Clippers exercise former first-rounder's fourth-year option

The Clippers are exercising Bones Hyland's 2024-25 fourth-year option, Law Murray of The Athletic tweets.

Hyland will make $4,158,439 next season.

The Clippers acquired Hyland from Denver for a pair of second-rounders at last year’s trade deadline.  A late first-round pick in 2021, Hyland publicly pushed for a bigger role with the Nuggets, and they ultimately decided to move on from him. Hyland hasn’t enjoyed an expanded role since the trade but seems more settled and happier in Los Angeles.

Hyland appeared in 111 regular-season games with the Nuggets and 14 more with the Clippers last season. He’s off to a solid start on the Clippers’ second unit this season, averaging 15.7 points and 1.7 assists in 21.7 minutes per game.