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Dane Moore: Asked Bones Hyland about the increasingly green light he's been given to be aggressive in Minnesota. "Obviously there's a lot more opportunity out there just to step in. Honestly for me, just goin with the flow of the game. My teammates finding me, making the game easy for me. Finding me in the flow, getting the 3s rolling, get downhill. Like you said, the green light but don't let it be too much of it. Getting everybody involved too."
Dane Moore: Bones Hyland when asked about Minnesota playing without Anthony Edwards. "We loaded, bro. We got a lot of talent on the team, lotta guys who can step in. Last year when we played the Nuggets, guys sat out from injuries and we stepped up."
Alan Horton: Edwards, Ball, McDaniels, Kuminga, Gobert, Dosunmu, Hyland & Lyles will not play tonight & did not make the trip to Chicago. Chris Finch before the game... "This game is extremely intentional. We treat it almost like a baseball split-squad game. Half the roster stayed back home & practiced today & we get these guys here who get a chance to play extended minutes."
The Wolves do not believe they’re anywhere near the front of the line for James’ services, the team and league sources said, especially considering their lack of spending power. After agreeing to terms with Bones Hyland on a one-year, league minimum deal Tuesday, the Timberwolves have two roster spots to fill and just a hair above the league minimum for one of those spots. They could try to trade Josh Green, who was acquired in the Ball trade and has an expiring $14.7 million contract to try to add a power forward or more spending wiggle room, but the Wolves are intrigued by Green’s talent, and nothing was materializing immediately on that front, the team and league sources said.
Jon Krawczynski: Bones Hyland has agreed to return to the Minnesota Timberwolves next season, sources told @TheAthletic. Hyland established himself as a rotation player, teaming with Ayo Dosunmu in the "Twin Turbos" backcourt.
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Mike Conley will mull retirement but could return on a cheaper deal. Bones Hyland will also be a free agent.
Joey Linn: It’s disappointing to see the way some people are talking about Bones Hyland. He’s a very confident player, and probably could have handled a couple situations in his career differently, but he’s also misunderstood. I covered him for two seasons in LA, and he’s one of the hardest working players I’ve seen up-close. Also just a really kind person. Despite being out of the Clippers rotation, he was regularly the last player still working out after practice. Kawhi Leonard, James Harden, and Russell Westbrook were some of the vets who loved Bones and spoke highly of him. Seeing some really misinformed character attacks on a guy who’s generally well-liked around the NBA.
Bones Hyland: 3 years ago they traded me. 3 years fast forward we eliminated them. I love you Minny! Wolves in 6
Dane Moore: Ayo Dosunmu is listed as questionable for Game 6 with right calf soreness and Bones Hyland is listed as questionable with left knee soreness. Dosunmu was out/rested with the calf soreness at the end of the regular season. Hyland appeared to be somewhat bothered by the knee in Game 5.
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"Honestly, I’ve come a long way, bro. Two years, God first. Just honestly came a long way, bro. Two years of not playing—it’s been tough, bro, honestly. But coming here now, man, they took me in with open arms, so I got my joy back, my spirit back," Hyland said about his current run in Minnesota as the team's spark plug off the bench, averaging 8.5 points in 16.6 minutes this season.
Minnesota @Timberwolves Status Report in advance of tomorrow night’s game vs. New Orleans Pelicans: pic.twitter.com/ZdRE6WkJ1b
— Timberwolves PR (@Twolves_PR) April 11, 2026
“Just watching the game from a distance, you start to see what the team is missing, what’s wrong internally, the problems and (stuff),” Edwards said. “I think I needed that, especially going into the playoffs to see what we needed. It was big for me.” He declined to get into specifics, not wanting to give a public scouting report on what he thought was needed. If the first game is any indicator, he will focus on moving the ball on offense, getting out in transition more often for easier baskets and, per Finch’s request, guarding the opponent’s best perimeter scorer while McDaniels is out. “Just picking my spots, knowing when to be aggressive, knowing when to make the right play,” Edwards said. “And then just letting Bones and Ayo bring the ball up. I think that’s the main thing for me.”
