Dragan Bender - 97 born Croatian prospect

[ManualRam]

He is exciting offensive talent, perhaps closest thing to Kukoc we have seen in the last few years, and God knows there were many of the new "Kukocs".

Unfortunately, his defense is also Kukoc-like....has high center of gravity which, doesn`t have much strenght, poor vertical leap from stationary position, poor defensive awareness, doesn`t box-out, doesn`t rotate on time....Needs to put a lot of work to become the player he can be. Basketball is played on both ends, Bender only plays one at the moment.

uh no. bender is a good defender. he struggles in areas involving strength but he is very agile and intelligent. not sure what you're watching.

[Gordon]

he is very explosive geting of ground so with his lenght he gets manny blocks and changes manny shoots.

One of the worst vertical jump results at Eurocamp last year.

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-dra ... =0&sort=12

[peZt]

he is very explosive geting of ground so with his lenght he gets manny blocks and changes manny shoots.

One of the worst vertical jump results at Eurocamp last year.

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-dra ... =0&sort=12

That's why I don't like these sort of measurements. I just don't see the point in measuring player's athletic abilities when we can see with our own eyes how athletic and fast they are on the basketball field. I don't need some numbers to tell me that Dwight Howard is a monster athlete, I can see that. It only kinda makes sense in my opinion for unknown players who no one knows.

I mean if we went by the combine measurements Kevin Love and Cody Zeller would be more athletic than Dwight Howard.

I don't know, maybe it is because I am european and we don't have that **** over here but I just don't get it.

Anyway, from what I have seen Dragan Bender looks pretty athletic for a 7 footer. I don't care what the numbers say.

[pohani komarac]

he is very explosive geting of ground so with his lenght he gets manny blocks and changes manny shoots.

One of the worst vertical jump results at Eurocamp last year.

http://www.draftexpress.com/nba-pre-dra ... =0&sort=12

you can check his athletic abilitys just by entereng Dragan Bender on youtube

not manny players of his size can play high central pick and roll as ball handler and finish with such dunk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vN5ayG1rNrc#t=88

that's dragan's athletic abilitys

[MinneOOPalis]

I feel like he's a 3 or small ball 4.

[boogie-reke]

Don't think he's a 3 at all, tbh.

[No-Man]

He can end up more as a Center than as SF, when he is in his 30s

[HeartBreakKid]

Bender is pretty damn tall, I don't get how he is a 3. He seems like a power forward to me, a long one at that. He'll probably be 7 foot when he is done growing.

[JustMagic]

That's a ridiculous stat line, although he is clearly not benefiting anything from playing at this level.

Should be exciting to see him playing with Maccabi's senior side next year.

His feel for the game is exquisite.

I totally agree with your first sentence. Even though he strugled in first two games against stronger teams and finish with low fg %.
It should be mentioned that in Israel he doesn't play for the youth team, and I even don't think he practiced with them much, if at all, Being on a load to a different club (Ramat-Gan) and plaing in the Israeli 2nd Div.

Ramat-Gan postponed a game just so they can have bender with them after he returns from this event. It was smart of them, becasue just as he got back, they played and won 96-95 while Bender was their main scorer woth 25 pts and 12 reb.

He Usually plays as a face-up PF, but I guess he can be sort of a point SF (not scoring-slashing SF) alongside two bigs.

[pohani komarac]

[the sea duck]

He'll never live up to the legend of his brother, Jonathan.

[Ruzious]

He'll never live up to the legend of his brother, Jonathan.

You kid, but he does have a 6'9 older brother named Ivan who recently enrolled at the University of Maryland and is newly eligible to play there.

[pohani komarac]

named mvp of basketball without borders today

https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status ... 20/photo/1

[MC3]

named mvp of basketball without borders today

https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status ... 20/photo/1

[tweet]https://twitter.com/DraftExpress/status/567015317009080320[/tweet]

[MC3]

http://www.jta.org/2015/02/12/news-opin ... to-the-nba

[youtube]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbrXB3Lcung[/youtube]

[ManualRam]

still rail thin but showing a bit more definition and pop in his legs. love his passing and ability to bust out on rebounds.

[pohani komarac]

dx video from bwb

http://www.draftexpress.com/article/Dra ... mp----4822

[Von Bismarck]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jee_t14EU8U


Mike Schmitz ?@Mike_Schmitz

Dragan Bender was awesome in the night cap. Great feel. So fluid. Guarding perimeter players. Nice shooting stroke. Big time prospect.


GBA COMMANDER ?@GBA_BOCAR

Dragan Bender. He passes the ball with precise accuracy and purpose.

Austin Green ?@LosCrossovers

Props to #adidasEuroCamp All-Star coach Jim Boylan for a playing a lineup with Dragan Bender, Alpha Kaba and Zoran Nikolic. Bender at the 3

Austin Green ?@LosCrossovers

Dragan Bender is out here running fast breaks and defending point guards, and people are just laughing in amazement. He's 7'1"

[UcanUwill]

[tweet]https://twitter.com/sportando/status/607567890301251584[/tweet]

Masai Ujiri must be drooling over Dragan Bender. Totally his type.

[Mr.Raptorsingh]

Bender looks legit y'all.