Bones Hyland
Guard · Minnesota Timberwolves · #8
Bones Hyland: season analysis
Bones Hyland is a 26-year-old guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, wearing number 8. Listed at 6-foot-2 and 169 pounds, Hyland has 6 years of NBA experience and played college basketball at VCU.
In 2026-27, Hyland is averaging 8.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 12.3 minutes per game, coming off the bench in all 11 games. The shooting line reads 44.0% from the field, 34.0% from three-point range and 80.0% from the free-throw line.
The scoring output is close to last season's (8.5 points per game in 2025-26), with 12.3 minutes now against 16.6 then.
Before this season, Hyland played 5 NBA seasons and 337 games, averaging 9.4 points, 2.0 rebounds and 2.6 assists. The best scoring season so far was 2022-23 at 11.8 points per game.
Background
Nationality: United States. Honors include the Atlantic 10 Conference Men's Basketball Player of the Year (2021).
Background facts: Wikidata (CC0) · Bones Hyland on Wikipedia ↗
Profile
| Team | Minnesota Timberwolves |
|---|---|
| Position | Guard |
| Jersey | #8 |
| Age | 26 |
| Born | September 14, 2000 · Wilmington, DE, USA |
| Height | 6' 2" (1.88 m) |
| Weight | 169 lbs (77 kg) |
| College | VCU |
| NBA experience | 6 years |
| Salary | — |
Timberwolves teammates
LaMelo BallG · #1
Joan BeringerF · #19
Jaylen ClarkG · #7
Donte DiVincenzoG · #0
Ayo DosunmuG · #13
Anthony EdwardsG · #5
Rudy GobertC · #27
Jonathan KumingaF · #24
Trey LylesF · #41
Jaden McDanielsF · #3
Zyon PullinG · #15
Terrence Shannon Jr.G · #4
Cody WilliamsF · #9
Rocco ZikarskyC · #44Last 10 games
| Date | Opponent | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-11-12 | vs DAL | W 133-94 | 23 | 24 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7-10 | 5-6 | 5-6 | +15 |
| 2026-11-08 | vs UTA | W 115-100 | 13 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 5-6 | +15 |
| 2026-11-06 | @ NOP | W 115-109 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 1-5 | 1-2 | -10 |
| 2026-11-04 | @ HOU | W 117-107 | 16 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | -1 |
| 2026-11-02 | vs MIL | W 112-100 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0-0 | -6 |
| 2026-10-31 | @ SAS | L 111-121 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| 2026-10-30 | vs LAC | W 127-101 | 20 | 19 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8-16 | 3-9 | 0-0 | +8 |
| 2026-10-28 | vs GSW | L 114-119 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 |
| 2026-10-26 | @ CLE | L 125-127 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| 2026-10-25 | vs TOR | W 117-94 | 15 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 3-3 | -11 |
Season-by-season averages
| Season | Team | GP | GS | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG% | 3P% | FT% | OR | DR | FG | 3PT | FT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | minnesota timberwolves | 11 | 0 | 12.3 | 8.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 44.0 | 34.0 | 80.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 3.0-6.8 | 1.5-4.3 | 1.1-1.4 |
| 2025-26 | minnesota timberwolves | 71 | 3 | 16.6 | 8.5 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 45.3 | 38.8 | 78.0 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 3.0-6.6 | 1.6-4.2 | 0.9-1.2 |
| 2024-25 | 2024 25 Totals | 24 | 0 | 10.0 | 6.2 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 39.8 | 39.0 | 88.5 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 2.0-4.9 | 1.3-3.4 | 1.0-1.1 |
| 2024-25 | la clippers | 20 | 0 | 11.1 | 7.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 39.1 | 38.7 | 88.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 2.3-5.8 | 1.6-4.0 | 1.2-1.3 |
| 2024-25 | minnesota timberwolves | 4 | 0 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 66.7 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5-0.8 | 0.3-0.5 | 0.0-0.0 |
| 2023-24 | la clippers | 37 | 5 | 14.6 | 6.9 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 38.6 | 32.6 | 78.3 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 2.6-6.8 | 1.2-3.6 | 0.5-0.6 |
| 2022-23 | 2022 23 Totals | 56 | 1 | 19.4 | 11.8 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 39.9 | 37.1 | 84.3 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 4.1-10.2 | 2.1-5.6 | 1.5-1.8 |
| 2022-23 | denver nuggets | 42 | 1 | 19.5 | 12.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 39.9 | 37.8 | 86.6 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 4.1-10.3 | 2.2-5.7 | 1.7-2.0 |
| 2022-23 | la clippers | 14 | 0 | 18.9 | 10.8 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 | 40.1 | 35.1 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 3.9-9.8 | 1.9-5.3 | 1.1-1.4 |
| 2021-22 | denver nuggets | 69 | 4 | 19.0 | 10.1 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 40.3 | 36.6 | 85.6 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 3.3-8.3 | 1.9-5.2 | 1.6-1.8 |
Profile, injury status and averages from ESPN's public NBA data, refreshed daily. MIN, PTS, REB… are per-game averages; OR/DR = offensive/defensive rebounds; FG, 3PT, FT = made-attempted per game.