MN Timberwolves Sign Familiar Guard for Final Roster Spot
This offseason the Minnesota Timberwolves have done a good amount of heavy lifting when it comes to spending dollars on their roster. The vast majority of those dollars have been handed to players we have already seen don the jersey however.
Despite a second-straight five-game takedown in the Western Conference Finals, team president Tim Connelly has essentially decided to run things back. Chris Finch won’t have many new faces on the roster, and how that works remains to be seen.
Monday the team filled the final opening with guard Bones Hyland.
Bones Hyland back for Minnesota Timberwolves
Last week it was reported that the MN Timberwolves were considering multiple options for their final roster spot. On Monday they decided to go with the most familiar of them.
Bones Hyland will return to the Timberwolves this season, per Jon K
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The former VCU product is a known commodity to Tim Connelly, as he drafted Hyland, who played his first two NBA seasons with the Denver Nuggets. This will be Bones’ second stint in Minnesota. The soon-to-be 25-year-old guard was a midseason addition for the Timberwolves last year, where he appeared in just four games.
Bones Hyland averaged a career-best 11.8 points per game during the 2022-23 season, between Denver and Los Angeles. That’s impressive production for just 19.4 minutes per game, especially when you throw in his 3.1 assists per game, numbers that earned him a spot on the 2021-22 All-Rookie team.
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It remains to be seen what head coach Chris Finch has in store for Hyland. Realistically, the MN Timberwolves need a guard that could bring up the ball and allow for Anthony Edwards to operate in space.
Nobody is suggesting that Hyland represents an upgrade over Rob Dillingham, at this point in his career. At the same time, only one of those has ever proven they can hang at this level, and it’s not Dilly… at least not yet.
MN Timberwolves roster now set
Of course, there is plenty of time until the Minnesota Timberwolves kick off their regular season schedule. Hopefully there are no injuries to report on, but that doesn’t mean the team can’t make tweaks to the roster. For now though, this is how it shakes out.
| Player | Position | Experience |
|---|---|---|
| Mike Conley | Point Guard | 18 |
| Rob Dillingham | Point Guard | 2 |
| Bones Hyland | Point Guard | 4 |
| Tristen Newtown^ | Point Guard | 2 |
| Anthony Edwards | Shooting Guard | 5 |
| Donte DiVincenzo | Shooting Guard | 7 |
| Jaylen Clark | Shooting Guard | 2 |
| Johnny Juzang* | Shooting Guard | 4 |
| Jaden McDaniels | Small Forward | 5 |
| Terrence Shannon Jr. | Small Forward | 2 |
| Joe Ingles | Small Forward | 11 |
| Julius Randle | Power Forward | 11 |
| Naz Reid | Power Forward | 6 |
| Leonard Miller | Power Forward | 2 |
| Enrique Freeman*^ | Power Forward | 2 |
| Rudy Gobert | Center | 12 |
| Joan Beringer* | Center | R |
| Rocco Zikarski*^ | Center | R |
^Two way contract
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There are just four new players on the Timberwolves roster this season, and two of them are on two-way contracts. In my estimation, the only fresh faces who should expect reasonable playing time is first round draft pick Joan Beringer, and recently signed guard, Johnny Juzang.
Minnesota could have opted for a more established point guard than Hyland in the form of a veteran like Russell Westbrook. This move, though, signals two things. Tim Connelly believes in Rob Dillingham and Bones Hyland, which is why he opted not to invest in an aging veteran who won’t bring future value to the organization.
Minnesota tip off the regular season in Portland against the Trailblazers on Wednesday October 22nd.
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