Anticipation for seeing what Dragan Bender could do live at Summer League against NBA "professional" competition was high to say the least. For weeks after the draft, members of the Suns front office and coaching staff were lauding Bender's ability to handle the ball, slide his feet, and play-make despite his gargantuan 7-foot-1 frame. Most outsiders pegged Bender as the ideal four/five big man in today's NBA -- a unicorn within the realms of Kristaps Porzingis and Karl-Anthony Towns due to his stature, length, mobility, and shooting ability. Yet, the Suns have stuck to their guns up to this point, claiming that Bender projects more as a three/four.
Is Dragan Bender really a three for the Phoenix Suns?
