$Signed a one-year contract with the Knicks in November of 2024.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary
Matthew Richard Ryan was born in April of 1997 in White Plains, New York. He is the son of Richard and Laurie Ryan and has an older sister and a younger brother. For high school, Ryan attended Iona Prep in New Rochelle, New York. As a senior, he led Iona to their first Class AA Archdiocesan Championship and averaged 20 points, eight rebounds and five assists per contest. Ryan started his college career at Notre Dame, but received limited playing time for the Fighting Irish. In the summer of 2017, Ryan transferred to Vanderbilt. After sitting out the 2017-18 season, Ryan started 25 of 29 games for Vandy in 2018-19 and averaged 24.9 minutes of run per game. He also hit 2.0 three-pointers per contest for the Commodores. Ryan then graduated from Vanderbilt with a degree in Economics. For the 2019-2020 season, Ryan was a graduate transfer at the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Ryan delivered 15.4 points, 4.9 rebounds and 2.7 made three-pointers per game for the Mocs. Ryan then went undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft. In 2021-22, Ryan played in 28 games for the G League's Grand Rapid Gold, before signing a two-way contract with the Boston Celtics.
ANALYSIS Ryan was recently selected as the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 G League Draft by the Knicks' affiliate in Westchester, but he'll get moved up to the parent club to fill the 14th spot on the 15-man roster. A career 41.1 percent shooter from beyond the arc over parts of three seasons in the NBA, Ryan will provide the Knicks with additional floor spacing, but he's not guaranteed to be regularly featured in head coach Tom Thibodeau's rotation.
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Stat Review
How does Matt Ryan compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
True Shooting %
An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
Effective Field Goal %
A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
3-Point Attempt Rate
Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
Free Throw Rate
Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
Offensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Defensive Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Total Rebound %
An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
Assist %
An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
Steal %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
Block %
An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
Turnover %
An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
Usage %
An estimate of the percentage of team plays used by a player while they were on the floor.
Fantasy Points Per Game
NBA Fantasy Points Per Game.
Fantasy Points Per Minute
NBA Fantasy Points Per Minute.
True Shooting %
63.8%
Effective Field Goal %
61.5%
3-Point Attempt Rate
80.5%
Free Throw Rate
12.4%
Offensive Rebound %
1.7%
Defensive Rebound %
9.6%
Total Rebound %
5.7%
Assist %
6.2%
Steal %
0.7%
Block %
0.3%
Turnover %
12.1%
Usage %
0.0%
Fantasy Points Per Game
8.2
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.6
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Fails to score Saturday
FNew Orleans Pelicans
April 27, 2024
Ryan amassed zero points (0-1 FG, 0-1 3Pt), one rebound and one steal over three minutes during Saturday's 106-85 loss to the Thunder in Game 3 of the first round of the Western Conference playoffs.
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Knicks could move for him
FFree Agent
October 22, 2024
The Knicks could make a move to sign Ryan to a standard contract, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.
ANALYSIS The Knicks will enter the regular season with just 12 players on standard contracts, but since they need to carry 14 players on such deals by Nov. 5, they need to add two players to standard minimum deals over the next two weeks. Ryan is an option the Knicks are considering due to his elite three-point shooting ability. He averaged 5.4 points per game while shooting 45.1 percent from deep across 28 regular-season appearances with New Orleans in the 2023-24 season.