Jarred Vanderbilt

Jarred Vanderbilt

25-Year-Old ForwardF
Los Angeles Lakers
Out
Injury Foot
Est. Return 1/9/2025
2024 Fantasy Outlook
A right mid-foot sprain limited Vanderbilt to only 29 regular-season appearances (six starts) during the 2023-24 campaign. The defensive-minded forward was an integral part of the Lakers' postseason rotation the previous year when Los Angeles advanced to the Western Conference Finals before ultimately losing to Denver. The Lakers lost to the Nuggets in last season's playoffs again, but this time it was a rare first-round exit for a LeBron James-led squad. The Lakers felt Vanderbilt's absence all season, as they constantly changed and shifted lineups looking for a spark. Now healthy, Vanderbilt is set to play an integral, cohesive role for the star-studded Lakers. He may not start in the frontcourt, but Vanderbilt should see consistent minutes regardless of his role. However, for fantasy purposes, there's not much to see. He's a solid rebounder and defender, but his outside shooting is a major concern. Vanderbilt is better utilized in non-category settings, but even then, he's not going to deliver enough production to be a must-roster player in standard leagues. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a three-year, $34.71 million contract extension with the Lakers in September of 2023. Contract includes $13.29 million player option for 2027-28.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Vanderbilt was born April 3, 1999 in Houston, Texas to parents Gwen and Robert. He has five siblings, and his sister Jene played college basketball at UTSA. Vanderbilt attended high school at Victory Prep in Houston, where he was a standout track athlete in addition to basketball. He won district titles in both the 100 and 200 meters. Prior to his junior year, Vanderbilt helped lead Team USA to a gold medal in the 2015 FIBA Americas Under-16 Championship. As a senior, Vanderbilt averaged 28.5 points, 13.4 rebounds and 8.8 assists for Victory Prep. He was a consensus five-star recruit and participated in the McDonald's All-American game, the Nike Hoops Summit and the Jordan Brand Classic. You can follow Vanderbilt on Twitter @JVando or on Instagram @jvando_. Vanderbilt spent one season at Kentucky. He played 14 games, averaging 5.8 points on 42.6 percent shooting from the field and 63.2 percent from the free-throw line. He also averaged 7.9 rebounds and 1.0 assists. He picked up an SEC Freshman of the Week award. Vanderbilt set season highs of 11 points (three times), 15 rebounds, three blocks, three assists (twice) and one steal (six times). His best overall performance took place Feb. 24 during a win over Missouri. Vanderbilt posted 11 points (4-4 FG, 3-7 FT), 15 rebounds, three blocks and two assists. He was selected with the 11th pick in the second round of the 2018 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic.

Likely out until January
FLos Angeles Lakers
Foot
December 3, 2024
Vanderbilt isn't expected to make his season debut until early January after developing fluid in his left knee during his rehab program for offseason procedures on both of his feet, Shams Charania of ESPN reports.
ANALYSIS
Back on Nov. 20, the Lakers announced that Vanderbilt had hit a snag in his ramp-up program, after he had taken longer than anticipated to recover from the pair of surgeries he underwent in May, one to address a right mid-foot sprain and another to remove a bone spur in his left foot. While Vanderbilt isn't dealing with any foot-related setbacks in the two weeks since that update, the left knee issue will further delay his 2024-25 debut. Vanderbilt was a key player for the Lakers when healthy during the 2023-24 season, averaging 5.2 points, 4.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 20.0 minutes.
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How does Jarred Vanderbilt compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
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True Shooting %
57.8%
 
Effective Field Goal %
55.3%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
23.7%
 
Free Throw Rate
31.6%
 
Offensive Rebound %
8.2%
 
Defensive Rebound %
17.7%
 
Total Rebound %
13.2%
 
Assist %
7.8%
 
Steal %
2.6%
 
Block %
0.7%
 
Turnover %
14.4%
 
Usage %
0.0%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
16.0
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.8
 
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Despite playing a consistent role for both the Lakers and the Jazz last season, Vanderbilt continues to struggle on offense. He ended as the 129th-ranked player in nine-category leagues, averaging 7.9 points per game to go with 7.5 rebounds and 1.1 steals. He remains an efficient scorer, shooting 54.8 percent from the field. It is simply a lack of offensive versatility that lets him down. His overall value is built on rebounds and steals, something he is typically able to deliver with regularity. He may continue to start for the Lakers, but as we saw down the stretch last season, that does not mean he will play starters' minutes. Over the final 12 games of the season, Vanderbilt exceeded 25 minutes on only three occasions. Given what we know, he should be viewed as a specialist target at the back end of drafts, or more likely a streaming candidate for anyone needing steals and boards.
Coming off easily the best season of his career, Vanderbilt now finds himself on a Utah team that appears to have shifted trajectory. The 2021-22 season was a breakout for Vanderbilt, spending much of the season as the starting power forward for the Timberwolves. While his production slowed as the season came to an end, his per-game numbers of 6.9 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.3 steals and 0.6 blocks in 25.4 minutes were enough to see him rank 128th in eight-category per-game fantasy production. Now in Utah, Vanderbilt should be able to see a similar workload on the rebuilding squad, if not more minutes. The frontcourt is a little jammed, but aside from Lauri Markkanen, the other options don't inspire confidence -- Kelly Olynyk, Walker Kessler, Cody Zeller and Udoka Azubuike head into camp as options at center. There's upside for Vanderbilt to make a meaningful impact as a rebounder and defender, but the preseason will help inform us on whether or not he can push 30 minutes per game.
After Vanderbilt struggled to land a rotational role in his first two seasons, he was given the most run of his career in 2020-21. He started 30 of his 64 appearances and averaged 5.4 points on 60.6 percent shooting, 5.8 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.7 combined steals-plus-blocks in 17.8 minutes. He's an extremely low-usage, defensive-minded player. Per 36 minutes, he averages an impressive 11.6 rebounds and 3.5 combined steals-plus-blocks. He was also the 100th-most valuable fantasy player on a per-minute basis last season, though he ranked just 222nd in per-game production due to a low minutes total. This season, he'll be battling for the starting power forward job with Jaden McDaniels and Taurean Prince. Even if Vanderbilt doesn't earn the job, he should continue to see roughly 15-20 minutes per game as a defensive specialist. He's worth considering with a final pick in deep drafts considering his per-minute output.
The 41st overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft will provide depth and may not get many minutes off the bench. He saw action in two games for Minnesota last season after coming over in a trade from Denver, while also spending time with the team's G League affiliate, the Iowa Wolves. In seven games for Iowa, Vanderbilt averaged 28.7 minutes per game and held averages of 15.9 points, 13.0 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.4 blocks.
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Out for at least two more weeks
FLos Angeles Lakers
Foot
November 20, 2024
Vanderbilt's ramp-up process from offseason surgeries on both of his feet has gone slower than anticipated, and he'll be re-evaluated in a "couple weeks" from Wednesday, Dave McMenamin of ESPN.com reports.
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Remains out Tuesday
FLos Angeles Lakers
Foot
November 18, 2024
Vanderbilt (foot) has been ruled out for Tuesday's game against the Jazz, Mike Trudell of Spectrum SportsNet reports.
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Takes part in shooting drills
FLos Angeles Lakers
Foot
November 3, 2024
Vanderbilt (foot) was spotted participating in light shooting drills following Sunday's practice, Khobi Price of The Orange County Register reports.
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Out at least another week
FLos Angeles Lakers
Foot
November 1, 2024
Head coach JJ Redick said Friday that Vanderbilt (foot) is progressing, but the big man is still experiencing some "minor discomfort," Jovan Buha of The Athletic reports. "I don't think he's a day or two away from playing," Redick said. "We'll have another update in a week or so."
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Will miss start of season
FLos Angeles Lakers
Foot
October 17, 2024
Lakers head coach JJ Redick said Thursday that Vanderbilt's (foot) status will be updated in two weeks, Dan Woike of the Los Angeles Times reports.
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Could be ready for season opener
FLos Angeles Lakers
September 26, 2024
Vanderbilt underwent procedures on each of his feet this offseason but could be ready for the 2024-25 regular-season opener, Jovan Buha of The Athletic speculates.
ANALYSIS
According to the Lakers' general manager, Rob Pelinka, the surgeries happened at the beginning of the offseason, giving Vanderbilt lots of time to recover. Vanderbilt had a bone spur in one foot, and the doctor recommended going ahead and cleaning up the other foot since he was already set to miss time. Vanderbilt struggled to stay on the court in 2023-24, making just 29 regular-season appearances, but he's expected to play a bigger role, either off the bench or as a starter, in 2024-25.
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