Ryan Rollins has less time on his two-way deal than it appears

Recently, I discussed Bucks two-way guard Ryan Rollins’ situation vis-a-vis his dislocated shoulder, which he’s playing through. Within that piece, I mentioned a rapidly approaching deadline on this contract, at which point he’d need to be converted from a two-way to a standard deal, necessitating a standard roster spot. With Milwaukee’s roster currently full, they’d have to open one via trade by February 6th—the NBA trade deadline—or by waiving one of their current 15 standard-roster guys, which can happen at any time.

Who and how are topics for another day. First, we need to find out just how urgent opening a spot is if the Bucks want to keep Rollins. The 2023 collective bargaining…