Dragan Bender
PF · 2TM
Seasons 2016-17–2019-20 · 4 on record · Ht 7-0 · b. 1997
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Player info
| Nickname | Croatian Sensation |
|---|---|
| Position | PF |
| Number | #35 (also #17, #10) |
| Height | 7-0 |
| Weight | 249 lb |
| Born | 1997-11-17 |
| Drafted | 2016 · Round 1, Pick 4 · Phoenix Suns |
| Seasons | 2016-17–2019-20 (4) |
Career averages
5.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.3 APG · 187 games · .399 FG% · .323 3P%.
Stats by season — per game
| Season | Tm | Age | GP | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | REB | AST | STL | BLK | PTS | PER | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | PHX | 19 | 43 | 13.3 | .354 | .277 | .364 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.4 | 5.3 | .440 |
| 2017-18 | PHX | 20 | 82 | 25.2 | .386 | .366 | .765 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.5 | 7.1 | .524 |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 21 | 46 | 18.0 | .447 | .218 | .593 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 5.0 | 9.5 | .521 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 22 | 16 | 17.9 | .446 | .349 | .714 | 4.6 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 6.7 | 10.9 | .545 |
| MIL | 22 | 7 | 13.0 | .476 | .444 | .667 | 2.9 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 3.7 | 8.4 | .582 | |
| GSW | 22 | 9 | 21.7 | .437 | .324 | .727 | 5.9 | 2.1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 9.0 | 12.1 | .534 |
Stats by season — totals
| Season | Tm | G | GS | MP | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | PHX | 43 | 0 | 574 | 57 | 161 | .354 | 28 | 101 | 4 | 11 | 103 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 146 |
| 2017-18 | PHX | 82 | 37 | 2,069 | 187 | 484 | .386 | 118 | 322 | 39 | 51 | 361 | 130 | 22 | 53 | 112 | 531 |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 46 | 27 | 826 | 88 | 197 | .447 | 22 | 101 | 32 | 54 | 183 | 56 | 18 | 22 | 37 | 230 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 16 | 3 | 286 | 41 | 92 | .446 | 15 | 43 | 10 | 14 | 73 | 28 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 107 |
| MIL | 7 | 0 | 91 | 10 | 21 | .476 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 26 | |
| GSW | 9 | 3 | 195 | 31 | 71 | .437 | 11 | 34 | 8 | 11 | 53 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 81 | |
| Career | 187 | — | — | 373 | 934 | .399 | 183 | 567 | 85 | 130 | 720 | 237 | 54 | 106 | 202 | 1,014 |
Per 36 minutes
| Season | Tm | G | MPG | FG | FGA | FG% | 3P | 3PA | FT | FTA | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | PHX | 43 | 13.3 | 3.6 | 10.1 | .354 | 1.8 | 6.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 6.5 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 2.0 | 9.2 |
| 2017-18 | PHX | 82 | 25.2 | 3.3 | 8.4 | .386 | 2.1 | 5.6 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 6.3 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 9.2 |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 46 | 18.0 | 3.8 | 8.6 | .447 | 1.0 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 | 8.0 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 10.0 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 16 | 17.9 | 5.2 | 11.6 | .446 | 1.9 | 5.4 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 9.2 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.6 | 13.5 |
| MIL | 7 | 13.0 | 4.0 | 8.3 | .476 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 7.9 | 3.6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 10.3 | |
| GSW | 9 | 21.7 | 5.7 | 13.1 | .437 | 2.0 | 6.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 9.8 | 3.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 15.0 |
Counting stats scaled to a per-36-minute pace.
Advanced stats
| Season | Tm | G | MP | PER | TS% | USG% | OWS | DWS | WS | WS/48 | OBPM | DBPM | BPM | VORP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | PHX | 43 | 574 | 5.3 | .440 | 14.4 | -0.7 | 0.3 | -0.3 | -.029 | -4.3 | -0.7 | -5.1 | -0.4 |
| 2017-18 | PHX | 82 | 2,069 | 7.1 | .524 | 12.7 | -0.7 | 0.8 | 0.1 | .001 | -2.9 | -0.8 | -3.7 | -0.9 |
| 2018-19 | PHX | 46 | 826 | 9.5 | .521 | 13.4 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.5 | .027 | -3.4 | -0.8 | -4.1 | -0.5 |
| 2019-20 | 2TM | 16 | 286 | 10.9 | .545 | 17.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .052 | -3.1 | +0.2 | -2.9 | -0.1 |
| MIL | 7 | 91 | 8.4 | .582 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | .105 | -4.4 | +3.2 | -1.2 | +0.0 | |
| GSW | 9 | 195 | 12.1 | .534 | 20.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .027 | -2.5 | -1.2 | -3.7 | -0.1 | |
| Career | 187 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0.6 | — | — | — | — | -1.9 |
PER, True Shooting %, Usage %, Win Shares (Off/Def/Total, per 48), Box Plus/Minus (Off/Def/Total) and Value Over Replacement Player.
Career splits
| Split | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 125 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 0.9 | 42–83 |
| Away | 111 | 4.4 | 3.0 | 1.1 | 29–82 |
| In wins | 71 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 71–0 |
| In losses | 165 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 1.0 | 0–165 |
Regular-season career splits by venue and result.
Career stats vs each team
| Opponent | G | PPG | RPG | APG | W–L |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATL Atlanta Hawks | 5 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.6 | 2–3 |
| BOS Boston Celtics | 4 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 0.2 | 1–3 |
| BKN Brooklyn Nets | 6 | 3.5 | 2.3 | 0.7 | 2–4 |
| CHA Charlotte Hornets | 6 | 7.7 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 2–4 |
| CHI Chicago Bulls | 5 | 2.6 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 3–2 |
| CLE Cleveland Cavaliers | 6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1–5 |
| DAL Dallas Mavericks | 10 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.3 | 7–3 |
| DEN Denver Nuggets | 11 | 5.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3–8 |
| DET Detroit Pistons | 6 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2–4 |
| GSW Golden State Warriors | 12 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 1.1 | 1–11 |
| HOU Houston Rockets | 10 | 6.9 | 5.0 | 1.1 | 0–10 |
| IND Indiana Pacers | 6 | 0.0 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 1–5 |
| LAC Los Angeles Clippers | 12 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 0–12 |
| LAL Los Angeles Lakers | 11 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 0.7 | 3–8 |
| MEM Memphis Grizzlies | 7 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 0.9 | 4–3 |
| MIA Miami Heat | 5 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 2–3 |
| MIL Milwaukee Bucks | 4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 2–2 |
| MIN Minnesota Timberwolves | 10 | 6.9 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 3–7 |
| NOP New Orleans Pelicans | 10 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 3–7 |
| NYK New York Knicks | 8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 6–2 |
| OKC Oklahoma City Thunder | 10 | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 2–8 |
| ORL Orlando Magic | 6 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 3–3 |
| PHI Philadelphia 76ers | 7 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 3–4 |
| PHX Phoenix Suns | 2 | 6.5 | 4.5 | 2.0 | 2–0 |
| POR Portland Trail Blazers | 9 | 6.8 | 4.2 | 0.6 | 1–8 |
| SAC Sacramento Kings | 11 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 1.2 | 4–7 |
| SAS San Antonio Spurs | 11 | 3.9 | 2.8 | 0.9 | 2–9 |
| TOR Toronto Raptors | 7 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 0.9 | 2–5 |
| UTA Utah Jazz | 12 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 1.1 | 2–10 |
| WAS Washington Wizards | 7 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 0.1 | 2–5 |
Regular-season career averages against each current franchise.
Shooting by distance — 2019-20
Darker = a larger share of this player’s shots came from that range; the number is field-goal % from there.
| Range | % of shots | FG% |
|---|---|---|
| At the rim (0-3 ft) | 21% | .733 |
| In the paint (3-10 ft) | 31% | .409 |
| Mid-range (10-16 ft) | 0% | — |
| Long two (16 ft-3P) | 0% | — |
| Three-pointers (3-pointers) | 48% | .324 |
Average shot distance 14.6 ft · 4% of attempts were dunks · 21% of threes from the corner
Contract & salary
Nominal salaries; tracked coverage is limited to seasons in the current dataset.
| Season | Salary |
|---|---|
| 2016-17 | $4,276,320 |
| 2017-18 | $4,468,800 |
| 2018-19 | $4,661,280 |
| 2019-20 | $1,678,854 |
| Career earnings | $15,085,254 |
Frequently asked questions
What are Dragan Bender's career stats?
Dragan Bender has averaged 5.4 PPG, 3.9 RPG, 1.3 APG over 4 seasons (2016-17–2019-20).
How much does Dragan Bender make?
Dragan Bender's salary is $1,678,854 for the 2019-20 season, with career earnings of about $15.1M.
How tall is Dragan Bender?
Dragan Bender is 7-0 (249 lb).
When was Dragan Bender drafted?
Dragan Bender was drafted in 2016, round 1, pick 4, by the Phoenix Suns.