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Bones Hyland
Timberwolves · G · 26
Bones Hyland
vs
2025-26
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
76ers · G · 33
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
Head to head · 2025-26 regular season · stats.nba.com

Bones Hyland vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope

11-6categories
Hyland · Caldwell-Pope
Bones Hyland
Hyland
Timberwolves
2025-26
Caldwell-Pope
76ers
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
71
Games
availability
51
16.6
Minutes
per game
21.3
8.5
Points
per game
8.4
1.8
Rebounds
per game
2.5
2.6
Assists
per game
2.7
0.8
Steals + blocks
per game
1.0
1.0
Turnovers
per game · lower is better
1.2
45.3%
Field goal %
41.0%
38.8%
Three-point %
4.2 vs 3.4 attempts
31.6%
78.0%
Free throw %
91.3%
59.9%
True shooting
TS%
53.3%
19.7%
Usage
USG%
17.3%
22.2%
Assist %
of teammates' baskets
18.1%
5.1%
Rebound %
of available
5.4%
+5.2
Net rating
on court
-4.5
10.1%
PIE
player impact estimate
8.3%
+1.7
Plus-minus
per game
-2.2
Bars show each player's share of the pair's total; the better number is in the club's color (turnovers: fewer is better).

Where the gap is

from the numbers above

Bones Hyland scored more in 2025-26, 0.1 points a game apart (8.5 vs 8.4), on Hyland's heavier usage (19.7% vs 17.3%).

Hyland is the more efficient scorer by true shooting, 59.9% to 53.3%; TS% folds threes and free throws into one number, so the gap survives shot-diet differences.

Playmaking goes to Caldwell-Pope (2.7 vs 2.6 assists), the glass to Caldwell-Pope (2.5 vs 1.8 rebounds).

Availability is part of the comparison: Hyland played 20 more games (71 vs 51 of 82).

With Hyland on the floor his team outscored opponents by +5.2 per 100 possessions, against -4.5 for Caldwell-Pope; on-court net rating carries the teammates with it, so read it next to PIE.

On the books for 2026-27: Hyland $2.8M through 2026-27, Caldwell-Pope $17.7M through 2026-27. Whether either fits a trade is a Trade Machine question, not a stat one.

Splits

2025-26 · from the game logs
Hyland
2025-26
Caldwell-Pope
42-29
Record when playing
20-31
8.7
Points at home
8.2
8.3
Points on the road
8.6
8.7
Points in wins
9.6
8.2
Points in losses
7.6
23
Season high
20
0
30-point games
0
0
Double-doubles
0

Last games & contracts

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Hyland · last 5
Fri, Oct 16 at CHI0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Wed, Oct 14 vs DET2 pts · 0 reb · 3 ast
Mon, Oct 12 at NYK6 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at MIA23 pts · 4 reb · 4 ast
Wed, Oct 7 at IND10 pts · 0 reb · 1 ast
Caldwell-Pope · last 5
Tue, Oct 20 at NYK10 pts · 4 reb · 1 ast
Fri, Oct 16 vs BOS7 pts · 2 reb · 0 ast
Sat, Oct 10 at BOS0 pts · 0 reb · 0 ast
Thu, Oct 8 at BKN2 pts · 1 reb · 1 ast
Mon, Oct 5 vs NYK7 pts · 2 reb · 2 ast
Hyland · contract
2026-27$2.8M
Caldwell-Pope · contract
2026-27player option$17.7M
2026-27$2.4M

More comparisons

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Per-game numbers and percentages are 2025-26 regular season from stats.nba.com; splits and last games from our own game logs; contract figures are cap hits from public salary data and can lag a signing by a day. Bold marks the better number in each row (turnovers: fewer is better).