Dragan Bender

Quick Facts

Full Name	Dragan Bender
Occupation	Basketball Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 17, 1997(1997-11-17)
Age	27
Birthplace	Capljina
Country	Bosnia And Herzegovina
Horoscope	Scorpio

Dragan Bender Biography

Dragan Bender is one of the most popular and richest Basketball Player who was born on November 17, 1997 in Capljina, Bosnia And Herzegovina. 7-foot forward/center who is known for his agility and all around versatility. He spent two years with Israel’s Maccabi Tel-Aviv before being selected 4th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft by the Phoenix Suns.

He and Croatian forward Dario Saric both made names for themselves at FIBA’s U18 European Championships.

Dragan Bender (born November 17, 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player who currently plays for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association. He stands 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) in shoes, and plays the power forward and center positions. He was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. Bender represents the Croatian national team, with experience in the FIBA Europe junior tournaments. Before playing in Israel, he competed with multiple teams in Croatia and in Nikola Vujčić’s academy.

Bender competed for the Croatian national Under-16 team at the 2012 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship. in Latvia and Lithuania. Through five contests, he averaged 2.8 points and 1.4 rebounds in 5.6 minutes per game. The following year, he came back to the 2013 FIBA Europe Under-16 Championship in Ukraine, improving through 9 games to 9.8 points, 10.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 35.4 minutes per game. Bender improved even further, while playing with the Croatian national Under-18 team, at the 2014 FIBA Europe Under-18 Championship in Turkey. In 9 games, he averaged 14.4 points, 10.4 rebounds and 4.9 assists in 29 minutes per game, helping his team win the bronze medal, and being named to All-Tournament Team in the process.

He was born in Capljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Dragan Bender Net Worth

Dragan Bender is one of the richest Basketball Player from Bosnia And Herzegovina. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Dragan Bender 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He gained the attention of a number of scouts both American and European at FIBA’s U18 European Championship in 2014.

He was named MVP of the Basketball Without Borders Global Camp in 2015.

Bender was born on 17 November 1997, in Čapljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina, a city on the Croatian border, and he later moved to Split, Croatia. At 12 years of age, he started playing at Nikola Vujčić’s basketball academy as a point guard. Vujčić was a former Maccabi Tel Aviv star and became Bender’s guardian. At the academy, Bender became a more versatile player and he “learned how to play all the positions on the court.” Bender played there along with his older brother, Ivan, with Bender also playing against guys that were Ivan’s age when he first started playing. Bender also played with the KK Split youth teams at this time, and he appeared for the Croatian under-16 national basketball team. He idolized and modeled his game after Toni Kukoč, a former Croatian NBA player, while growing up and watched his old game tape. He mostly watched EuroLeague games but would sometimes tune into the NBA as well. One of his favorite EuroLeague players was Šarūnas Jasikevičius.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On 23 June 2016, Bender was selected by the Phoenix Suns with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NBA draft. He was widely billed as the best international prospect available in the draft, highly valued for his ability to shoot the ball in various ways as a big man, as well as his overall untapped potential in other facets of the game. As the fourth overall pick, Bender became the Suns’ highest-selected rookie since Armen Gilliam was taken second overall in 1987, and the highest-selected Croatian to be taken in an NBA draft. On 7 July, he signed his rookie scale contract with the Suns and joined the team for the 2016 NBA Summer League. Bender made his debut for the Suns in their season opener on 26 October 2016, scoring 10 points on 4-of-5 shooting in a 113–94 loss to the Sacramento Kings. With Bender playing alongside Devin Booker and fellow rookie Marquese Chriss, the Suns became the first NBA team to get three teenagers on the floor in the same game. Bender also joined Booker and Giannis Antetokounmpo as the only 18-year-olds to score 10 points in a game since 2006–07. He had his second 10-point game of the season on 8 November in a 124–121 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. He then had his third 10-point game of the season on 3 December in a 138–109 loss to the Golden State Warriors. On 26 December, Bender recorded his first career double-double with season highs of 11 points and 13 rebounds in a 131–115 loss to the Houston Rockets. On 8 February 2017, Bender underwent a successful routine arthroscopic procedure on his right ankle to remove a bone spur. He was subsequently ruled out for approximately four to six weeks. He returned to action on 2 April 2017, against Houston.

Facts & Trivia

Dragan Ranked on the list of most popular Basketball Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Bosnia And Herzegovina. Dragan Bender celebrates birthday on November 17 of every year.

In June 2017, Bender was granted permission from the Phoenix Suns to play for the senior Croatian national team at EuroBasket 2017. At EuroBasket 2017, he averaged 4.3 points, 2 rebounds, and 1 assist per game, in 6 games played.