Timberwolves signed a new star in the backcourt of the Nuggets Clippers, but all he got was a non-guaranteed contract

The Minnesota Timberwolves officially announced on social media that they have reached an agreement with the backcourt star Nah 'Shon Hyland, who played for the team in the second half of last season, that Hyland will return to the team. According to the contract details released by HoopsHype reporter Michael Scotto, Hyland signed a one-year contract with the team, which is partly guaranteed, of which only $425,000 is the guaranteed part. In other words, Hyland needs to win the team’s trust and get the chance to stay with the team through his performance in training camp and preseason.

Hyland was born in September 2000. He is about to turn 25 this weekend, 188cm tall and weighs 77kg. He is a backcourt star from VCU selected by the Denver Nuggets in the 2021 NBA Draft in the 26th pick in the first round. In the NBA, in addition to the Nuggets and the Timberwolves, Hyland has played for the Los Angeles Clippers. He has played 186 times in the NBA regular season, averaging 17.1 minutes per game, averaging 9.5 points, 2.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1.3 turnovers and 1.8 fouls. He has shot 39.8% from the field, 36.4% from three-point shooting percentage and 84.8% from free throws.

Hyland had played in the Clippers and the Timberwolves last season. In the NBA regular season last season, Hyland played 24 times for the Clippers and the Timberwolves, with averaging 9.9 minutes per game, with averaging 6.2 points, 1 rebound, 1.3 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 1 turnover and 1.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 39.8%, his three-point shooting percentage was 39%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 88.5%. In the NBA Development League last season, Hyland played 2 times for the Iowa Wolves, a subordinate team of the Timberwolves, with averaging 40.8 minutes per game, with averaging 33.5 points, 4.5 rebounds, 5.5 assists, 4 steals and 1 block, and 1 turnover and 3 fouls. His shooting percentage was 42.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 43.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 77.8%.

Previously, the Timberwolves only included 13 players holding standard contracts. The gap between them and the second rich line was about $5.9 million, which means that if they gave Hyland a basic salary contract, they still had room to sign another player with the basic salary contract. Not only that, the Timberwolves can also watch out for other players holding training camp contracts in the next training camp and preseason. If one of them performs better than Hyland, then they can also choose to cut Hyland and leave this player with better overall performance as the 14th man on the team. It is worth mentioning that Tim Connelly, the Timberwolves' basketball operations director, has always trusted Hyland's ability very much. When he was still in the Nuggets, he chose Hyland with the first round pick. After being sent to the Atlanta Hawks by the Clippers and being cut by the Hawks last season, Connery chose to sign Hyland. Maybe Hyland can continue to stay in the Timberwolves' squad in the new season?