1. Jake Layman spent three seasons in Portland before being dealt to the Timberwolves as part of a sign-and-trade deal.
20 Facts About Jake Layman
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Jake Layman was signed by the Celtics in free agency in September 2022.
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Jake Layman played AAU basketball for Leo Papile with the Boston Amateur Basketball Club.
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Jake Layman was chosen as the Hockomock League's Most Valuable Player for boys' basketball in 2012.
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Jake Layman was recruited by Massachusetts native and then Maryland assistant basketball coach, Scott Spinelli.
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Jake Layman started 17 games and averaged 5.5 points per game as a freshman.
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Jake Layman improved his averages to 11.7 points and 5.0 rebounds per game as a sophomore.
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Jake Layman was twice named Big Ten Player of the Week.
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Jake Layman was nominated for the inaugural Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award.
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Jake Layman led Maryland to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in five years.
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Jake Layman 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.
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Jake 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.
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On June 23,2016, Jake Layman was selected by the Orlando Magic with the 47th overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft.
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Jake Layman was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers on draft night in exchange for a future second-round pick and cash considerations.
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Jake Layman 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.
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On July 8,2019, Jake Layman signed a 3-year, $11.5 million contract with the Blazers and was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as a part of a sign-and-trade deal in exchange for the draft rights to Bojan Dubljevic.
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On September 15,2022, Jake Layman signed with the Boston Celtics.
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On November 9,2022, Jake Layman signed with Baxi Manresa of the Liga ACB.
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Jake Layman played more than expected due to an injury to Sam Dekker.
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Jake Layman played 12 minutes per game and averaged nearly eight points and four rebounds per game.