Jayson Kent

Jayson Kent's climb is the kind that keeps G League tryouts worth holding. An Austin, Texas native who bounced through Bradley, Indiana State and Texas in college, he went undrafted in 2025 and simply walked into a local tryout for the Rip City Remix — Portland's G League affiliate — and won a roster spot outright. He earned the promotion the hard way, averaging 11.9 points on 39.8% from three and a near-92% clip at the free-throw line across the 2025-26 G League season, the profile of a 6'8" wing whose shooting should travel. Portland rewarded that with a two-way contract in March 2026. His NBA footprint is still minimal — this is a developmental bet, not a finished product — but a big forward who spaces the floor and makes his free throws is exactly the low-risk swing teams like to stash on a two-way slot.