Lakers’ Jarred Vanderbilt gets 4-year, $48M extension

The Los Angeles Lakers and ahead Jarred Vanderbilt have agreed to a four-year, $48 million extension, his representatives confirmed Friday.

The deal is absolutely assured and features a participant possibility within the fourth yr, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul and agent Erika Ruiz informed a number of media shops.

Vanderbilt, 24, had been set to grow to be an unrestricted free agent following the 2023-24 marketing campaign.

He averaged 7.2 factors, 6.7 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.2 steals in 26 video games (24 begins) with the Lakers final season after being acquired from the Utah Jazz in a three-team commerce on Feb. 9.

A second-round decide in 2018, Vanderbilt has profession averages of 6.2 factors and 6.6 rebounds in 244 video games (162 begins) with the Denver Nuggets, Minnesota Timberwolves, Jazz and Lakers.

–Field Level Media/Reuters