Jarred Vanderbilt gets 4-year contract extension from the Lakers, per report
The Los Angeles Lakers have agreed to a four-year, $48 million contract extension with forward Jarred Vanderbilt, according to The Athletics' Shams Charania.
The Lakers have not yet announced the long-term deal with Vanderbilt, who they acquired from Utah in February. The contract includes a player option in the fourth year.
He quickly became a key rotation player during their impressive late-season run to the Western Conference finals last season.
While not a major offensive contributor, Vanderbilt averaged 7.2 points and 6.7 rebounds per game in the regular season while frequently being asked to guard the opponents' top scorer. Vanderbilt started 24 regular-season games and started 13 of the Lakers' 15 playoff games.
After Orlando drafted Vanderbilt in the second round in 2018, he began his NBA career in Denver. He joined Minnesota for 140 games over parts of three seasons before the Jazz acquired him last summer.
The Lakers went 18-8 and then won two playoff rounds after dramatically improving their roster at the trade deadline, and general manager Rob Pelinka has spent the summer improving or locking down the core of last season's team around LeBron James and Anthony Davis.
Los Angeles has agreed to contract extensions with Vanderbilt, Davis, D'Angelo Russell, Austin Reaves and Rui Hachimura while acquiring Jaxson Hayes, Taurean Prince, Gabe Vincent, Cam Reddish and Christian Wood.
