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Bones Hyland Rumors
Wolves adding Bones Hyland
The Minnesota Timberwolves are shoring up their roster ahead of the stretch run, converting two-way guard Jaylen Clark to a standard contract while planning to pick up notable free agent guard Bones Hyland. The Timberwolves have agreed to a fully guaranteed, two-year deal with Clark, the 6-foot-4 swingman who has showcased tremendous energy over the past month, his agent Todd Ramasar of Life Sports Agency told ESPN on Wednesday.
After converting Clark on Thursday, the Timberwolves will sign Hyland, a 2021 first-round pick, to a two-way deal, agent Austin Walton of NEXT Sports told ESPN. The move reunites Hyland with Timberwolves president Tim Connelly, who selected him No. 26 overall in Denver, where he was a two-time Rising Star selection. Clark fully entered the Timberwolves' rotation on Jan. 29, and he has averaged 6.9 points and 1.7 rebounds in 11 February games while shooting 47.4% from the field and 44% from 3-point land. He's scored in double figures in three games, with 17, 14 and 11 points.
Hyland couldn’t attend Harden’s minicamp in Arizona and had been buried on the depth chart. But Harden and Hyland had lockers next to each other on almost every road trip. Hyland said that he and Harden clicked even before this season. “The first time I met him, we just became very close,” Hyland told The Athletic. Even with Hyland itching for a chance to show what he can do, he credits Harden for giving him the perspective he needs to get through the season. “Just being with him, just being close to him, it’s been a blessing for me,” Hyland said. “Because when he first came into the league, he was a sixth man. He had to work his way up to the person that he is today. He knows the grind, he knows everything. It takes one opportunity, just like he was offered. And you got to take it, and you got to go with it, and you got to make it count. So that’s something that he’s been telling me, stay ready for my opportunity, you never know when it’s coming. It could be here, it could be somewhere else.”
Hawks release Bones Hyland
Chris Haynes: Atlanta Hawks will be waiving newly acquired Bones Hyland, league sources tell me.
Michael Scotto: The Atlanta Hawks are waiving guard Bones Hyland, league sources told @hoopshype .
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Law Murray: The statement from Hawks GM Landry Fields does not mention Bones Hyland Says TMann is a competitive and legitimate two-way player that team liked as player/person for a long time And that team is grateful for passion and heart Bogdanovic played with
Players to keep a close eye on include Kyle Kuzma, Nikola Vučević, Jonas Valančiūnas, Malcolm Brogdon, Lonzo Ball, De'Andre Hunter, Jakob Pöltl, Jaden Springer, Day'Ron Sharpe, Bruce Brown, PJ Tucker, Bones Hyland, KJ Martin, Duop Reath, Marcus Smart, Josh Okogie, Anfernee Simons, Kevin Huerter and Trey Lyles (among others). Some sources anticipate that the Los Angeles Clippers, New Orleans Pelicans and Cleveland Cavaliers will make moves before the deadline to reduce their salaries to fall below the NBA's luxury-tax threshold of $170.8 million.
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Bones Hyland to become a restricted free agent
Chris Haynes: Sources: Los Angeles Clippers and guard Bones Hyland will not reach terms on a rookie-scale extension and he’ll become a restricted free agent at the end of the 2024-25 season.
If the Clippers and Westbrook part ways, the team has had an interest in adding point guard Kris Dunn. Lawrence Frank, president of basketball operations, also said P.J. Tucker and Bones Hyland want to play more, and if that is not possible with the Clippers, the team will explore other avenues for the two role players.
Ohm Youngmisuk: Lawrence Frank also says Clippers are in contact with the agents for PJ Tucker and Bones Hyland. Frank says both want to play. He also says he has talked extensions for Ivica Zubac and Terance Mann.
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