No. 2–Los Angeles Lakers | |||||||||||||||
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Position | Power forward | ||||||||||||||
League | NBA | ||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||
Born | Houston, Texas, U.S. | April 3, 1999||||||||||||||
Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||||||||||||
Listed weight | 214 lb (97 kg) | ||||||||||||||
Career information | |||||||||||||||
High school | Victory Prep (Houston, Texas) | ||||||||||||||
College | Kentucky (2017–2018) | ||||||||||||||
NBA draft | 2018: 2nd round, 41st overall pick | ||||||||||||||
Selected by the Orlando Magic | |||||||||||||||
Playing career | 2018–present | ||||||||||||||
Career history | |||||||||||||||
2018–2020 | Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||||
2019 | →Delaware Blue Coats | ||||||||||||||
2020 | →Rio Grande Valley Vipers | ||||||||||||||
2020 | →Windy City Bulls | ||||||||||||||
2020–2022 | Minnesota Timberwolves | ||||||||||||||
2020 | →Iowa Wolves | ||||||||||||||
2022–2023 | Utah Jazz | ||||||||||||||
2023–present | Los Angeles Lakers | ||||||||||||||
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Stats at NBA.com | |||||||||||||||
Stats at Basketball Reference | |||||||||||||||
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Jarred Jakobi Vanderbilt (born April 3, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Lakers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was selected as a McDonald's All-American in high school. [1] Vanderbilt played college basketball for the Kentucky Wildcats. He was selected by the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2018 NBA draft.
Vanderbilt was born in Houston, Texas. He is the son of Gwendolyn and Robert Vanderbilt. He has two older brothers, Jamal and Robert, and three older sisters, Rean, Jenae, and Tasha. His father played basketball at Wiley College. His mother played at Xavier of Louisiana. His brother, Jamal, played at Texas-Tyler and sister, Jenae, played at UTSA. [2]
Vanderbilt attended Victory Prep Academy in Houston, Texas. As a senior, he averaged 28.5 points, 13.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists per game.[ citation needed ]
Vanderbilt was considered one of the best players in the 2017 recruiting class by Scout.com, Rivals.com and ESPN. [3] [4] [5] On December 23, 2016, Vanderbilt committed to the Kentucky Wildcats. [6]
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jarred Vanderbilt SF | Houston, TX | Victory Prep (TX) | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Dec 23, 2016 | |
Star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 94 | ||||||
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #11 Rivals: #13 247Sports: #8 ESPN: #18 | ||||||
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Despite being highly regarded coming out of high school, two injuries marred Vanderbilt's college career and he only played 14 games for the Kentucky Wildcats. He averaged 5.9 points and 7.9 rebounds in 17.0 minutes per game. Following the season he declared for the 2018 NBA draft. [7]
On June 21, 2018, Vanderbilt was drafted by the Orlando Magic with the 41st overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft. He was subsequently traded to the Denver Nuggets. [8] [9] On July 11, 2018, Vanderbilt signed with the Denver Nuggets. [10] Vanderbilt made his NBA debut on January 25, 2019, in a 132–95 win over the Phoenix Suns, playing four minutes and scoring one point with three rebounds, an assist, and one steal. [11] On November 20, 2019, Vanderbilt was assigned to the Rio Grande Valley Vipers. [12]
On February 5, 2020, Vanderbilt was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves. [13] Vanderbilt made his 2020 debut on December 27, 2020, in a 127–91 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers, playing 15 minutes and scoring two points, seven rebounds, six assists, three steals, and a block. On January 23, 2021, Vanderbilt scored a career-high 16 points along with 11 rebounds in a win against the New Orleans Pelicans. [14]
On September 15, 2021, Vanderbilt re-signed with the Timberwolves. [15] He started 67 games for the Timberwolves during the 2021–22 season, averaging career-highs of 6.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, and 1.3 steals per game. [16] On April 12, 2022, Vanderbilt grabbed 10 rebounds and scored 3 points during Minnesota's 109–104 play-in game victory over the Los Angeles Clippers. [17]
On July 6, 2022, Vanderbilt was traded, alongside Malik Beasley, Patrick Beverley, Leandro Bolmaro, the draft rights to Walker Kessler, four future first-round picks, and a pick swap, to the Utah Jazz in exchange for Rudy Gobert. [18]
On February 9, 2023, Vanderbilt was traded to the Los Angeles Lakers in a three-team trade involving the Minnesota Timberwolves. [19] He made his Lakers debut two days later, recording 12 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a 109–103 win over the Golden State Warriors. [20]
On September 18, 2023, Vanderbilt agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension with the Lakers. [21] [22] The deal was fully guaranteed with a player option in the fourth year. [22] On December 9, 2023, Vanderbilt and the Lakers won the inaugural season of the NBA In-Season Tournament. [23]
He won a gold medal with the 2015 USA U16 National Team at the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship. He scored 19 points in 19 minutes of play at the 2017 Nike Hoop Summit, as Team USA defeated the World Select Team 98–87. [24]
GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2018–19 | Denver | 17 | 0 | 4.1 | .474 | .000 | .600 | 1.4 | .2 | .4 | .1 | 1.4 |
2019–20 | Denver | 9 | 0 | 4.6 | .714 | — | — | .9 | .2 | .3 | .1 | 1.1 |
2019–20 | Minnesota | 2 | 0 | 2.6 | .000 | .000 | 1.000 | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
2020–21 | Minnesota | 64 | 30 | 17.8 | .606 | .200 | .559 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 | .7 | 5.4 |
2021–22 | Minnesota | 74 | 67 | 25.4 | .587 | .143 | .656 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .6 | 6.9 |
2022–23 | Utah | 52 | 41 | 24.1 | .556 | .333 | .657 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 1.0 | .3 | 8.3 |
2022–23 | L.A. Lakers | 26 | 24 | 24.1 | .529 | .303 | .784 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | .2 | 7.2 |
2023–24 | L.A. Lakers | 29 | 6 | 20.0 | .518 | .296 | .667 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .2 | 5.2 |
Career | 273 | 168 | 20.5 | .568 | .290 | .645 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 1.1 | .4 | 6.1 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2022 | Minnesota | 1 | 1 | 27.2 | .500 | – | .500 | 10.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 3.0 |
2023 | L.A. Lakers | 1 | 1 | 22.2 | .000 | .000 | – | 3.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 |
Career | 2 | 2 | 24.7 | .250 | .000 | .500 | 6.5 | 1.0 | .5 | .5 | 1.5 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2019 | Denver | 3 | 0 | 1.7 | — | — | — | .3 | .0 | .0 | .3 | .0 |
2022 | Minnesota | 6 | 6 | 21.5 | .481 | — | .700 | 7.2 | .7 | 1.2 | .3 | 5.5 |
2023 | L.A. Lakers | 15 | 13 | 16.5 | .400 | .241 | .700 | 3.2 | .8 | .7 | .8 | 4.6 |
Career | 24 | 19 | 15.9 | .425 | .241 | .700 | 3.8 | .7 | .8 | .6 | 4.3 |
Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Kentucky | 14 | 0 | 17.0 | .426 | .000 | .632 | 7.9 | 1.0 | .4 | .8 | 5.9 |
Vanderbilt has been a vegan since 2020 after initially adopting the diet as a one-month challenge. [25]
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