For all the intrigue that surrounds Nuggets first-round pick Michael Porter Jr., there’s also sizable optimism pertaining to second-round selection Jarred Vanderbilt.
Both have sat out the first 45 games of the season while rehabbing various ailments, but Vanderbilt is getting closer to his debut after being plagued by foot and ankle injuries in his lone season at Kentucky. What will it take to get him back on the court, either with the Nuggets (31-14) or in the G League?
“Consistency,” he said Tuesday while speaking to the media for the first time this season.