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Jaden McDaniels knows it can be any given Timberwolf on any given day.

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The Minnesota Timberwolves have a stacked roster, even if it might seem that way on the surface. The Timberwolves are obviously led by heavy hitters Anthony Edwards and Julius Randle, but all the way down the remainder of their starting five and bench they have solid role players and electric offensive talents. 

The depth of the Timberwolves means they don't have to be reliant on just one or two players to carry the load and on the off chance that one of their stars aren't having a great night, there are plenty of other players that can carry the load. 

As a whole, the Timberwolves are one of the best offensive teams in the league. They're tied with the Oklahoma City Thunder for the third-most points per game with an average of 119.7 and it takes an entire team to get to that mark. 

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) dribbles the ball against Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) in the second half at Target Center. Jesse Johnson-Imagn ImagesMinnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) dribbles the ball against Portland Trail Blazers forward Deni Avdija (8) in the second half at Target Center. Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

Scorers Across the Board 

Both Edwards and Randle are averaging 20+ points per game and another three Timberwolves, Ayo Dosunmu, Jaden McDaniels and Naz Reid, are averaging 14+ points per game. Rounding out the Minnesota double-digit club are Donte DiVincenzo wit 12.8 points and Rudy Gobert with 11 points per game. 

That level of scoring across the board makes it hard for the Timberwolves to hit hard slump and even if they do have a rough stretch of games like they had earlier in February when they lost back-to-back games to the New Orleans Pelicans and Los Angeles Clippers, all it takes is one spark to get them back on track.

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) dunks against the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter at Target Center. Brad Rempel-Imagn ImagesMinnesota Timberwolves forward Jaden McDaniels (3) dunks against the Atlanta Hawks in the fourth quarter at Target Center. Brad Rempel-Imagn Images

"We've got so many so many versatile players. It could be anybody's night, anybody's half," McDaniels said (via Timberwolves). "When someone's rolling we just keep going to them. Whoever's next up, like today it was Ju [Julius Randle] in the second half. We've just got to respect it and trust each other and not get in each other's way."

Randle Steps Up

Randle was that spark for the Timberwolves in their 133-109 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday. 

Minnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) looks on against the Portland Trail Blazers in the second half at Target Center. Jesse Johnson-Imagn ImagesMinnesota Timberwolves forward Julius Randle (30) looks on against the Portland Trail Blazers in the second half at Target Center. Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images

Randle had 41 points on 14-24 shooting from the field along with seven rebounds and two assists. Randle's monster performance is a perfect example of the "next man up" mentality that McDaniels spoke about. 

On a night where Edwards had just 14 points, Randle took over the game and powered Minnesota to 133 points. 

McDaniels played his part in that win as well with 21 points and Gobert followed with 17. 

There are very few answers for the Timberwolves when at least one of their players is having a night like Randle had and when even more Timberwolves feel a hot streak coming on at the same time, there are few teams in the league that are better. 

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