Jarred Vanderbilt

It did not take Jarred Vanderbilt very long to make a strong impression with his new team. In his fifth game with the Los Angeles Lakers after being acquired in a trade, Vanderbilt stepped into a passing lane between Tim Hardaway Jr. and Luka Dončić to earn a steal and then saved the ball from sailing out of bounds by flipping an overhead pass with his back turned to an in-transition Troy Brown Jr. for a fastbreak layup. Vanderbilt connected on 6 of his 8 field goals for 15 points to go with 17 rebounds and four steals as the Lakers outlasted the Dallas Mavericks 111-108 on February 26, 2023.