Saben Lee
No. 9 – Manisa Basket | |
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Position | Point guard |
League | BSL BCL |
Personal information | |
Born | St. Louis, Missouri, U.S. | June 23, 1999
Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Listed weight | 183 lb (83 kg) |
Career information | |
High school | Corona del Sol (Tempe, Arizona) |
College | Vanderbilt (2017–2020) |
NBA draft | 2020: 2nd round, 38th overall pick |
Selected by the Utah Jazz | |
Playing career | 2020–present |
Career history | |
2020–2022 | Detroit Pistons |
2021–2022 | →Motor City Cruise |
2022 | Raptors 905 |
2022 | Philadelphia 76ers |
2022 | →Delaware Blue Coats |
2022–2023 | Raptors 905 |
2022–2024 | Phoenix Suns |
2024–present | Manisa Basket |
Career highlights and awards | |
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Stats at NBA.com | |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com |
Saben Anthonia Lee (/ˈseɪbən/ SAY-bən;[1] born June 23, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for Manisa Basket. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.
Early life and high school career
[edit]Lee grew up in Phoenix, Arizona and attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona. As a junior, Lee was named first-team All-State after averaging 18 points, five rebounds, and three assists per game.[2] Lee committed to play college basketball at Vanderbilt after his junior year over offers from Louisville, Stanford, Florida State, and Nebraska.[3][4] He was again named first team All-State as a senior and scored 39 points against Cesar Chavez High School in the state semifinal to lead the Aztecs to the state title game before falling to Basha High School.[5][6]
College career
[edit]Lee served as the Commodores starting point guard as a true freshman and averaged 10.6 points, 3.1 assists and a team-leading 1.2 steals per game.[7] As a sophomore, Lee averaged 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game.[8][9][10] As a junior, he averaged 18.6 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.5 steals per game and was named second team All-SEC by the Associated Press.[11][12] He scored a career high 38 points on March 3, 2020 in an 87–79 win over Alabama.[13] Following the end of the season, Lee declared for the 2020 NBA draft.[14] On May 1, he announced he was signing with an agent and forgoing his last season of eligibility.[15]
Professional career
[edit]Detroit Pistons (2020–2022)
[edit]Lee was selected 38th overall by the Utah Jazz in the 2020 NBA draft, then subsequently traded to the Detroit Pistons on November 22, 2020.[16][17] On December 1, 2020, the Detroit Pistons signed him to a two-way contract with their NBA G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise.[18][19] On May 11, 2021, Lee scored a career-high 22 points in a 119-100 loss to the Minnesota Timberwolves. On August 6, 2021, the Pistons re-signed Lee to a multi-year contract.[20] On April 1, 2022, Lee achieved his first career double-double, with 11 points and 12 assists in a 110-101 win against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Raptors 905 (2022)
[edit]On September 26, 2022, Lee was traded with Kelly Olynyk to the Utah Jazz for Bojan Bogdanović.[21] He was waived by the Jazz on October 9.[22] On October 11, Lee signed an exhibit 10 contract with the Phoenix Suns.[23] He was waived on October 13.[24] On October 16, Lee signed an exhibit 10 contract with the Toronto Raptors, but was waived the same day.[25] On October 18, Lee joined the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.
Philadelphia 76ers (2022)
[edit]On November 23, 2022, Lee signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, replacing Michael Foster Jr. on a two-way contract.[26] On December 26, he was waived in favor of Louis King.[27]
Return to the 905 (2022–2023)
[edit]On December 28, 2022, Lee was re-acquired by the Raptors 905.[28]
Phoenix Suns (2023–2024)
[edit]On January 11, 2023, Lee signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns.[29] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns on January 21.[30] Lee signed a two-way contract with the Suns on February 1.[31] He was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season.[32] During the final game of the regular season, Lee recorded his second double-double of his NBA career (first with the Suns) with a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds in a 119–114 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers on April 9, 2023.[33]
On July 13, 2023, Lee signed another two-way contract with the Suns.[34]
Manisa Basket (2024)
[edit]On August 30, 2024, Lee signed with Manisa Basket of the Basketbol Süper Ligi.[35]
Career statistics
[edit]GP | Games played | GS | Games started | MPG | Minutes per game |
FG% | Field goal percentage | 3P% | 3-point field goal percentage | FT% | Free throw percentage |
RPG | Rebounds per game | APG | Assists per game | SPG | Steals per game |
BPG | Blocks per game | PPG | Points per game | Bold | Career high |
Regular season
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2020–21 | Detroit | 48 | 7 | 16.3 | .471 | .348 | .685 | 2.0 | 3.6 | .7 | .3 | 5.6 |
2021–22 | Detroit | 37 | 0 | 16.3 | .390 | .233 | .789 | 2.4 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .3 | 5.6 |
2022–23 | Philadelphia | 2 | 0 | 5.1 | .750 | .000 | — | .0 | 1.0 | .5 | .0 | 3.0 |
2022–23 | Phoenix | 23 | 1 | 15.8 | .393 | .379 | .737 | 2.0 | 2.8 | .8 | .0 | 6.3 |
2023–24 | Phoenix | 24 | 0 | 7.7 | .364 | .125 | .744 | 1.3 | 1.3 | .3 | .1 | 3.0 |
Career | 134 | 8 | 14.5 | .421 | .271 | .734 | 1.9 | 2.8 | .7 | .2 | 5.2 |
College
[edit]Year | Team | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
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2017–18 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 29 | 26.8 | .462 | .307 | .726 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 1.2 | .2 | 10.6 |
2018–19 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 32 | 32.6 | .460 | .362 | .675 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.0 | .2 | 12.7 |
2019–20 | Vanderbilt | 32 | 17 | 32.9 | .483 | .322 | .752 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 1.5 | .3 | 18.6 |
Career | 96 | 78 | 30.7 | .471 | .328 | .718 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 1.3 | .2 | 13.9 |
Personal life
[edit]Lee is the son of former NFL running back Amp Lee and Vanderbilt University Law Graduate, Natalie Williams.[36] He is a cousin of basketball player Trent Forrest.[37]
References
[edit]- ^ "2023-24 start of season NBA pronunciation guide". NBA.com (Press release). October 24, 2023. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
- ^ Sills-Trausch, Alec (June 1, 2016). "Arizona basketball recruiting: In-state prospect Saben Lee's recruitment heating up". AZDesertSwarm.com.
- ^ "Corona Del Sol PG Saben Lee commits to Vanderbilt". The Arizona Republic.
- ^ Webster, Danny (June 14, 2016). "Saben Lee to Vanderbilt: Commodores Land 4-Star PG Prospect". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Augustine, Jordan (October 22, 2017). "Arizona 6A All-State". PrepHoops.com.
- ^ Obert, Richard (February 24, 2017). "Corona del Sol returns to final behind Saben Lee's 39 points, will meet Basha for 6A boys crown". USATodayHSS.com.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (October 3, 2018). "Vanderbilt basketball's Darius Garland, Saben Lee working on chemistry". USAToday.com. Nashville Tennessean.
- ^ Aronin, Ivan (March 8, 2019). "Vanderbilt's Lee making the most of challenging season". The Nashville Ledger.
- ^ Arias, Greg (November 5, 2019). "Stackhouse, Commodores Kickoff Regular Season Wednesday". SI.com.
- ^ DiSturco, Charlie (September 2019). "SEC Basketball: Top returning players on each team for 2019-20 season". BustingBrackets.com. FanSided.
- ^ Tansey, Joe (March 13, 2020). "SEC 2020 Final Team Standings, Top Player Stats and Best NBA Draft Prospects". Bleacher Report.
- ^ Arias, Greg (March 9, 2020). "Vanderbilt's Saben Lee, Scottie Pippen Jr. Honored By SEC". SI.com.
- ^ "Lee's 38 leads Vanderbilt to 87-79 upset of Alabama". ESPN.com. Associated Press. March 3, 2020.
- ^ "Vanderbilt guard Saben Lee declares for NBA Draft". The Tennessean. March 27, 2020. Retrieved March 28, 2020.
- ^ Weinstein, Robbie (May 1, 2020). "Vanderbilt's Saben Lee signs with agent, will stay in NBA Draft". 247 Sports. Retrieved May 3, 2020.
- ^ Sparks, Adam (November 18, 2020). "Vanderbilt's Saben Lee drafted with No. 38 pick in NBA Draft, headed to Detroit via trade". The Tennessean. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations". NBA.com. November 22, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
- ^ "Detroit Pistons Sign Rookies Killian Hayes, Isaiah Stewart, Saddiq Bey and Saben Lee". NBA.com. December 1, 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Gauruder, Dana (November 18, 2020). "Pistons To Sign Saben Lee To Two-Way Contract". HoopsRumors. Retrieved March 30, 2021.
- ^ "Saben Lee Re-Signs With Pistons". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ Treasure, Angie (September 26, 2022). "Utah Jazz Acquire Kelly Olynyk, Saben Lee, and Cash Considerations". NBA.com. Utah Jazz. Retrieved September 27, 2022.
- ^ "Utah Jazz Sign Darryl Morsell". NBA.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "SUNS SIGN ARMS, LEE". Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "SUNS WAIVE ARMS, LEE, LUWAWU-CABARROT". Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Raptors Sign, Waive Saben Lee". Hoops Rumors. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Saben Lee Signs Two-Way Contract with Sixers". nba.com. Retrieved November 23, 2022.
- ^ "Louis King Signed to Two-Way Deal". NBA.com. December 26, 2022. Retrieved December 26, 2022.
- ^ @@Raptors905 (December 29, 2022). "Got our guy back Welcome back, Saben" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "OFFICIAL: Phoenix Suns sign Saben Lee to a 10-day contract". Twitter. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
- ^ "Suns Sign Saben Lee To Second 10-Day Contract". Twitter. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
- ^ "Duane Rankin on Twitter: "#Suns re-sign Saben Lee to two-way, waive Duane Washington Jr., who was on a two-way deal."". Twitter. Retrieved February 1, 2023.
- ^ "Wolves' Garza And Ignite's Henderson Named Captains For NBA G League Next Up Game". NBA G League. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
- ^ "Clippers vs Suns, April 9, 2023". Basketball-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
- ^ "SUNS RE-SIGN SABEN LEE". NBA.com. July 13, 2023. Retrieved July 14, 2023.
- ^ manisabasket94 (August 30, 2024). "🇬🇧:🚨 Saben Lee joins Manisa Basket! 🚨 With his NBA experience, speed, and scoring prowess, Saben Lee is set to make a huge impact on our team this season. 💪 Ready to leave his mark on both ends of the court, Manisa's new star is here! 🌟 Are you ready to share the excitement and live this new season together? 🏀🔥 Welcome to the Manisa Basket family, @_sabenlee 🙌". Instagram.com. Retrieved September 18, 2024.
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: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Saben Lee | Phoenix Suns". NBA.com.
- ^ Kostecka, Ryan (September 28, 2022). "Five Things To Know About Utah's Newest Athletic Guard: Saben Lee". NBA. Retrieved March 2, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Career statistics and player information from NBA.com and Basketball-Reference.com
- Vanderbilt Commodores bio