Event Draft Day 2016: Rumors and Trades - 2nd Round

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Jake Layman wants to be "Bruce Bowen on defense and Gordan Hayward on offense" nice goals.

 

[jlprk]

The draft was supposed to start at 4:00 Pacific Time, 5 minutes per pick. I came on board on Pick #25 at 7:23 pm. Did the draft start at 5:20?

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Why not just pick GPII?

 

[42N8Bounce]

 

[JDC]

Jake Layman is a guy I liked early on in the draft process. Not a high upside guy, but has great role player potential.

 

[SlyPokerDog]

Olshey has had good luck with players whose last name starts with L.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

I liked him better when he was Jon Diebler.

 

[Pinwheel1]

"Layman has many of the qualities coveted by NBA teams with his size, shooting, and terrific athletic ability. When he's playing with the type of confidence and aggressiveness we saw in the last two months of the season, he looks every bit the part of a first round pick. Improving his toughness and mental approach will cement his chances of carving out a long career, but athletic, shooting combo forwards in his mold are all the rage in today's NBA, and he'll get plenty of chances to find his niche."

 

[Chris Craig]

Olshey has had good luck with players whose last name starts with L.

Maybe Layman will want to be a Blazer for life the best blazer ever

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

The more I read about this Layman feller, the more he sounds like another white guy who was picked in the 2nd round... Chandler Parsons.

 

[jlprk]

I sure hope we have a good record in 2018-19, or else we're giving a high 2nd rounder.

 

[Denny Crane]

Never doubt Olshey.

 

[Scalma]

I liked him better when he was Jon Diebler.

Cuz he's white? Layman sounds more like Chandler Parsons if we have to compare him to a white guy.

 

[Sinobas]

The more I read about this Layman feller, the more he sounds like another white guy who was picked in the 2nd round... Chandler Parsons.

Or Luke Wayne Babbit?

 

[Wizard Mentor]

 

[tester551]

Does GPII go undrafted? If so, sign him to the summer league ASAP! Only 10 more picks.

 

[Blazinaway]

Never doubt Olshey.

LOL

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Or Luke Wayne Babbit?

Babbitt was a lottery pick I think lol... *sigh*

 

[BlazerDuckSeahawkFan94]

Does GPII go undrafted? If so, sign him to the summer league ASAP! Only 10 more picks.

We better sign him and he better accept... Only an hour and a half drive to work for him

 

[riverman]

Olshey has repeatedly said he trusts our coaching staffs ability to develop players and that's what I see with this pick..the guy has a lot of skills

 

[HailBlazers]

Nice stroke.

 

[jlprk]

Jake Layman isn't just another handsome white guy. He is tied with Juan Dixon for games played (141) at Maryland.

 

[Pinwheel1]

If we like him.....buy another pick. Obviously is lack of shooting is a concern or he would have been picked. GP2

 

[Wizard Mentor]

Does GPII go undrafted? If so, sign him to the summer league ASAP! Only 10 more picks.

this

 

[VanillaGorilla]

He looks terrible.

 

[MickZagger]

 

[Wizard Mentor]

He looks terrible.

as a homer, my position is that his biggest weakness is his body, which is easily fixable. But yeah, there's a reason he didn't go lotto.

 

[SheedSoNasty]

Cuz he's white? Layman sounds more like Chandler Parsons if we have to compare him to a white guy.

I was thinking 2nd rounder who sounds like he could contribute and never ends up seeing the floor.

 

[MickZagger]

Why not just pick GPII?

Paytons just not very good.

 

[VanillaGorilla]

Olshey has repeatedly said he trusts our coaching staffs ability to develop players and that's what I see with this pick..the guy has a lot of skills

What skills? From what I've seen he can't dribble, pass or create offense and he's terrible on defense and rebounding.