PORTLAND, Ore. – Even though Jarred Vanderbilt hadn't played significant minutes outside of mop-up duty, he sat on the bench and watched attentively as the fouls piled up for the Timberwolves' big men during Tuesday's 123-116 loss to Denver.
"When you look down our roster, there's not too many other bigs," Vanderbilt said. "So that right there made me just get my mind-set right that it's a possibility of me going in."
After Naz Reid picked up his third foul early in the second quarter, coach Ryan Saunders turned to Vanderbilt. It was go time for the third-year forward, who began his career with the Nuggets before coming to the Wolves in the Juancho Hernangomez and Malik Beasley deal in February.