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He wound up playing just 17 games as a rookie. But he remains thankful for his support group helping him through a mentally difficult time, and is grateful to this day to the Nuggets organization for getting him through a physically intense period. “It’s an up-and-down league; one thing about this league [is] at some point, everybody’s going to get an opportunity. Whether it’s late in a game, a blowout game, or anything, you’re going to get an opportunity, so it’s just how you take advantage of that,” Vanderbilt said. “When my name and number got called, I just took full advantage of it.
“Vando, with him you’re going to get great energy,” said Beasley. “… He’s a great rebounder, a great defender, great at setting screens.”