Bones Hyland was one of the nice surprises of the 2021 draft. Selected in 26th position, he played 69 games with Denver in his first year. Regularly decisive, the soon-to-be 22-year-old “fearless” fullback out of VCU shot 10.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists per game.
“- What is your state of mind before playing against other players?
– KILL ! Kill, killeeeeer. It’s the only state of mind I have when I enter the field. There’s no ‘buddy-buddy’ with me, no buddies… no, when we’re between these lines, it’s you against me, and when there’s only one left, it’ll be me. This is the approach I have for every game, every workout, every pick-up… KILL! And after the game I realize, I’m like ‘Man, I was on the court with Bron, Melo, AD, Westbrook, Kyrie, Harden, Embiid… All these guys that I watched as a kid, today I play against them, it’s crazy. But in my approach I say to myself ‘I too am one of the stars’. »
