Before we get started, take a quick look at the 2nd quarter of the New Orleans Pelicans 128-112 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers on January 18, 2019, now forever known as “The Jake Layman game.”
Jake Layman, until two nights ago, was just a fairly good-looking white guy on the bench of the Blazers, matched in both skill and looks by his bench friends Nik Stauskas, Meyers Leonard (University of Illinois attendee) and Zach Collins. He went to Maryland, plays sometimes and shoots 3s, possessing pretty good size and decent athleticism.