February 5, 2020
Good morning, folks. We’ve got our first big trade of the year. Let’s talk NBA. “Once you know what failure feels like, determination chases success.” — Kobe Bryant RECAP Jarred Vanderbilt traded to Wolves While you were sleeping, the NBA’s trade season was just waking up. Shortly after midnight earlier on Wednesday morning, news broke…
With the NBA trade deadline coming up on Thursday, a former Wildcat is on the move. According to Adrian Wojnarowski, Jarred Vanderbilt has been traded from the Denver Nuggets to the Minnesota Timberwolves, where he will join Karl Towns. The trade is part of a four-team, multi-player deal between the Nuggets, the Timberwolves, the Houston…
January 23, 2020
Good afternoon, folks. It was another JAM-PACKED day in the Association and we have plenty of former ‘Cats to discuss. Let’s talk NBA. REMINDER: NBA League Pass is FREE for the rest of the week through Jan. 26. RECAP KAT goes for 40 in a loss Same team, same story, different day. Karl-Anthony Towns went…
July 14, 2019
Good morning everyone! Hope you all are having an excellent weekend and are ready to start another week off great tomorrow. In case you were having fun at the racetrack or taking advantage of the great weather day, here are some things you might have missed. Let’s get right into it! Anthony Davis will wear…
July 11, 2019
There isn’t a better rebounder in the Las Vegas NBA Summer League than Jarred Vanderbilt. Finally completely recovered from a lingering foot injury, Vanderbilt has been tearing up the league with the Denver Nuggets. Last night the former Wildcat made 8-of-15 shots to score 20 points. He made it a double-double by grabbing 17 rebounds.…
July 9, 2019
After a shaky NBA Summer League debut, Jarred Vanderbilt found his stride today. The former Cat notched a double-double in Denver’s loss to Boston with 12 points and 12 rebounds in 23 minutes. Vanderbilt showed off his passing skills, which we got to know well during his short time at Kentucky: Vando with the vision!#MileHighBasketball…
November 7, 2018
The FBI has given the NCAA the go-ahead to move forward with their investigations into possible rules violations by the schools mentioned in its probe into college basketball. Tonight, ESPN is reporting that former Kentucky player Jarred Vanderbilt and current Cat Ashton Hagans were two of 19 players mentioned in a business plan would-be agent…
June 21, 2018
Were the Nuggets the team that secretly promised Vanderbilt a pick? I’m sure Jarred will be asked soon enough (we’ll update this story), but Vanderbilt will be traded from Orlando to the Denver Nuggets and that’s where he’ll start his NBA career. “Jarred Vanderbilt, gets injured and plays 14 games for us,” Caliapri said. “Unbelievably…
June 19, 2018
Could Jarred Vanderbilt sneak into the first round? Probably not. But The Ringer suggests that the team that selects Jarred Vanderbilt can end up with a steal during Thursday’s NBA Draft. The article talks about two great high school recruits (Vanderbilt and former UK target Malik Newman) and how their disappointing college careers have hurt…
June 18, 2018
Jarred Vanderbilt’s decision to stay in the draft was a complicated one; return to school and risk reinjury or stay in the draft and pray a team takes a chance on you? John Calipari said that’s exactly the dilemma Vanderbilt faced, and of the five players going out for the draft, he sought his advice…