Saben Lee

Saben Lee

24-Year-Old GuardG
Phoenix Suns  G League  Two-Way
Phoenix Suns
2023 Fantasy Outlook
After spending his first two years with the Pistons, Lee hitched his wagon to Phoenix last season, a team that he will now suit up for on a more permanent basis. He played 23 games for the Suns, most of which came during the period from mid-January to mid-February. Across that time, he averaged 6.0 points, 2.7 assists and 0.8 steals in 14.9 minutes per night. He does have some upside on the defensive end of the floor, typically providing close to a steal per game despite playing limited minutes. While he isn't worth drafting, managers may want to monitor his role moving forward. If an opportunity opens up at some point, he could have sneaky streaming value. Read Past Outlooks
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$Signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Suns in July of 2023.
Personal Bio/PreCareer Summary

Saben Anthonia Lee was born June 23, 1999 to parents Anthonia "Amp" Lee and Natalie Williams. He has one brother, Aubry. Like most Division 1-caliber talent, Lee saw plenty of success at the high school level while attending Corona del Sol in Tempe, Arizona. He was voted first-team All-State his junior and senior seasons, averaging 22 points, five rebounds, four assists, three blocks and three steals in the latter. Lee ultimately elected to attend Vanderbilt despite interest from Louisville, Stanford, Florida State and Nebraska. While there, he majored majored in Human and Organizational Development. You can follow Lee on Instagram @_sabenlee. Lee was a full-time contributor from the moment he set foot in Vanderbilt, as a meniscus injury to then-starting point guard Darius Garland forced him to take the reins earlier than expected. He ended up averaging 10.6 points and 3.1 assists his freshman year, appearing in 32 games (29 starts). His upward trajectory continued into his sophomore year, where he put up 12.7 points, 3.8 assists and 3.3 rebounds in another year as full-time point guard. He played in and started all 32 games that season. Lee saw some competition his junior year in the form of Scotty Pippen junior that forced him to embrace more of an off-ball role at times. That didn't stop him from setting career-highs in scoring (18.6 ppg), assists (4.2 apg) and rebounds (3.5 rpg). Lee made second-team All-SEC in 2019-20 and was seventh in the conference in PER, sixth in offensive win shares and fourth in usage rate. He ultimately elected to capitalize on his most successful year and passed up on a senior season with the Commodores.

Impactful in rare appearance
GPhoenix Suns
March 1, 2024
Lee put up four points (1-2 FG, 2-2 FT), two assists and one rebound across eight minutes during Thursday's 110-105 win over Houston.
ANALYSIS
In just his fifth appearance in February, the two-way guard was able to make the most of his limited minutes. Due to injuries to both Bradley Beal (hamstring) and Eric Gordon (groin), Lee has seen an increased role averaging 5.0 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 9.6 minutes per game. With Beal and Gordon seemingly returning to the rotation soon, expect a decrease in Lee's minutes.
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How does Saben Lee compare to other players?
This section compares his stats with all players from the previous three seasons (minimum 200 minutes played)*. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that stat and it would be considered average.
  • True Shooting %
    An advanced statistic that measures a player's efficiency at shooting the ball that takes field goal percentage, free throw percentage, and three point percentage into account.
  • Effective Field Goal %
    A statistic that adjusts field goal percentage to account for the fact that three-point field goals count for three points while field goals only count for two points.
  • 3-Point Attempt Rate
    Percentage of field goal attempts from three point range.
  • Free Throw Rate
    Number of free throw attempts per field goal attempt.
  • Offensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available offensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Defensive Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available defensive rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Total Rebound %
    An estimate of the percentage of available rebounds a player grabbed while they were on the floor.
  • Assist %
    An estimate of the percentage of teammate field goals a player assisted while they were on the floor.
  • Steal %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent possessions that end with a steal by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Block %
    An estimate of the percentage of opponent two-point field goal attempts blocked by the player while they were on the floor.
  • Turnover %
    An estimate of turnovers committed per 100 plays.
  • Usage %
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True Shooting %
49.2%
 
Effective Field Goal %
38.2%
 
3-Point Attempt Rate
29.1%
 
Free Throw Rate
70.9%
 
Offensive Rebound %
5.8%
 
Defensive Rebound %
12.8%
 
Total Rebound %
9.5%
 
Assist %
21.1%
 
Steal %
1.6%
 
Block %
1.4%
 
Turnover %
7.2%
 
Usage %
18.8%
 
Fantasy Points Per Game
7.3
 
Fantasy Points Per Minute
0.9
 
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Latest Fantasy Rumors
Out of rotation
GPhoenix Suns
December 17, 2023
Lee has appeared in just one of Phoenix's past 18 contests, logging four minutes.
ANALYSIS
Lee has flashed offensively across parts of two two-way contracts for Phoenix over the past year. Currently, he's firmly buried in the rotation behind stellar shooters Grayson Allen and Eric Gordon, as well as orchestrator Jordan Goodwin. Even with Bradley Beal set to begin a multi-week absence due to an ankle sprain, it would take other injuries to the Suns' backcourt for Lee to have a nightly role of any kind.
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Past Fantasy Outlooks
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2021
While Lee has demonstrated a small amount of upside during his two years in the league, he has yet to establish himself as an every-night part of a rotation. He may have a chance to see some depth minutes for the rebuilding Jazz, but there are also young players with more upside ahead of him. He's hardly targetable in even the deepest of fantasy formats.
After being drafted in the second round last year by the Pistons, Lee showed signs of being a decent player throughout his rookie year. The Vanderbilt product averaged 5.6 points, 3.6 assists and 2.0 rebounds while playing 16.3 minutes per game. While those numbers do not quite stick out, Lee was used more during the second half of the season as the year went on. The rookie even found himself in the starting lineup for seven contests, where he averaged 19.7 minutes per game in those outings to go with 6.6 points and 5.0 assists. Over the offseason, Lee resigned with the Pistons but still has competition all around him for playing time. Killian Hayes and Cade Cunningham seem to be the starting guards for the team while the bench still has Corey Joseph, Josh Jackson, Hamidou Diallo and Frank Jackson in the rotation. The 22-year-old guard is not someone to be targeting in fantasy leagues due to his questionable playing time this year.
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Rare appearance in victory
GPhoenix Suns
December 27, 2023
Lee totaled nine points (2-2 FG, 5-5 FT), two rebounds and one assist in 12 minutes during Wednesday's 129-113 win over the Rockets.
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Lives at the charity stripe
GPhoenix Suns
October 20, 2023
Lee recorded 17 points (4-5 FG, 1-1 3Pt, 8-8 FT), four assists and two rebounds in 15 minutes during Thursday's 123-100 preseason win over the Lakers.
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Coming off bench
GPhoenix Suns
October 12, 2023
Lee will move to the bench for Thursday's preseason game against the Blazers.
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Fills in with nine assists
GPhoenix Suns
October 11, 2023
Lee tallied 11 points (3-7 FG, 1-2 3Pt, 4-6 FT), nine assists and two rebounds across 32 minutes in Tuesday's 115-107 preseason loss to the Nuggets.
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Draws start Tuesday
GPhoenix Suns
October 10, 2023
Lee is starting Tuesday's preseason game against the Nuggets, Duane Rankin of Arizona Central reports.
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