Small Forward · Minnesota Timberwolves
Kyle Anderson
Age 32 · USA · 203 cm (6'8") · 104 kg · Born Sep 20, 1993 · UCLA
6.8 PPG
4.3 RPG
2.8 APG
757 games
12 seasons
Career snapshot
12seasons
757games
5,144career pts
13.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
San Antonio Spurs
· 257 games · 2014-15–2017-18
Position rank · 2023-24
#24PPG rank
#24PER rank
#24WS rank
Among 30 Small Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
12.4
2020-21 · MEM
RPG
5.8
2018-19 · MEM
APG
4.9
2022-23 · MIN
PER
17.2
2020-21 · MEM
WS
6.2
2017-18 · SAS
Draft
Career by team
Minnesota Timberwolves
2022-23 – 2025-26 · 3 seasons
7.4 PPG
4.3 RPG
4.4 APG
167 games
Utah Jazz
2025-26 – 2025-26 · 1 seasons
7.1 PPG
3.3 RPG
3.1 APG
20 games
Memphis Grizzlies
2018-19 – 2025-26 · 5 seasons
8.5 PPG
5.2 RPG
2.9 APG
252 games
Golden State Warriors
2024-25 – 2024-25 · 1 seasons
5.3 PPG
3.1 RPG
2.3 APG
36 games
Miami Heat
2024-25 – 2024-25 · 1 seasons
6.7 PPG
3.8 RPG
2.6 APG
25 games
San Antonio Spurs
2014-15 – 2017-18 · 4 seasons
4.9 PPG
3.6 RPG
1.7 APG
257 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-15 | SAS | 33 | 8 | 10.8 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 34.8 | 27.3 | 64.3 | 8.2 | 0.3 |
| 2015-16 | SAS | 78 | 11 | 16.0 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 46.8 | 32.4 | 74.7 | 12.9 | 3.5 |
| 2016-17 | SAS | 72 | 14 | 14.2 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 44.5 | 37.5 | 78.9 | 12.5 | 2.7 |
| 2017-18 | SAS | 74 | 67 | 26.7 | 7.9 | 5.4 | 2.7 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 52.7 | 33.3 | 71.2 | 15.9 | 6.2 |
| 2018-19 | MEM | 43 | 40 | 29.8 | 8.0 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 54.3 | 26.5 | 57.8 | 12.8 | 2.7 |
| 2019-20 | MEM | 67 | 28 | 19.9 | 5.8 | 4.3 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 47.4 | 28.2 | 66.7 | 12.5 | 2.5 |
| 2020-21 | MEM | 69 | 69 | 27.3 | 12.4 | 5.7 | 3.6 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 46.8 | 36.0 | 78.3 | 17.2 | 5.6 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 69 | 11 | 21.5 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 44.6 | 33.0 | 63.8 | 14.4 | 3.5 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 69 | 46 | 28.4 | 9.4 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 1.1 | 0.9 | 50.9 | 41.0 | 73.5 | 14.8 | 5.1 |
| 2023-24 | MIN | 79 | 10 | 22.6 | 6.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 46.0 | 22.9 | 70.8 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | GSW | 36 | 3 | 15.0 | 5.3 | 3.1 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 45.0 | 36.5 | 66.7 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | MIA | 25 | 1 | 18.4 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 49.3 | 33.3 | 78.9 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | MIN | 19 | 2 | 19.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 47.3 | 0.0 | 77.3 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | UTA | 20 | 0 | 20.1 | 7.1 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 52.3 | 60.0 | 65.8 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | MEM | 4 | 3 | 22.3 | 9.3 | 3.5 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 78.9 | 100.0 | 75.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2022 | Memphis Grizzlies | Minnesota Timberwolves | |
| Jul 2018 | San Antonio Spurs | Memphis Grizzlies | |
All entries are season change.
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About Kyle Anderson
Kyle Forman Anderson, also known as Li Kai'er, is an American-Chinese professional basketball player for the Minnesota Timberwolves of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Born in the United States, he played college basketball for the UCLA Bruins. After earning All-American honors as a sophomore in 2013–14, he declared for the 2014 NBA draft and was selected in the first round with the 30th overall pick by the San Antonio Spurs.