End of the first quarter. Jarred Vanderbilt Put the pressure on Trey Murphy III, it even lacks a little to intercept the ball while Trey Jemison came to block the racket. The Lakers Strong winger finds herself in the corner on Bruce Brown then sprinte to hinder the 3-point shot from Jose Alvarado at the top of the racket…
“Jarred Vanderbilt is everywhere” can only launch the Lakers commentator, while the interested party has managed his best match of the season (12 points, 8 assists).
The Lakers waited for almost a year
” I adore “ he replies when asked On the defensive impact he may have with the other “Role Players”, notably Dorian Dinney-Smith or Gabe Vincent. “It is the culture that we try to set up. To have several dogs, guys who give everything, who fight, who play hard and who make the dirty work. »»
“Dogs”. The word returns many times in the mouth of Jarred Vanderbilt, who admits that he does not yet be 100% after spending almost a year at the infirmary following his operations on both feet.
But even if it only turns 15.8 minutes this season, its impact is really felt. In defense, where its activity and its physical impact are precious for Lakers who no longer have a dominant pivot, but also in attack, where its presence line presence or its ability to sanction since the “corner” are particularly useful.
“You have to be ready to shoot at any time” He details on playing with Luka Doncic. “You have to have your hands ready. No matter where we are because he can make crazy passes, which cross all the field, blind alley-oops … so he tells us to stay ready, to make the opposing defenses pay, to shoot, to finish the actions. We feed on him, we acclimatize to him and develop our alchemy while he finds his shot. The defenses will multiply the taking of two, the “hatches” and all this so we have to be ready. »»
Defensive artists?
Never short of imagination, fans of the Lakers have also found a nickname in the trio Gabe Vincent-Jarred Vanderbilt-Dorian Finney-Smithwhile Lakers have squarely have the best defense of the league since the return to the prosecution of “Vando” on January 25: “Vincent Van Doe”.
Jarred Vanderbilt was having fun when he was told about this nickname, Gabe Vincent coming from him An image of the three players In front of “The starry night” by Vincent Van Gogh. Are they misunderstood artists for defense?
“I like, it's funny” he thus concludes on this subject. “Gabe showed me in the locker room and I found it great. With the painting behind. But hey, it's our job. This is what we do. We're here to play hard, scratching possessions, doing the dirty job. It's been some time that we set the tone on this side of the field. With replacements, we motivate each other to be these defenders who set the tone. »»
| Jarred Vanderbilt | Percentage | Rebound | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | Lf | Off | Def | Early | PD | Fte | Int | COP | Ct | Pts |
| 2018-19 | Barter | 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 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.1 |
| 2019-20 * | Barter | 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 | 2.4 | 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 |
| 2024-25 | Lal | 16 | 16 | 50.0 | 35.0 | 50.0 | 1.9 | 3.6 | 5.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 4.2 |
| Total | 289 | 20 | 56.5 | 29.7 | 63.9 | 2.0 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 6.0 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = minutes; Shots = successful shots / tempted shots; 3pts = 3-point / 3-point attempted; LF = Successful free throws / tempted free throws; Off = offensive rebound; Def = defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; PD = assists; FTE: Personal faults; Int = interceptions; BP = lost bullets; CT: against; Pts = points.
