In a ranging interview with our Matt Ellentuck that went out this week, former Maryland small forward Jake Layman said he wanted to be an NBA player like Bruce Bowen on defense and Gordon Hayward on offense.
Bowen, the former San Antonio stopper, and Hayward, the present-day Utah scorer, are good models to which Layman can aspire.
The NBA Draft is Thursday night, and Layman seems likely to be a second-round pick. That suggests league executives don’t quite view Layman as either a Bowen or a Hayward, at least not yet.