Anadolu Efes transfers Saben Lee

Anadolu Efes signed Saben Lee, an American player who plays for Olympiacos in Greece, until the end of the season. Born in 1999, the player is 1.88 meters tall and plays the point guard position.

WHO IS SABEN LEE?

Saben Lee, who graduated from Vanderbilt University in 2020, signed his first professional contract with the NBA's Detroit Pistons for two years. In the 2021-22 season, he also played for the G-League team Motor City Cruise, and in the 2022-23 season, he signed a contract with another NBA team, the Philadelphia 76ers. Lee, who also played for the Delaware Blue Coats in the G-League that same season, traveled to Canada for his first overseas experience in December 2022 and was transferred to another G-League team, Raptors 905 Missisauga. In January 2023, he returned to the U.S. and joined the NBA's Phoenix Suns. After two seasons there, he made his first overseas transfer to Manisa Basket, a Turkish Insurance Basketball Super League team. After moving to Israel's Maccabi Tel Aviv during the season, Saben Lee returned to Manisa and transferred to Greece's Olympiacos in February 2025.

In the 2019-20 season, Saben Lee was named to the second best five in the Southeastern Conference in the NCAA. In the 2021-22 season, he averaged 28.5 points, ranking first in the G-League in this category. Last season, he won the Greek League championship and the Greek Cup with Olympiacos.

Lee played 10 games in the Greek League this season, averaging 10.2 points, 1.7 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game in 18:20 minutes in 10 contests.

In the Euroleague, the American played in 11 games, averaging 3.4 points, 0.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game in 11:24 minutes.