Terps in the NBA Draft

Diamond Stone went 40th overall and was traded to the Clippers.

Jake Layman went 47th overall to Portland.

The Warriors signed Robert Carter as an undrafted free agent.

None of these guys are guaranteed an NBA contract since they are second round picks. I was surprised to see Layman get drafted and a little surprised Robert Carter went undrafted. Robert Carter is your prototypical NBA stretch four, at least offensively where as Layman's skills across the board are subpar for NBA standards, particularly his handle. He always seemed to dominate the mid-major competition and struggle against good teams, so to me that screams of a guy who is not going to cut it in the NBA.

For Diamond Stone, it sure is looking like he made a mistake not coming back for another season. Teams were apparently unimpressed with his athleticism in workouts and his defense, rebounding and conditioning already came with question marks. He could have used another year in Maryland to improve on those things and gotten into the first round.

From what I heard, Carter turned down some teams that wanted to draft him in the second round because they wanted to ship him overseas to play. Going undrafted can work out better for a player than getting picked by a team in the second round that isn't a good fit. Stone's maturity level supposedly played a factor in dropping so low.

Diamond Stone went 40th overall and was traded to the Clippers.

Jake Layman went 47th overall to Portland.

The Warriors signed Robert Carter as an undrafted free agent.

None of these guys are guaranteed an NBA contract since they are second round picks. I was surprised to see Layman get drafted and a little surprised Robert Carter went undrafted. Robert Carter is your prototypical NBA stretch four, at least offensively where as Layman's skills across the board are subpar for NBA standards, particularly his handle. He always seemed to dominate the mid-major competition and struggle against good teams, so to me that screams of a guy who is not going to cut it in the NBA.

For Diamond Stone, it sure is looking like he made a mistake not coming back for another season. Teams were apparently unimpressed with his athleticism in workouts and his defense, rebounding and conditioning already came with question marks. He could have used another year in Maryland to improve on those things and gotten into the first round.

Layman can defend the perimeter and shoot the 3. The most important skills in the NBA today. If he can bulk up just a bit and become a better shooter he will stick around for a while.

Diamond Stone is a throw back to the old days of the NBA. He can't shoot and can't play defense. Not a great fit for today's NBA. He got some bad advice from some people that were telling him he was a 1st rounder. If he knew he wasn't even going to sniff the lottery he would have stayed.

Layman can defend the perimeter and shoot the 3. The most important skills in the NBA today. If he can bulk up just a bit and become a better shooter he will stick around for a while.

Diamond Stone is a throw back to the old days of the NBA. He can't shoot and can't play defense. Not a great fit for today's NBA. He got some bad advice from some people that were telling him he was a 1st rounder. If he knew he wasn't even going to sniff the lottery he would have stayed.

Plus, Layman has shown the ability to run the floor. Stone is definitely not what teams are looking for any more, unless he either bulks up or slims down more and learns to shoot a bit better from the outside.

Layman can defend the perimeter and shoot the 3. The most important skills in the NBA today. If he can bulk up just a bit and become a better shooter he will stick around for a while.

Diamond Stone is a throw back to the old days of the NBA. He can't shoot and can't play defense. Not a great fit for today's NBA. He got some bad advice from some people that were telling him he was a 1st rounder. If he knew he wasn't even going to sniff the lottery he would have stayed.

Layman struggles shooting on the move and under defensive pressure. He can knock them down when he's completely wide open. I think he will struggle to stick in the league because he doesn't have any one skill that sticks out IMO. Doesn't have the handle to be a good slasher and not a good enough shooter to be 3-point specialist.

Stone is actually a pretty decent shooter for a center. Shot 76 percent from the line this year and was said to be showing range out to three point land in workouts.

This is a shame. He really needed another year or two of college but unfortunately the $ got in the way.

Agree, he definitely did, but honestly I am not going to miss him too much. He had some very good games, but too often was a non factor and I am not sure we would have seen much improvement even in year 2, maybe in year 3, but just not sure the work ethic is there. I wish him luck in the NBA and will check up on him (and Layman and Carter as well) from time to time.