Saben Lee

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Saben Lee
Saben Lee (cropped).jpg
Lee with Vanderbilt in 2020
No. 38–Phoenix Suns
Position Point guard
League NBA
Personal information
Born (1999-06-23) June 23, 1999 (age 24)
St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.
Listed height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight183 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 career2020–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
2023–present Phoenix Suns
Career highlights and awards
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Saben Anthonia Lee (born June 23, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA), on a two-way contract. He played college basketball for the Vanderbilt Commodores.

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Early life and high school career

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. [1] Lee committed to play college basketball at Vanderbilt after his junior year over offers from Louisville, Stanford, Florida State, and Nebraska. [2] [3] 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. [4] [5]

College career

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. [6] As a sophomore, Lee averaged 12.7 points, 3.3 rebounds, 3.8 assists and 1.0 steals per game. [7] [8] [9] 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. [10] [11] He scored a career high 38 points on March 3, 2020 in an 87–79 win over Alabama. [12] Following the end of the season, Lee declared for the 2020 NBA draft. [13] On May 1, he announced he was signing with an agent and forgoing his last season of eligibility. [14]

Professional career

Detroit Pistons (2020–2022)

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. [15] [16] On December 1, 2020, the Detroit Pistons signed him to a two-way contract with their NBA G League affiliate, the Motor City Cruise. [17] [18] 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. [19] 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)

On September 26, 2022, Lee was traded with Kelly Olynyk to the Utah Jazz for Bojan Bogdanović. [20] He was waived by the Jazz on October 9. [21] On October 11, Lee signed an exhibit 10 contract with the Phoenix Suns. [22] He was waived on October 13. [23] On October 16, Lee signed an exhibit 10 contract with the Toronto Raptors, but was waived the same day. [24] On October 18, Lee joined the Raptors 905 of the NBA G League.

Philadelphia 76ers (2022)

On November 23, 2022, Lee signed with the Philadelphia 76ers, replacing Michael Foster Jr. on a two-way contract. [25] On December 26, he was waived in favor of Louis King. [26]

Return to the 905 (2022–2023)

On December 28, 2022, Lee was re-acquired by the Raptors 905. [27]

Phoenix Suns (2023–present)

On January 11, 2023, Lee signed a 10-day contract with the Phoenix Suns. [28] He signed a second 10-day contract with the Suns on January 21. [29] Lee signed a two-way contract with the Suns on February 1. [30] He was named to the G League's inaugural Next Up Game for the 2022–23 season. [31] 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. [32]

On July 13, 2023, Lee signed another two-way contract with the Suns. [33]

Career statistics

Legend
  GPGames 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

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2020–21 Detroit 48716.3.471.348.6852.03.6.7.35.6
2021–22 Detroit 37016.3.390.233.7892.42.91.0.35.6
2022–23 Philadelphia 205.0.750.000—.01.0.5.03.0
2022–23 Phoenix 23115.8.393.379.7372.02.8.8.06.3
2023–24 Phoenix 2407.7.364.125.7441.31.3.3.13.0
Career134814.5.421.271.7341.92.8.7.25.2

College

YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2017–18 Vanderbilt 322926.8.462.307.7263.03.11.2.210.6
2018–19 Vanderbilt 323232.6.460.362.6753.33.81.0.212.7
2019–20 Vanderbilt 321732.9.483.322.7523.54.21.5.318.6
Career967830.7.471.328.7183.33.71.3.213.9


Personal life

Lee is the son of former NFL running back Amp Lee and Vanderbilt University Law Graduate, Natalie Williams. [34] He is a cousin of basketball player Trent Forrest. [35]

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