Bones Hyland (PG/SG, DEN): Week 23 Waiver Wire Pickups

BALLER MOVE: Add in 14+ Team Leagues

ROSTERED IN: 45% of leagues

ANALYSIS: Contrasting reporters in the past few days around the Nuggets facilities and the short-term future of the squad. You know what I'm talking about: Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr. making their respective comebacks in time for a postseason run. It was reported that they were close at first, but just a couple of days ago Coach Malone spoke about Murray saying he should still be ways away from returning. Welp. Not too bad for Denver, though, considering they drafted a very capable replacement just last summer in Bones Hyland, and the truth is he just doesn't know how to stop getting better.

While Hyland is not starting for the Nugs, he is still login his good 20+ minutes more often than not and he's in fact averaging 25 MPG in the past two weeks of play (eight games through Friday). The line can't get much better, and neither can the efficiency in the full month of March. Hyland is putting up 1.26 FP/min, which is absolutely bonkers considering the league-average figure sits at around 0.90!

It's been eight games in a row for Bones hitting 10+ points (16.5 PPG) shooting a blistering 52.8% from the floor. It's impressive because this young man has scored a total of 25 treys in those eight games for an average of 3.1 3PM per game while at it. The turnovers (1.25 TOPG in the past eight) are high but the dimes kind of make up for them (4.1 APG), but the rebounds are neat for a combo-guard (3.3 RPG) while the scarce steals (0.8 SPG) keep popping up in his nightly lines. You can do much worse than rostering and playing Hyland ROS, even more considering Murray and MPJ are most probably not coming back to the Rocky Court any time soon.

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