{"id":130163,"date":"2025-03-23T01:42:14","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T05:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=130163"},"modified":"2025-03-24T11:12:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-24T15:12:55","slug":"2025-nba-draft-gonzaga-ryan-nembhard-scouting-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/03\/23\/2025-nba-draft-gonzaga-ryan-nembhard-scouting-report\/","title":{"rendered":"2025 NBA Draft: Ryan Nembhard Scouting Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Gonzaga point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sports-reference.com\/cbb\/players\/ryan-nembhard-1.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ryan Nembhard<\/a>, brother of Indiana Pacers hybrid guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/n\/nembhan01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Andrew Nembhard<\/a>, may have played his final college game. With his Bulldogs losing to the Houston Cougars in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the senior now has to make a decision on his NBA future.<\/p>\n<h2>2025 NBA Draft: Ryan Nembhard Scouting Report<\/h2>\n<p>Declaring for the draft should be a simple decision for a player that Gonzaga head coach Mark Few called \u201cthe best point guard in college basketball.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ZagMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@ZagMBB<\/a>&#8216;s Mark Few on Ryan Nembhard<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MarchMadnessMBB?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@marchmadnessmbb<\/a> x <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/WCChoops?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#WCChoops<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/clLeAjRP24\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/clLeAjRP24<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 WCC Basketball (@WCChoops) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WCChoops\/status\/1903658588163465223?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Just consider that even Houston head coach Kelvin Sampson had to rave about his IQ.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou have a point guard\u2026 but your point guard is not like Nembhard,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#8220;You have a point guard. They have a point guard, but your point guard is not like (Ryan) Nembhard.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>High praise from Kelvin Sampson for Gonzaga&#8217;s point man.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He&#8217;s the engine to the train,&#8221; adds Terrance Arceneaux.<a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KHOU?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KHOU<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/6aWmYKkcqg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/6aWmYKkcqg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jason Bristol (@JBristolKHOU) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JBristolKHOU\/status\/1903328296751775768?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 22, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>But does he .. measure up?<\/p>\n<h2>Film Study<\/h2>\n<p>At 6-foot-0, Nembhard is such an exceptional playmaker. He has the ability to process the court rapidly, finding the open man in a hair width of time. His passing ability, from his dexterity to precision, is phenomenal.<\/p>\n<p>He can find teammates inside and outside on drives. He\u2019s masterful in the pick-and-roll, controlling the pace and holding the defender\u2019s attention long enough to work his teammates open. His lobs are even on point.<\/p>\n<p>In the 2024-25 regular season, the senior averaged 10.0 assists per game (to 2.4 turnovers per game).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Gonzaga PG Ryan Nembhard is on pace to have one of the best passing seasons in CBB. So far he\u2019s averaging<\/p>\n<p>11 PPG<br \/>\n3 RPG<br \/>\n11 APG<br \/>\n2 SPG<br \/>\n57% TS<\/p>\n<p>Nembhard is averaging an impressive double double with assists through his first 8 games which is something almost unheard of. He\u2019s also\u2026 <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/kFqaV3L3mb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/kFqaV3L3mb<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 KJ (@KJ__Hoops) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KJ__Hoops\/status\/1864026475772653999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">December 3, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Like his brother, Nembhard\u2019s also a fine perimeter defender.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Elite defensive possession by Ryan Nembhard on LJ Cryer <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MarchMadness?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#MarchMadness<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fjazgyFMbh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/fjazgyFMbh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edilson J. Silva \ud83c\udde8\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\udfc0\ud83c\udde6\ud83c\uddf4 (@edilsonbuzz) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/edilsonbuzz\/status\/1903629036925981085?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">March 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s five inches shorter but active, agile, and anticipates his matchup\u2019s movements well. Similar to his skills as a facilitator, some of that can be taught and some of it can\u2019t be. That being said, with Nembhard drawing inspiration from New Orleans Pelicans point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/alvarjo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jose Alvarado<\/a> and San Antonio Spurs point guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/p\/paulch01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chris Paul<\/a>, he\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mens-college-basketball\/story\/_\/id\/36253260\/former-creighton-pg-ryan-nembhard-transferring-gonzaga\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">done his homework<\/a> on how to be a difference-maker as a smaller player.<\/p>\n<p>Both Alvarado and Paul are listed at 6-foot-0, making their film great study material if he wants to thrive in the NBA.<\/p>\n<p>Alvarado, who left Georgia Tech ranked third all-time in career steals (226), continues to be a pickpocket. Paul, who\u2019ll one day be in the Hall of Fame, is the NBA\u2019s active leader in career steals (2,700) and ranks second all-time. Paul, who\u2019s now 39 years old, isn\u2019t as quick as he used to be. However, like Alvarado, he was a lockdown perimeter defender in his prime.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Nembhard isn\u2019t a volume scorer as much as a capable one. Thus, his NBA career might be more likely to turn out like Alvarado than Paul\u2019s. Still, the New York native has averaged 19.7 minutes per game for the Pelicans while being a steady rotation player. In 2024, he signed <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/09\/29\/jose-alvarados-extension-eases-pelicans-cap-moves-on-ingram\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">a two-year contract extension<\/a> worth $9 million.<\/p>\n<p>There are much worse scenarios.<\/p>\n<div class=\"modal-image-setImageMetadata\">\n<p class=\"ng-binding\">\u00a9 Kirby Lee-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gonzaga point guard Ryan Nembhard, brother of Indiana Pacers hybrid guard Andrew Nembhard, may have played his final college game. With his Bulldogs losing to the Houston Cougars in the second round of the 2025 NCAA Tournament, the senior now has to make a decision on his NBA future. 2025 NBA Draft: Ryan Nembhard Scouting [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":130165,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[773,1608,62,556,33,34],"tags":[950,229,3854,98,832,50024],"class_list":["post-130163","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-college-basketball","category-basketball","category-nba","category-nba-draft","category-pelicans","category-spurs","tag-andrew-nembhard","tag-chris-paul","tag-jose-alvarado","tag-nba-draft","tag-ncaa-tournament","tag-ryan-nembhard"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130163","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=130163"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130163\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":130411,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130163\/revisions\/130411"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/130165"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=130163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=130163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=130163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}