Now in his fifth season, Bones Hyland has already played for three different teams. A fourth, the Atlanta Hawks, subsequently waived him after acquiring him. Both the Denver Nuggets and Los Angeles Clippers began to sour on him and traded him away. He needed to sign a two-way deal late last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves just to remain in the league.
Minnesota did bring the 25-year-old back this season, and Hyland has played more of a role than most people expected. Of late, the Timberwolves are learning what both the Nuggets and Clippers also found out.