Denver Nuggets trade Wilmington’s Bones Hyland, reports say

Wilmington resident Nah’Shon “Bizzy Bones” Hyland has been traded by the NBA’s Denver Nuggets to the Los Angeles Clippers, according to media reports Thursday afternoon.

The 6-foot-2 second-year guard is averaging 12.1 points, 3.0 assists and 2.0 rebounds per game while shooting 37.8 percent on 3-pointers for the Nuggets, whose 38-17 record is the best in Western Conference. But Hyland had not played in Denver’s last four games.

The Clippers (31-27) are giving up two second-round draft picks, the Denver Post reported, to acquire Hyland, whom Denver chose in the first round, 26th overall, in the 2022 NBA draft.

Denver Nuggets’ Bones Hyland (3) scores a basket past the defense of Philadelphia 76ers’ Joel Embiid during the first half of an NBA basketball game, Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Derik Hamilton)

Hyland attended a ceremony during which his St. Georges uniform number was retired two weeks ago before the Nuggets played in Philadelphia.

Hyland scored a school record 1,857 career points at St. Georges and was Delaware Player of the Year as a senior in 2019, when he was first-team All-State for the second time. He then starred at VCU, where he was A-10 Player of the Year in 2021.

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