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Donte DiVincenzoMinnesota Timberwolves · #0

Guard · 6'4", 203 lb · Newark, Delaware · Age 29 · 8th season

Donte DiVincenzo is a sharpshooting, connective guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves and a 2021 NBA champion. A two-time NCAA champion and 2018 Final Four Most Outstanding Player at Villanova, he was drafted 17th in 2018. He set Knicks three-point records — including nine threes in a Game 7 — before a 2024 trade to Minnesota in the Karl-Anthony Towns deal.

MVP race · #126Guard rank · #27Balladex Impact · 67
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Minnesota Timberwolves · #0 · Guard
Donte DiVincenzo
Season avg12.2 pts · 4.1 reb · 3.8 ast · .406 fg
Career avg11.0 pts · 4.3 reb · 3.0 ast · .425 fg
Live win probabilityTimberwolves 70%
Balladex model · projected 121–117 · 99.8 pace
Tonight's projectionmodel
13.9pts
4.5reb
4.7ast
70%win
Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head
Donte DiVincenzo
Minnesota Timberwolves · Guard
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Herbert Jones
New Orleans Pelicans · Strong defender
Category breakout
Head-to-head history
Home/away splits from recent games; live grades from the DNA model.
LADDER#126 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 67 — Solid starter tierINDEXDonte DiVincenzo · Minnesota TimberwolvesLADDER#126 in the Balladex MVP raceIMPACTBalladex Impact 67 — Solid starter tierINDEXDonte DiVincenzo · Minnesota Timberwolves
Scouting report

Donte DiVincenzo — the report card

Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.

C+
Connective Guard · Shooter · Impact 67
Donte DiVincenzo is a sharpshooting, connective guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves and a 2021 NBA champion. A two-time NCAA champion and 2018 Final
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Offense
C-
Defense
C
Feel / IQ
C
Playmaking
Average creator
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C
Scoring
Average scorer
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D
Rebounding
Below average on the glass
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C+
3PT / spacing
Average spacing
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B-
Perimeter D
Strong on the perimeter
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Paint / rim D
Below average at the rim
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C
Clutch
Average late
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C+
Athleticism
Strong tools
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C
Basketball IQ
Reads the game
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A+
Durability
Availability
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Act II

Where Donte DiVincenzo stands

Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.

The laddersmodel · recomputes nightly
1
Nikola Jokić DEN
29%
2
Luka Doncic LAL
20%
3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander OKC
12%
4
Giannis Antetokounmpo MIA
4%
5
Victor Wembanyama SAS
3%
6
Anthony Edwards MIN
2%
7
Tyrese Maxey PHI
2%
8
Jamal Murray DEN
2%
Balladex Consensus: #43 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.
Futures & chases
<1%MVP odds
67Impact index
302Star score
Career scoring average11.0 ppg
Seasons in the index8
Accolades on file2
1× NBA Champion (2021) · 2× NCAA Champion (2016, 2018)
Stat explorer

Donte DiVincenzo — every number, three levels deep

Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.

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Scoring
12.2 PPG
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Playmaking
3.8 APG
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Rebounding
4.1 RPG
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C+
Shooting
.379 3P%
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The engine

How the model sees Donte DiVincenzo

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.

Projected 2026-27  74% confidence
12.5
pts
10.6–14.4
4.1
reb
3.3–4.9
4.1
ast
3.4–4.8
31.1
min
proj
75
gp
health
.421
fg%
~base
.390
3p%
~base
Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 8-season history below.
What moves the points line vs last season
Last season 12.2 → projected 12.5 PPG
Minutes / role
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Development (his trend)
-0.2
Age curve
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Live context
+0.2
Net vs last season+0.3 PPG
Everything it reads
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8 seasons of per-minute rates
every box line, minutes-normalized
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Recency × games-played weight
recent, healthy seasons anchor the baseline
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Weighted least-squares trend
his own trajectory, read season over season
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Per-stat aging curves
age 29 — applied per stat
curve
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Live role context
usage & role shifts fold in when the feed is present
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Durability signal
GP last 3: 81 / 62 / 82 → games & confidence
health
The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Donte DiVincenzo career stats, season by season

Career stats by season
SeasonGPMINPTSREBASTFG%3P%
2018-192715.24.92.41.1.403.265
2019-206623.09.24.82.3.455.336
2020-216627.510.45.83.1.420.379
2021-221720.17.23.51.7.331.284
2022-237226.39.44.53.5.435.397
2023-248129.115.53.72.7.443.401
2024-256225.911.73.73.6.422.397
2025-268230.412.24.13.8.406.379
Career47326.311.04.33.0
Source: Basketball-Reference. Backtested against completed player-seasons in the index. The same engine powers Tonight's projection, EraLab, and the role simulator — one model, asked different questions. Illustrative.
Act III

The Lab

Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.

Gold = MVP / Championship season · hover any bar. Real per-game data; per-36 & totals derived.
EraLab · the stat time machinenovel
Re-express a season in today's pace-and-space.
raw PPG
in 2026 pace
why
Scoring map · clickable zonesShotChart
Team-tinted. Modeled where tracking data is absent.
Role simulatorpowered by GM engine
Change the roster around him — his projection updates live.
Projected line shifts to — usage , assists rise as primary initiator. Title odds . Illustrative.
Context

Are the Minnesota Timberwolves built to win?

Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.

51–31proj record
#6conf seed
+3.9net rtg
116off rtg
112.1def rtg
94%playoff odds
Roster delta · what changed
Drop coverage — Sits the big back to wall off the rim and lives with contested mid-range looks.. Core trending improving. Defensive anchors: Rudy Gobert, Jaden McDaniels.
How his role moves
Projected 51–31, 6th in the West. Real team projection from the roster + last-season baselines. His usage, minutes and creation load move with roster health.
Balladex Impact
67 of 99
Solid starter tier.
Rarity
◆ Rated
Collectible tier.
Résumé
2 accolades
1× NBA Champion (2021) · 2× NCAA Champion (2016, 2018)
Act IV

The Ballad of Donte DiVincenzo

Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.

Jan 31, 1997

The beginning

A sharpshooting, connective guard and champion — 'The Big Ragu,' from Villanova title runs to Minnesota.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Turning pro

Drafted 17th overall, 2018 as a Guard.

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A two-time college champion and 'The Big Ragu' — the sharpshooting connector of Minnesota's backcourt.

Chapter

A Villanova legend, DiVincenzo dropped 31 off the bench as Final Four MOP in the 2018 title game, then was drafted 17th.

Chapter

He won the 2021 NBA title with Milwaukee, then set Knicks three-point records — nine threes in a Game 7.

Off the court

Measurables ESPN
Out · INJURY_STATUS_OUTDiVincenzo will undergo surgery Sunday to repair a ruptured right Achilles tendon that he suffered during the Timberwolves Game 4 win over the Nuggets on Saturday.
Height
6' 4"
Weight
203 lbs
College
Villanova
Experience
8th Season
NBA debut
2018
Draft
17th overall, 2018
Born
Newark, Delaware
Age
29
Jersey
#0
Beyond the game

DiVincenzo earned the nickname 'The Big Ragu' — a nod to his Italian heritage and red hair — after a clutch tip-in in college, and it stuck through a career defined by championship winning. A soccer player before he committed to basketball, he's a father (a son born in 2024) known for a fiery, competitive edge.

His identity is shooting and connective play: a high-volume three-point marksman who also passes, cuts, and defends, the kind of glue guard that both champions (Villanova, the 2021 Bucks) and contenders value. In Minnesota, he provides the floor-spacing and toughness that complement Edwards's scoring and Gobert's defense.

The person

A fiery, connective sharpshooter — high-volume three-point shooting with playmaking and defense.

SharpshooterSet Knicks three-point records, including nine threes in a Game 7.
ConnectorPasses, cuts, and defends beyond just shooting.
WinnerTwo NCAA titles and a 2021 NBA championship.
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FAQ

Donte DiVincenzo — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Donte DiVincenzo, answered.

Why is Donte DiVincenzo called 'The Big Ragu'?
A nod to his Italian heritage and red hair, coined after a clutch tip-in at Villanova; it stuck throughout his career.
How did Donte DiVincenzo join the Timberwolves?
In an October 2024 trade — alongside Julius Randle — that sent Karl-Anthony Towns to the Knicks.
What are Donte DiVincenzo's championships?
Two NCAA titles at Villanova (2016, 2018) and the 2021 NBA championship with Milwaukee.
Donte DiVincenzo career stats & accolades are real, and team projections and recent-game home/away splits are computed from real production. DNA ratings, grades, tonight's projection, ladders, live win probability and simulator outputs are Balladex model output. Not affiliated with the NBA.
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Availability & durability

games played vs season length
Career availability
75%
8 seasons
Last 3 seasons
91%
21 games missed
Games missed
163
career, schedule-adj.
Durability
Durable
improving
Availability by season
27
18-19
66
19-20
66
20-21
17
21-22
72
22-23
81
23-24
62
24-25
82
25-26

Durable. Availability trend is improving91% of games over the last three seasons, low of 21% in 2021-22.

Availability = games played ÷ season length (schedule-adjusted for lockout and COVID seasons). A durability signal from real game data, not a medical assessment.

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