After spending his first seasons in the NBA with the Phoenix Suns, forward Dragan Bender is expected to join the Milwaukee Bucks on a two-year deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The first year of the deal will be worth $1.7 Million and the second year $1.8 Million, according to Bobby Marks ESPN’s front office insider.
Free agent F Dragan Bender has agreed to a two-year deal with the Milwaukee Bucks, league source tells ESPN. Bender, 21, was the No. 4 overall pick to Phoenix in the 2016 NBA Draft.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 25, 2019
$1.7M and $1.8M on the Bender two-year pact. https://t.co/GNSY9AjnTv
— Bobby Marks (@BobbyMarks42) July 25, 2019
Bender was drafted with 4th pick overall of the 2016 NBA Draft by the Suns. He played his first three seasons in the league with the Suns before the team decided to decline the option for the fourth year of his rookie contract, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Bender is still a young player who can contribute from the bench for a Bucks team that wants to compete to win the NBA Championship in this upcoming season. In this past season with the Suns, he played in a total of 46 games and averaged 5 points, 4 rebounds, 1.2 assists in 18 minutes per game.
