The Hornets are among the teams to register some interest in Nuggets guard Bones Hyland, Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report stated during the latest episode of his #thisleague UNCUT podcast with Marc Stein.
Haynes, following up on his TNT report on Hyland from Tuesday, reiterated that the second-year guard would be open to a trade that sets him up for a larger role elsewhere. There has been “friction” between Hyland and Denver’s coaching staff, Haynes notes, adding that the Nuggets have confidence in rookie Christian Braun to take on some of Hyland’s minutes if a trade happens.
Echoing previous reports, Haynes also confirms that the Timberwolves are among the teams with interest in Hyland, but expresses some skepticism that the Nuggets would want to send the former first-round pick to Minnesota, since there’s still some resentment from Denver’s ownership group about how Tim Connelly‘s move to the Wolves played out.
Here are a few more items of interest from the podcast:
- Based on rumblings he has heard, Haynes believes that Raptors forward OG Anunoby would “embrace a change of scenery,” even if he hasn’t explicitly asked to be traded. Haynes also suggests that neither the Grizzlies nor the Pelicans want their Southwest rival to land Anunoby, which is a factor to keep in mind if Toronto seriously considers moving him.
- The Cavaliers, who have been in the market for help at the small forward position, are among the potential trade suitors to watch for Knicks forward Cam Reddish, according to Haynes. Dylan Windler‘s expiring $4MM contract would be a logical salary-matching piece in a Reddish trade if the Knicks are simply seeking a second-round pick, though that’s just my speculation.
- Things haven’t worked out well for Will Barton with the Wizards so far, Haynes notes, reporting that the veteran guard would be open to a change of scenery. Haynes identifies the Nets and Bucks as two teams worth keeping an eye on. It’s unclear whether Washington will find a trade for Barton or if he might emerge as a buyout candidate after the February 9 deadline.
I think people will be surprised how much OG fetches in this market.
I think at this point, we’ll probably be disappointed bc we’re expecting a superstar haul.
Might get a superstar haul if the Grizzlies/pelicans rumors are true. Play them against each other to drive the price up.
Don’t count me as one of them. I think he’s a great young player. 3&D wing who’s also very athletic and has length.
Even in fantasy hoops he’s a top 50 player. He was ranked in the teens before he got hurt.
Bulls could offer Vooch’s expiring and Coby White. Probably TOR could re sign Vooch cheap and add a lot of shooting. I think a filler would be required for Toronto to match salary.
More like the wizards haven’t worked out well
Cavs really need to stop targeting just dudes to fill the void at the 3. Reddish isn’t going to fit in on the team, and he just adds another body to the carousel. They need an actual, established player, not a guy who is going to cause drama when he gets subbed out in a way he disagrees with.
The issue is how do they acquire such a player? Mitchell is awesome but they blew all their assets for the foreseeable future to acquire him.
How do they fill out the rest of the team was always what I questioned about that trade.
Agree, they should be targeting a guy like Josh Richardson.
CLE doesn’t have any 2nd round picks until 2025, and then its MIL’s. So, no better (worse really) than the 2023 MIL reportedly offered. Hard to believe his army of representatives who’ve been demanding a trade seemingly since he got here couldn’t come up with anything better than this.
I would like Phoenix for Bones. Their first is probably too good, but they could protect it and send Cam Payne back, who is low-end Bones replacement. Indiana also stands out with their Celtics and Cavs 1sts this year. One of them and T.J. McConnell would be good for Denver.
I’d do that deal if I’m Denver. Bones isn’t happy with his role/minutes. Payne is willing to be a backup. I also don’t think Bones is much better than Payne, if at all.
We don’t want OG, please.
Is Bones Hyland’s nickname “Hylander”? If not why isn’t it?
Because you don’t nickname over a nickname, at least one as high-end as Bones.