Forward · Minnesota Timberwolves
Taurean Prince
Age 32 · USA · 198 cm (6'6") · 99 kg · Born Mar 22, 1994 · Baylor
10.0 PPG
3.8 RPG
1.7 APG
713 games
10 seasons
Career snapshot
10seasons
713games
7,146career pts
11.5PER (avg)
Most-played franchise:
Atlanta Hawks
· 196 games · 2016-17–2018-19
Position rank · 2024-25
#50PPG rank
#50PER rank
#50WS rank
Among 76 Forward players (min. 41 games)
Career highs (single season)
PPG
14.1
2017-18 · ATL
RPG
6.0
2019-20 · —
APG
2.6
2017-18 · ATL
PER
12.8
2017-18 · ATL
WS
2.2
2021-22 · MIN
Draft
2016
Round 1 ·
Pick 12
from Baylor
Career by team
Milwaukee Bucks
2024-25 – 2025-26 · 2 seasons
8.4 PPG
3.5 RPG
1.9 APG
106 games
Los Angeles Lakers
2023-24 – 2023-24 · 1 seasons
8.9 PPG
2.9 RPG
1.5 APG
78 games
Minnesota Timberwolves
2021-22 – 2022-23 · 2 seasons
8.1 PPG
2.5 RPG
1.3 APG
123 games
Cleveland Cavaliers
2020-21 – 2020-21 · 1 seasons
10.1 PPG
3.7 RPG
2.4 APG
29 games
Brooklyn Nets
2019-20 – 2019-20 · 1 seasons
12.1 PPG
6.0 RPG
1.8 APG
64 games
Atlanta Hawks
2016-17 – 2018-19 · 3 seasons
11.4 PPG
3.8 RPG
1.9 APG
196 games
Stats by season
| Season | Team | G | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | PER | WS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | ATL | 59 | 10 | 16.6 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 40.0 | 32.4 | 78.7 | 9.8 | 1.1 |
| 2017-18 | ATL | 82 | 82 | 30.0 | 14.1 | 4.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 42.6 | 38.5 | 84.4 | 12.8 | 2.0 |
| 2018-19 | ATL | 55 | 47 | 28.2 | 13.5 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 44.1 | 39.0 | 81.9 | 11.9 | 1.5 |
| 2019-20 | NBA | 64 | 61 | 29.0 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 37.6 | 33.9 | 79.8 | — | — |
| 2019-20 | BKN | 64 | 0 | 29.0 | 12.1 | 6.0 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 37.6 | 33.9 | 79.8 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | NBA | 12 | 4 | 18.2 | 8.1 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 40.5 | 35.1 | 88.9 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | NBA | 41 | 10 | 22.1 | 9.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 40.1 | 40.0 | 85.5 | — | — |
| 2020-21 | CLE | 29 | 6 | 23.7 | 10.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 39.9 | 41.5 | 83.7 | 12.2 | 0.7 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 69 | 8 | 17.1 | 7.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 45.4 | 37.6 | 75.6 | 12.4 | 2.2 |
| 2022-23 | MIN | 54 | 4 | 22.1 | 9.1 | 2.4 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 46.7 | 38.1 | 84.4 | 10.0 | 1.3 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 78 | 49 | 27.0 | 8.9 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 44.2 | 39.6 | 73.5 | — | — |
| 2024-25 | MIL | 80 | 73 | 27.1 | 8.2 | 3.6 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 45.7 | 43.9 | 81.3 | — | — |
| 2025-26 | MIL | 26 | 7 | 23.5 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 45.0 | 43.6 | 100.0 | — | — |
Transfers & team changes
Derived from season-by-season team membership.
| Date | Move | Type | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2021 | Cleveland Cavaliers | Minnesota Timberwolves | season change | ||
| Oct 2020 | Atlanta Hawks | Cleveland Cavaliers | offseason | From 2018-19 to 2020-21 | |
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About Taurean Prince
Taurean Waller-Prince is an American professional basketball player for the Milwaukee Bucks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Baylor Bears. He was drafted by the Utah Jazz with the 12th pick in the 2016 NBA draft but was traded to the Atlanta Hawks where he played for three seasons before being traded to the Brooklyn Nets in the 2019 off-season. In January 2021, he was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers and was then traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves in August of the same year. He has also played for the Los Angeles Lakers.