Rollins is signed for the rest of the season (at the very least)
The wait is finally over for those monitoring the Ryan Rollins Contract Situation (RRCS for short). According to Shams Charania of ESPN, the Milwaukee Bucks have converted Rollins to a standard NBA deal for the remaining 23 games of the regular season and the playoffs:
FROM SHAMS:
The Milwaukee Bucks are converting two-way guard Ryan Rollins to a standard NBA contract for the rest of the season, agents Mike Silverman and Brandon Grier of Equity Basketball told ESPN. Rollins, 22, has averaged 10.4 points and 39% shooting on 3s in 8 starts this season.
— Shams Charania Tweets (& Other NBA News) (@shamsbot.bsky.social) 2025-03-03T21:10:52.714Z
It’s been over a full calendar year since the Bucks signed Rollins to a two-way contract after the Washington Wizards waived him, and it’s safe to say that it’s worked out quite well for both sides. In 39 games this season (including eight starts), the former second-round pick is averaging a career high 4.9 points per game while shooting 45% from the field and 34.8% from beyond the arc. While a solid contributor on the offensive end, Rollins is also a capable defender, recording the third-best defensive rating of anyone on the team at 103.6 (minimum of 12.5 minutes per game).
Rollins will remain a restricted free agent (RFA) this off-season; that means Milwaukee has the ability to match any contract offered to him by another NBA team in free agency. Should the Bucks choose to just hammer out a deal with Rollins directly, they’ll have his Early Bird Rights and the ability to use the taxpayer mid-level exception (TPMLE) to give him a contract for up to two years. If they wanted to extend a deal beyond two years, they would have to use money from the full mid-level exception.
The Bucks quickly filled the newly opened two-way spot left by Rollins by signing guard Jamaree Bouyea, also according to Shams. The deal is for two years for the former Austin Spur:
FROM SHAMS:
The Bucks are signing guard Jamaree Bouyea on a two-way NBA deal, sources said. Bouyea has played 14 NBA games in parts of the last two seasons, and averaged 20 points for the Austin Spurs in G League this year.
— Shams Charania Tweets (& Other NBA News) (@shamsbot.bsky.social) 2025-03-03T21:11:10.746Z
Bouyea, a 25-year-old Seaside, California native, played for five seasons at the University of San Francisco (2017–22). While there, Bouyea averaged 17.3 points per game in his final two seasons for the Dons before going undrafted in 2022. Bouyea spent most of that off-season with the Miami Heat before being cut and picked up by the Portland Trail Blazers in November of 2023. He spent just 10 days with the Blazers before being cut yet again and didn’t sign another contract until the San Antonio Spurs signed a two-way deal with him in March of 2024. Across his two seasons in the NBA, he’s appeared in 14 games and scored a total of 36 points in those games (2.6 per game average for those wondering).
With these two moves, the Bucks’ main roster is now full with 15 players and they have all three two-way contracts spots filled. This means that they cannot sign any more players until they officially move Bobby Portis to the suspended list.