Bones Hyland won’t be sticking in Atlanta after being traded from the Clippers to the Hawks on Thursday. According to NBA insider Chris Haynes (Twitter link), the Hawks intend to waive the fourth-year guard.
The 26th overall pick in the 2021 draft, Hyland began his NBA career in Denver and flashed some upside as a scorer and shooter off the bench for the Nuggets in his first season-and-a-half, averaging 10.9 points in 19.2 minutes per game across 111 appearances, with a .401/.371/.860 shooting line.
However, reportedly concerned about Hyland’s fit alongside Jamal Murray, his defensive lapses, and his displeasure with his role, the Nuggets traded him to the Clippers for a pair of second-round picks at the 2023 deadline.
The former VCU standout never really found his footing in Los Angeles, appearing in just 71 games over the last two years and averaging 7.8 PPG on .392/.349/.812 shooting during that time.
Hyland, who is in the final year of his rookie deal, was attached to Terance Mann on Thursday in the deal that sent Bogdan Bogdanovic to the Clippers.
Assuming Hyland clears waivers, as expected, he’ll be eligible to sign with any NBA team besides the Clippers.
The Hawks, meanwhile, will open up a spot on their 15-man roster after an active deadline week. They’ll be on the hook for the remainder of Hyland’s $4.16MM salary, as well as his full cap hit, but he’ll come off the cap after this season.
I know he doesn’t fit the Celtics from defense perspective, but sometimes you need a boost of offense, he can provide that.
Unfortunately, the And1 Tour is now defunct.
He’s gonna have a hard time catching on with some meaningful basketball.
Globetrotters are hiring.
Imagine thinking Bones does anything the Celtics aren’t already getting from Payton Pritchard.
2k Legend. Expect a bidding war.
Bucks
Maybeee Orlando?
Harlem Globetrotters
If you’re one of these bottom-dwelling, poverty teams, why not right?
He could eat some innings for the Hornets and that’s about it.
Can’t play defense, questionable shot selection, horrible attitude. I wouldn’t touch him with a 10 foot pole. He’ll be out of the league in a few years, become an answer to a trivia question.
I tend to agree. He had a great chance to catch on in Denver, but blew it because apparently didn’t want to be there. I mean, come on, you could play with Jokic?
A lot of these young players come in and don’t realize that they have to do everything in their power to stay in the NBA. There are countless players who would give anything to have had the shot Bones Hyland had to make it work. He turned it into some petty disagreement with the way the Nuggets organization did things. We don’t know a whole lot about the Clippers opportunity he had, other than they eventually decided he was a trade chip. He could have made something good happen there. Hopefully, he can find a good overseas opportunity.
High school basketball and the NCAA has too many people who make money by boosting these kids egos…
It’s no small wonder that the international talent has taken over the league as a result of that hubris…
Hope he finds another team. He has talent, can score
In an era that requires efficiency more than ever, players like Lou Williams and Jamal Crawford are going extinct. They cant help your team win.
Bones Hyland is a talented combo guard in the mold of Lou Williams. I don’t understand why so many teams don’t believe in him so early in his career.
Because volume scoring doesn’t help teams win.
Bones can hit a stepback 3. What else?
People love them some regular season Jamal Crawford. He started 1 playoff game and shot 39% (31 3PT%) across 74 playoff games.
Lou Williams? Same story. 40 FG%, 28 3PT% across 89 playoff games.