One Minnesota Timberwolves veteran handed a rookie his “Welcome to the NBA” moment Wednesday. Jaden McDaniels flat out posterized Yang Hansen in his league debut with the Portland Trail Blazers.

His viscous throw down even drew a “goodness” reaction by his own team. Expand Tweet

McDaniels' right-handed throw down cut the Blazers' lead to 46-42 in that sequence. Still, McDaniels baptizing the NBA Draft addition drew applause and immediate social media reactions.

One fan posted a Steve Harvey jaw dropped photo as their reaction on X, formerly Twitter. Another fan demanded to Minnesota that they see McDaniels more on offense every night. One last fan bluntly called it the “welcome to the NBA” moment as his reaction .

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