But when will we be able to play again Jared Vanderbilt with the Lakers ? Absent since last February due to an injury to his right foot, which then required an operation during the summer, he also had surgery on his left foot during the off-season. The same area that bothered him at the start of the 2023/24 financial year.
Since then, its return has continued to be delayed, even though Californian leaders were “optimistic” in September. And this time, ESPN tells us outright that the strong winger of Los Angeles is back for at least a month of absence, since there was a synovium effusion in his left knee…
Yet another hard blow for Jarred Vanderbilt, extended for $48 million over four years in September 2023 and who has since struggled to stay healthy. When he is able to be, the interior is in any case one of the key elements of the Lakers rotation: 6.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 1.2 interceptions on average, since his arrival during the 2022/23 season. Being particularly valued for his valuable defensive contribution alongside Anthony Davis.
At this rate, the leaders of Los Angeles will perhaps consider getting rid of their 25-year-old player, who has only been able to play… 29 of the team's 104 games over the last two years.
| Jared Vanderbilt | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | DEN | 17 | 4 | 47.4 | 0.0 | 60.0 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
| 2019-20 * | All Teams | 11 | 4 | 62.5 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2019-20 * | DEN | 9 | 5 | 71.4 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2019-20 * | MIN | 2 | 3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 2020-21 | MIN | 64 | 18 | 60.6 | 20.0 | 55.9 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 5.4 |
| 2021-22 | MIN | 74 | 25 | 58.7 | 14.3 | 65.6 | 2.9 | 5.5 | 8.4 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 6.9 |
| 2022-23 * | All Teams | 78 | 24 | 54.8 | 32.2 | 69.1 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.5 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 7.9 |
| 2022-23 * | UTH | 52 | 24 | 55.6 | 33.3 | 65.7 | 2.3 | 5.5 | 7.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 8.3 |
| 2022-23 * | LAL | 26 | 24 | 52.9 | 30.3 | 78.4 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 6.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 7.2 |
| 2023-24 | LAL | 29 | 20 | 51.8 | 29.6 | 66.7 | 1.4 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
| Total | 273 | 21 | 56.8 | 29.0 | 64.5 | 2.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 6.1 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
