Hiding in the shadows of the Michael Porter Jr. hype is a player who wants to prove to the world that he can return to who he once was just as badly as the former lottery pick does.
For Jarred Vanderbilt, it all started in June of 2016, on the first day of the USA U17 World Championship Team training camp. First, it was a fractured foot; then, a left-leg injury with 36 seconds left in the 2017 Jordan Brand Classic. Next, his left foot in a preseason practice at Kentucky that fall.