Jarred Vanderbilt reportedly drawing interest from Eastern Conference contender

Reserve Jazz power forward Jarred Vanderbilt has emerged as a potential trade candidate for the Sixers, sources inform Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

The Sixers are hoping to shore up their frontcourt depth behind starters Tobias Harris and Joel Embiid. The prime backup at present is the undersized Montrezl Harrell. Fischer writes that Utah’s current asking price for Vanderbilt is a first-round draft selection.

Although Vanderbilt is traditionally more of a 4 than a 5, his 6-foot-11 wingspan, ability to defend all three frontcourt positions and lateral speed could endear him to a 76ers club that lacks much versatility from among its bigs.

Vanderbilt is in the second year of a three-season, $13.1M deal he inked while with the Timberwolves. This season with Utah, the 6-foot-9 big man out of Kentucky is averaging 8.3 points, 7.9 rebounds, 2.7 assists and 1.0 steals per game. He was recently demoted to a reserve role with the Jazz, behind Kelly Olynyk and Walker Kessler.

Fischer reiterates the continued interest of the Pacers in Vanderbilt’s services as well, which had been previously reported. Vanderbilt was also mentioned as part of a multi-player trade between the Jazz and Knicks.