Coming into the season, Jarred Vanderbilt had only played in 92 games across three seasons between Denver and Minneapolis, but he had shown enough on the fringes the year prior that there was much intrigue about what exactly he could be. It’s hard to say there was much more than just “intrigue” though, as even last year he averaged just 5.4 points. What did catch the eye of many was that Vando was able snag 5.8 board a game in just under 18 minutes a night.
In particular, that was what made him someone to watch this season.