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Isaiah EvansMinnesota Timberwolves · #41

Guard · 6'4", 190 lb · Duke

Isaiah Evans is a guard the Minnesota Timberwolves selected 33rd overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Duke. An incoming rookie for 2026-27 — projected role, ratings and outlook.

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Minnesota Timberwolves · #41 · Guard

Isaiah Evans

Season avg— · no NBA seasons yet — prospect

Career avg— · career line pending debut

Live win probabilityTimberwolves 70%

Balladex model · projected 121–117 · 99.8 pace

Tonight's projectionmodel

7.9pts

2.8reb

2.8ast

70%win

Tonight's matchup · who he'll mainly guardhead-to-head

Isaiah Evans

Minnesota Timberwolves · Guard

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.

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Scouting report

Isaiah Evans — the report card

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

Depth guard prospect · Impact 45

Isaiah Evans is a guard the Minnesota Timberwolves selected 33rd overall (second round) in the 2026 NBA draft out of Duke. An incoming rookie for 2026

Offense

Defense

Feel / IQ

Playmaking

Below average creator

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Scoring

Below average scorer

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Rebounding

Below average on the glass

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3PT / spacing

Below average spacing

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Perimeter D

Below average on the perimeter

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Paint / rim D

Below average at the rim

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Clutch

Below average late

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C-

Athleticism

Below average tools

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Basketball IQ

Reads the game

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Durability

Availability

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Act II

Where Isaiah Evans 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

Nikola Jokić Denver Nuggets▬

44%

Giannis Antetokounmpo Miami Heat▬

23%

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander Oklahoma City Thunder▬

19%

Luka Doncic Los Angeles Lakers▬

Kyrie Irving Dallas Mavericks▬

✦ Balladex Consensus: #320 of 384 — a blend of the Impact index, current production, career résumé and live search demand. Recomputes as the data does.

Futures & chases

—MVP odds

45Impact index

74Star score

Career scoring average0.0 ppg

Seasons in the index0

Accolades on file1

#33 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Stat explorer

Isaiah Evans — every number, three levels deep

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

Scoring

0.0 PPG

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Playmaking

0.0 APG

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Rebounding

0.0 RPG

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Shooting

— 3P%

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The engine

How the model sees Isaiah Evans

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 next season confidence

Bands widen as confidence drops. Derived live from the real 0-season history below.

What moves the points line vs last season

Everything it reads

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0 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 — — 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: — → games & confidence

health

The real history it trains onsource: Basketball-Reference · verified

Isaiah Evans career stats, season by season

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

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—in 2026 pace

why

Player DNA + compssimilarity model

Closest comps

Meleek Thomas 100%Ben Saraf 99%Christian Anderson Jr. 99%Drake Powell 99%Hugo González 99%

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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.

If a key teammate misses 20 games →

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

45 of 99

Role player tier.

Rarity

◆ Rated

Collectible tier.

Résumé

1 accolades

#33 2026 Draft pick (R2)

Act IV

The Ballad of Isaiah Evans

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

The beginning

Isaiah Evans is a 2026 second-round guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves.

Minnesota Timberwolves

Turning pro

Drafted 33rd overall, 2026 as a Guard.

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Isaiah Evans was a second-round pick (33rd overall) in the 2026 NBA draft, headed to the Minnesota Timberwolves out of Duke.

Chapter

He has not played an NBA game yet — his debut comes in 2026-27, so this page carries projections only.

Where things stand

A second-round guard who debuts in 2026-27.

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Evans's story

The documentary, narrated

Highlights

▶ Highlights landing soon

Off the court

Measurables

Active

Height: 6'4"
Weight: 190 lb
Draft: 33rd overall, 2026
Born: Duke
Jersey: #41

Beyond the game

Evans joins the Minnesota Timberwolves as a 2026 second-round pick out of Duke.

The person

A 2026 second-round guard out of Duke.

Incoming

Second round

Duke

FAQ

Isaiah Evans — frequently asked

The questions people ask most about Isaiah Evans, answered.

Where was Isaiah Evans drafted?

Isaiah Evans was selected 33rd overall (second round) by the Minnesota Timberwolves in the 2026 NBA draft, out of Duke.

Does Evans have NBA stats yet?

The identity and draft facts are real; the ratings and outlook are Balladex projections, since he debuts in 2026-27.

Isaiah Evans 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.

Isaiah EvansMinnesota Timberwolves · #41

Isaiah Evans — the report card

Where Isaiah Evans stands

Isaiah Evans — every number, three levels deep

How the model sees Isaiah Evans

Isaiah Evans career stats, season by season

The Lab

Are the Minnesota Timberwolves built to win?

The Ballad of Isaiah Evans

The beginning

Turning pro

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Chapter

Where things stand

Off the court

Isaiah Evans — frequently asked

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