Jake Douglas Layman (born March 7, 1994) is an American professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Maryland Terrapins. Layman was drafted with the 47th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the

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before being traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft night. He spent three seasons in Portland before being dealt to the Timberwolves as part of a sign-and-trade deal. He was signed by the Celtics in free agency in September 2022.

High school career

Born in

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, Layman was considered a "late bloomer" at King Philip Regional High School and didn't even start for his AAU team. Despite his height, he preferred to play on the perimeter. He played AAU basketball for Leo Papile with the Boston Amateur Basketball Club (BABC). As a senior, he averaged 26 points, five blocks, and four assists per game. ESPN rated him the 17th-best small forward nationally and the 3rd-best player in Massachusetts. Layman was selected as the 2012 HockomockSports.com Boys' Basketball Player of the Year. He was also chosen as the Hockomock League's Most Valuable Player for boys' basketball in 2012.

College career

Layman was recruited by Massachusetts native and then Maryland assistant basketball coach, Scott Spinelli. He started 17 games and averaged 5.5 points per game as a freshman. Layman improved his averages to 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore. Jake Layman 2014

As a junior, Layman was a Third-team All- Big Ten selection by the media. However, he was only an Honorable Mention All-Big Ten selection by the coaches. He was twice named Big Ten Player of the Week. Layman was nominated for the inaugural Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award. Layman led Maryland to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years. He finished third on the team in scoring behind Melo Trimble and Dez Wells with 12.5 points per game and led the team in rebounding with 5.8 rebounds per game. After speaking with an NBA advisory committee, Layman decided to return to school for his senior season and forgo a possible second round selection in the 2015 NBA draft. As a senior, he was an Honorable Mention All-Big 10 selection by the coaches and media. Layman averaged 11.6 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, shooting 50 percent from the field and 39.6 percent from three-point range.

Professional career

Portland Trail Blazers (2016–2019)

On June 23, 2016, Layman was selected by the

with the 47th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft night in exchange for a future second-round pick and cash considerations. On July 6, he signed with the Trail Blazers and joined the team for the

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. He made his NBA debut on November 1, 2016, scoring 17 points in eight minutes off the bench in the Trail Blazers' 127–104 loss to the

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. He hit five three-pointers in the game, becoming the first Trail Blazer ever to make five three-pointers in a debut, and finished one shy of the franchise record in a quarter.

Minnesota Timberwolves (2019–2022)

On July 8, 2019, Layman signed a 3-year, $11.5 million contract with the Blazers and was subsequently traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a part of a sign-and-trade deal in exchange for the draft rights to Bojan Dubljević. On September 15, 2022, Layman signed with the

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. He was waived on October 15. On November 9, 2022, Layman signed with

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. On November 15, however, the club terminated his contract due to an injury.

National team career

In the summer of 2012, Layman was on the under-18 United States national team that defeated Brazil for the gold medal in the FIBA Americas championship. He played more than expected due to an

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to Sam Dekker. Layman played 12 minutes per game and averaged nearly eight points and four rebounds per game. In an opening round game versus Mexico, Layman led the U.S. team in scoring with 18 points.

Player profile

Layman has drawn comparisons to Chandler Parsons. Both players have the size to grab rebounds but also the shooting ability to hit 3-pointers. Of the comparison, Layman noted, “I feel like his game fits a little more in the NBA than in the college game, and that’s what I feel like. I think I’m a guy that doesn’t have to have the ball in his hands all the time to really make an impact. I feel like I could be one of those guys that hangs out in the perimeter and just shoots 3's and slashes to the basket when he needs to.”

Personal life

Layman lives in Potomac, Maryland, and has four brothers: Connor, Jimmy, Ryan and Kyle. His parents, Tim and Claire, played college sports at the University of Maine at Orono. In July 2018, Layman proposed to his long-term girlfriend, Jasmine, and they got married on July 20, 2019. Other members of his family reside in Carroll County, Maryland.

Career statistics

NBA

Regular season

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Playoffs

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References

External links

Maryland Terrapins bio
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