Many Milwaukee Bucks fans hoped Ryan Rollins would take a leap this season. No one expected this kind of jump. Six games into his fourth NBA season, Rollins has taken the NBA by storm, punctuated by 32 points against the Warriors in a game where he outplayed Steph Curry. Is it too early to start throwing his name around for an All-Defense team or the Most Improved Player honors?
Those are big boots to fill, but upping his game to that level has a parallel in recent Bucks history, when Giannis Antetokounmpo took flight to stardom by bringing home the same honors in year four.