Almost immediately after Jake Layman went for 17 points in eight minutes during his NBA debut against the Golden State Warriors on November 1, Trail Blazers fans often wondered aloud why the 6-9 forward out of Maryland wasn’t seeing more playing time. That question mostly answered itself as his rookie season went on, though the potential Layman showed in his first NBA action, even during garbage time of a blowout loss, has not been forgotten by fans in Rip City.
Nor has Layman forgotten, which is why he’s spent almost the entirety of the offseason so far working out daily at the Trail Blazers practice facility in Tualatin.