Sep 15, 2023, 10:31 ET
THE ANGELS — Jarred Vanderbilt agreed to a four-year, $48 million extension with the Lakerssecuring the defensive-minded forward into the team a couple of weeks before the start of training campsources told ESPN on Friday.
Sources said the new deal includes a player option for the fourth season.
Jarred Vanderbilt averaged 7.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 26 games after joining the Lakers. Noah Graham/NBAE/Getty Images
Vanderbilt was acquired from Utah Jazz in a series of moves that the vice president of basketball operations and general manager of the LakersRob Pelinka, orchestrated near the trade deadline last season and was a key piece in the advance of Los Angeles to him play-in tournament at the end of the season until reaching Western Conference finals.
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Vanderbilt24, averaged 7.2 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 26 games (24 starts) after joining the Lakers. The coach of the LakersDarvin Ham, was often asked to defend the opposing team’s most lethal offensive threat.
The lanky 6-foot-8, 214-pound forward is the fifth member of the All-American team. Lakers from last season to receive a multi-year extension this offseason, joining Anthony Davis, Austin Reaves, D’Angelo Russell y Rui Hachimura.
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