GSW signs #44 pick Ryan Rollins to 3 yr / $4.8M contract; plus open thread

The Warriors must have been wowed in workouts

Jul 29, 2022

How It Started

Warriors acquire draft rights to Ryan Rollins, the 44th overall selection in the second round of the 2022 NBA Draft, from the Atlanta Hawks:

Ersin Demir @EDemirNBA

Pick #44 - Ryan Rollins to Golden State Thé steal of the draft. Rollins is a great shot creator and scorer. A promising playmaker. Very underrated defender. I project him to have a Monta Ellis esque career and him getting a huge paycheck after this rookie contract. Grade: A++

Kate Rooney @TheKateRooney

Injury update from #Warriors—2nd round draft pick Ryan Rollins has a stress fracture in his right foot.

How It’s Going

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Golden State Warriors No. 44 pick Ryan Rollins is signing a three-year, $4.8 million rookie deal, his agents Mike Silverman and Brandon Grier of @SteinbergSports told @TheAthletic @Stadium. Deal is fully guaranteed in first two seasons, and has significant guarantee in Year 3.

Dr. Nirav Pandya, M.D. @DrNiravPandya

@ShamsCharania @SteinbergSports @TheAthletic @Stadium A great sign as to how the team / medical staff likely views his recovery from his foot injury and any long term implications.

Dalton Johnson @DaltonJ_Johnson

The Warriors are big fans of Ryan Rollins. They spent $2 million to move up seven spots to draft him. After the draft, Rollins told me the Warriors almost traded up to No. 30 to pick him. Rollins starred at Toledo and the 6-foot-3 guard has a wingspan that's almost 6-foot-10

Shams Charania @ShamsCharania

Joe Viray @JoeVirayNBA

Ryan Rollins has officially been signed to a multi-year contract and joins the 15-man roster. If you don’t know much about him yet, I’ve got the piece just for you. 👇 goldenstateofmind.com/2022/6/30/2318…

goldenstateofmind.comDeep-dive: There are levels to Ryan Rollins’ potentialA closer look at why the Warriors wanted to draft Rollins.

I can’t wait to see Ryan Rollins on the court, because the film I’ve seen in college did NOT wow me. He looked outmatched physically in highlights of the NIT First Round against Dayton (heavily favored over Rollins’s Toledo squad but still).

But the Warriors have seen him up close and checked out his background, and they seem to have not wavered in wanting him on the roster, not even after finding the fracture in his foot.

So, welcome to our latest Warrior!

The Roster Today

Yes, I know these position titles mean less and less, but this is for convenience. The main thing the outdated positions tell you is very roughly who can play together on the court at the same time.