 | 10.9 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Minnesota Timberwolves built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Ayo Dosunmu
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A two-way combo guard and hometown Illinois star — defense, efficiency, and playmaking for Minnesota.
Turning pro
Drafted 38th overall, 2021 as a Guard.
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A Chicago-bred Illinois All-American and second-round steal — a two-way guard now with Minnesota.
Chapter
A consensus All-American and Bob Cousy Award winner at Illinois, Dosunmu was drafted 38th in 2021 — a steal.
Chapter
He spent five seasons with his hometown Bulls before a February 2026 trade to Minnesota.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 4"
- Weight
- 200 lbs
- College
- Illinois
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Draft
- 38th overall, 2021
- Born
- Chicago, Illinois
- Age
- 26
- Jersey
- #13
Dosunmu is a Chicago basketball success story — a hometown kid who starred at Illinois, had his jersey retired there, and became a second-round steal for the Bulls before the move to Minnesota. His Nigerian Yoruba heritage is central to his identity; his name, Ayo, means 'joy.'
His game is two-way and unselfish: point-of-attack defense, efficient finishing, and secondary playmaking, the kind of steady combo guard a contender values off the bench or as a spot starter. On a Wolves team with Edwards and Randle scoring, his defense and efficiency round out the backcourt.
A steady two-way combo guard — point-of-attack defense, efficiency, and secondary playmaking.
Ayo Dosunmu — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Ayo Dosunmu, answered.
