Ryan Rollins: 6'3.25" 180 lbs

Ryan Rollins is a clever, smooth shot creating guard who dominated the MAC. Rollins is not a freak athlete but the ability to navigate pick and roll and get to his spots allows for him to be an impressive scorer. Rollins tends to be right hand dominant but has a super clean and tight handle that allows for him to get wherever he wants to go. Rollins uses pick and roll navigation to get to the rim and demonstrates great touch on intermediate shots. Rollins has long arms and can be adequate defensively due to good instincts and if he is playable on defense, he definitely has the offensive repertoire to play a role on NBA teams especially if his 3 point shot comes around to compliment his crafty scoring habits he has developed.

Strengths:

• Smooth shot creator.

• Experienced and productive pick and roll operator.

• Has good touch (80% ft shooter) and shoots a lot of floaters.

• Good rebounder for size and position.

• Tight handle.

• Gets in passing lanes well.

• Midrange game is awesome. Made about 44 percent of his jumpers from the midrange. Makes tough ones and easy ones alike.

Concerns:

• Does not have blow by speed nor too much pop.

• Goes right to the rim. Must work on left hand when attacking the rim.

• Tad bit undersized for a 2 guard.

Ryan Rollins will have to navigate the predicament that is being a tad undersized for a 2 and not quite being a 1. Many guards before him that score well in a slithery fashion using pick and rolls have found success and he could be next in line, especially if the touch indicators of his floater game and field goal/ free throw percentage being impressive translate to improvements from deep. Rollins likely will carve out his role as a second unit scorer but could find his way into a complimentary scorer for a team with a defined star.

Ryan Rollins, one of the biggest risers as of late. He quite literally came from nowhere. He is playing for a smaller college in Toledo. This doesn’t mean we should count him out. He is silky smooth, while being an excellent athlete. His fluidity jumps off the screen. He is a nice passer. With the ball, he is smart, and makes good plays. He can stop at any moment and dump off to an open teammate. He has the ability to finish through traffic, and muscle his way to the hoop. This is an impressive skill to have considering that he is only 180 pounds. He has some nice post moves as well as being a creative shooter. His efficiency numbers aren’t amazing, but he is playing on a team without much other self creation. He has the skill to pull up from anywhere on the floor, and is an amazing shooter off the dribble. Defensively, he maybe isn’t where I would hope, but he is small. If he puts on some muscle, he could get a lot better. He is still posting great steal numbers. The flashes are there, they just haven’t been consistent. Rollins is a jack of all trades, who is also a good rebounder. Expect him to keep flying up draft boards.

Comparison: Smaller Richard Jefferson

Projected Draft Range: 26-60

Height 6'4

Weight 180 lbs

Wingspan 6'8

DOB 7/3/02 (Draft Age: 20)

Pre-Draft Team Toledo Rockets

Offense

• Good looking jumper, the elevation is there. Perimeter shooting upside, but still a work in progress. FT% up to 80.

• Smooth operator, with a beautiful pull up.

• Can get to his spots inside the arc and drill jumpers.

• High percentage shooter inside the arc 54%.

• Very good in P&R situations as the ballhandler. *

Defense

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Player analysis

Ryan Rollins is a talented upside scorer who really shined in a lead scorer role at Toledo. He is gifted at scoring on three levels and is an instant offense, unlike other microwaves he stays consistent and finds ways to improvise when his shot may not be falling. His playstyle is electric so it wouldn’t surprise me if a team falls in love with him during workouts and drafts him in the early second round. Rollins doesn’t play off the ball as well as you would like but this may be because he was on a weaker team, I think he does have ability to be an off ball shooter though if he improves his catch & shoot ability. He has solid size to hold his own on offense but he isn’t really close to being a real impact on the end for NBA caliber rosters. Teams will really have to prioritize him or put him in a nice developmental system if his true ceiling is to be reached, he probably doesn’t have the talent to be a main pillar for a team any time soon but if any type of competent franchise invests in him they can have the next big G-League to star story. He will most likely be a sixth man but I think he is definitely worth the risk as an eccentric and excitable bucket getter. Ryan has been a favorite among draft junkies for awhile with some having him in their top 20, although I don’t see quite that security in the way he pans out I do think he is underrated by the casual fan due to his background and it would be a travesty if he falls out of the draft.

Projection

Draft range: [ 31 - undrafted ]

Comp: [ Jordan Poole ]

Strengths:

• Super shifty, his handle is super tight he's amazing in iso situations

• Elite at creating his own shot

• A winning player, tries to always make the right play

• A high IQ and some solid playmaking upside

• A very good rebounder for someone his size

• Has potential to be a star in this league

• Definitely lacks no confidence

• Great at reading passing lanes

• Seems like despite his size, his long arms unlocks some defensive potential

• An absolute dog, he works HARD

• He's young (2002)

• Be scared of the player who dogged his way here

Flaws:

• He's only 6'3, short for a shooting guard

• He's pretty light, only 179 pounds

• Can he be a role player?

• What role would he play?

• Fouls a bit too much

• Despite a whole lot of confidence, can be quite inefficient from 3

PROS Incredibly smooth P&R scorer ans shooter, can make tough shots great rhithm on pull ups, especially from mid range can't go under in P&R , will punish the defense good finisher out of P&R solid P&R passer, hits roller and weak side quite well good 1v1 player, good burst to get to the rim decent pull up 3 effective scorer in ISO , very good in midrange , good in post good ball handler, can create space good off ball D, great in passing lanes makes good rotations solid on ball

CONS isn't super fast, can struggle to get to the rim May need P&R to do so not elite vertical athlete shot only 30% on C&S , 31% from 3 overall form is good but will need to convert more to stay on the floor early on lack focus sometimes on D not elite athlete, will need good positioning