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What You Need To Know About New Timberwolves Forward Jarred Vanderbilt

On Wednesday, the Timberwolves were part of a four-team trade.

In that trade, they received Malik Beasley, Juan Hernangomez, Evan Turner and Jarred Vanderbilt.

We’ve already covered Beasley here, Hernangomez here and Turner here.

Now it’s Vanderbilt’s time to shine.

No, He Didn’t Go To Vanderbilt

Despite his last name, Vanderbilt didn’t actually attend Vanderbilt. Instead, he attended Kentucky, which is a pretty good basketball school. He averaged 5.9 points and 7.9 rebounds per game in his freshman season at Kentucky before declaring for the 2018 NBA Draft.