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Bones Hyland

Minnesota Timberwolves · #8 · Rotation
PG6'2"169 lbage 255 yrs expVCUWilmington, DE
7th best of 12 on MINworth +1.7 wins to the rotation
OFF80DEF76
High-level interior finisher & rim protector
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Western · Northwest · proj. 48-34 (▲+1.8)
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A shifty microwave-scorer point guard with a quick trigger from deep — 8.5 points in a 16-minute bench role on 38.8% from three and 59.9% true shooting. The playmaking flashes (his strongest skill) are real, and as an unrestricted free agent he's a cheap instant-offense gamble off someone's bench.

8.5
PPG
1.8
RPG
2.6
APG
0.6
SPG
0.2
BPG
GP 71MPG 16.6FG% 45.33P% 38.8FT% 78TS% 59.9USG% 20.6PER 15.1BPM +1.7VORP 1.1
2025-26 regular season · bars are percentile at his position

NBA player ratings

0–99 · 2025-26 form
Inside finishing90
Rim protection86
Playmaking84
Perimeter defense82
Scoring77
Shooting77
Rebounding64

Skill ratings are 2025-26 per-game and advanced stats (Basketball-Reference) ranked 0–99 within position (guards vs guards, bigs vs bigs). Overall is anchored to EPM impact on a non-linear curve, nudged by these skills; Offense and Defense come from box plus-minus. A player who missed the latest season is shown from his most recent one.

Career

2021-22 to 2025-26 · 5 seasons
9.2
PPG
2.1
RPG
2.6
APG
257
GAMES
Points 2,366Win Shares 7.4Starts 13Best season 2025-26 · 8.5 ppg
Games played, last three seasons54%

Regular season, 2003-04 onward (Basketball-Reference). Averages are weighted by games played; honours count awards won, not finishes. “Current players” means the 802 who played in the last three seasons.

Trajectory

2023-24 → 2025-26 · age 23 → 25
▲Rising

Bones, at 25, is on a clear upward trajectory — 0.8 → 3.2 wins of value over the window.

Age curve▲ Ahead of curve
Developing faster than a typical player his age.
2026-27 forecast▲ 4.4 wins (+1.2)
Age should add a little at 26. Range 3.4–5.3 wins.
Production (BPM)-3.6 → +1.7+5.326-27 forecast +1.2
His per-possession game has clearly sharpened.
2023-24: -3.6 · 37 games2024-25: +2.7 · 24 games2025-26: +1.7 · 71 games2026-27: +1.2 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Value to team (wins)0.8 → 3.2+2.426-27 forecast 4.4
He's worth more wins to a team than he was.
2023-24: 0.8 · 37 games2024-25: 1.7 · 24 games2025-26: 3.2 · 71 games2026-27: 4.4 (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Contract value2026-27: worth $12.0M
Unsigned, so there is no 2026-27 salary to measure against. This is roughly what his play would fetch on the open market.
2023-24: $2.5M · 37 games2024-25: $4.1M · 24 games2025-26: $7.4M · 71 games2026-27: $12.0M (forecast)23-2425-2626-27
Current deal: through '27. On the contract row the flat dashed line is this salary, so the gap to the 2026-27 forecast is the surplus.

Seasons from Basketball-Reference (2023-24 → 2025-26). Production is box plus-minus, a per-possession measure. Value is VORP-based wins, so it also counts games played. Contract value is what each season’s play would fetch on the open market. The dotted 2026-27 point is a forecast: his established level, a year older, assuming a normal season.

Contract

2026-27
—Signed · terms pending
Runs through1 season
Est. market value$11,968,892 /yr
Surplus+$11,968,892
BARGAINworth more than he is paid

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

1 move

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.

Plays like

same position

Nearest skill profiles across the seven rating axes — who he plays like, not who is as good. The rating beside each name answers that second question.