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NBA Draft: Jarred Vanderbilt – Built for OKC Thunder

By Rylan Stiles

MORGANTOWN, WV - JANUARY 27: Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats pulls up for a shot against Sagaba Konate #50 of the West Virginia Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum on January 27, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images)
MORGANTOWN, WV - JANUARY 27: Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats pulls up for a shot against Sagaba Konate #50 of the West Virginia Mountaineers at the WVU Coliseum on January 27, 2018 in Morgantown, West Virginia. (Photo by Justin K. Aller/Getty Images) /
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LEXINGTON, KY – JANUARY 23: Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats looks on against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the second half at Rupp Arena on January 23, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)
LEXINGTON, KY – JANUARY 23: Jarred Vanderbilt #2 of the Kentucky Wildcats looks on against the Mississippi State Bulldogs during the second half at Rupp Arena on January 23, 2018 in Lexington, Kentucky. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images) /

Jarred Vanderbilt is one of the most underrated wings in the NBA Draft.

The University of Kentucky is undoubtedly a college basketball powerhouse. A blue blood. With so much depth, talented players often do not get the minutes needed to display their NBA level skill sets.

In a log-jam behind first round prospect Kevin Knox, that was the case for Jarred Vanderbilt.  The talent is there for Jarred Vanderbilt, who was only allowed to clock in for 17-minutes a game.

How this projects into the NBA game will be the biggest question since the onus has been all about floor spacing and positionless basketball. Looking at Vanderbilt the potential is there, but here are questions regarding how many boxes he can check off as his game grows.

Let’s dive into the specifics and decipher if Vanderbilt should be a NBA prospect the OKC Thunder should select with one of their two draft picks.

Related: Top 15 NBA Draft picks in OKC Thunder franchise history

Player specifics:

  • Height: 6’9″
  • Weight: 214
  • Wingspan: 7’1″
  • Position: Wing
  • Age: 19
  • College: Kentucky, Freshman
  • Home town: Missouri City, Texas

Statline:

Per Game Table
School G GS MP FG% 2P% 3P% FT% TRB AST STL BLK TOV PTS
Kentucky 14 0 17.0 .426 .433 .000 .632 7.9 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 5.9
Kentucky 14 0 17.0 .426 .433 .000 .632 7.9 1.0 0.4 0.8 1.1 5.9

Provided by CBB at Sports Reference: View Original Table
Generated 6/20/2018.

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