There are some players that will in all likelyhood be 2nd round picks, that could end up being better than some of the 1st round picks. Actually, after around the 13th or 14th pick, a lot of the players are interchangeable in ability. If might come down to a matter of fit for a lot of teams. Anyway, these are some of my favorites.
Jake Layman: PF/SF, 6'9", 220 lbs, Maryland.
31.4 mpg, 11.6 ppg, 50.0% fgp, 40.0% 3pp, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.0 bpg
Layman is one of my favorite players. He's a terrific athlete who can play above the rim. He's an excellent 3 pt shooter with a quick, high, relaxed stroke. At Maryland he has played both SF and PF. He was mostly at SF this last season with the transfer to Maryland of Robert Carter, who is a PF. Layman came to Maryland four years ago at 6'8" and weighing around 190 lbs. So he's added around 30 pounds of muscle and supposedly grew an inch.
He's played as the third or fourth option his entire time at Maryland, but I think he can be better than that. As well as being a good outside shooter, he's a pretty good post player, especially when he's being guarded by a SF, since he's taller and stronger than most. He'll remind you a bit of Omri Casspi with some of his slashes to the basket. One place where he really shines is on the defensive side of the ball. He has excellent lateral quickness, and he'll block his share of shots as well. He was able to guard three positions at Maryland at times.
His weaknesses are ball handling, an area where he needs to improve if he's to play SF in the NBA. And, he needs to improve his rebounding as well. There's no reason he can't rebound better with the tools he has. My last complaint is that he tends to disappear from games at times. Not sure of the reason. He reminds me a bit of Chandler Parsons at Florida. Parsons was always the 3rd or 4th banana on that team, but when he got to the NBA, he was able to show off all of his ability. I think Layman could do the same. Here's a video of him.
Jake Layman: PF/SF, 6'9", 220 lbs, Maryland.
31.4 mpg, 11.6 ppg, 50.0% fgp, 40.0% 3pp, 5.2 rpg, 1.1 spg, 1.0 bpg
Layman is one of my favorite players. He's a terrific athlete who can play above the rim. He's an excellent 3 pt shooter with a quick, high, relaxed stroke. At Maryland he has played both SF and PF. He was mostly at SF this last season with the transfer to Maryland of Robert Carter, who is a PF. Layman came to Maryland four years ago at 6'8" and weighing around 190 lbs. So he's added around 30 pounds of muscle and supposedly grew an inch.
He's played as the third or fourth option his entire time at Maryland, but I think he can be better than that. As well as being a good outside shooter, he's a pretty good post player, especially when he's being guarded by a SF, since he's taller and stronger than most. He'll remind you a bit of Omri Casspi with some of his slashes to the basket. One place where he really shines is on the defensive side of the ball. He has excellent lateral quickness, and he'll block his share of shots as well. He was able to guard three positions at Maryland at times.
His weaknesses are ball handling, an area where he needs to improve if he's to play SF in the NBA. And, he needs to improve his rebounding as well. There's no reason he can't rebound better with the tools he has. My last complaint is that he tends to disappear from games at times. Not sure of the reason. He reminds me a bit of Chandler Parsons at Florida. Parsons was always the 3rd or 4th banana on that team, but when he got to the NBA, he was able to show off all of his ability. I think Layman could do the same. Here's a video of him.