He's essentially Jonas Jerebko right now. He moves the ball well on offense and makes good reads. He's a decent shooter. He can't create much offense, although there is some untapped potential there.
His defense is much more difficult to evaluate because the Suns might have had the worst defense ever this past year. How much of that is players and how much of that is coaching is a real question.
He shows decent on ball shot-blocking ability. He's a average (at best) rebounder for the "swing" position. I tend to think that he is high IQ on both sides of the court, but with the defense in shambles every possession, his correct positioning helps very little.
At best he is a high level role player. Jonas Jerebko-strong. I think there are other players that would be better targets. The nice thing about Bender is that you get him for +1 year on a rookie contract. Still, I think the Celtics could pick up a 1st round pick or a better player on a rookie contract than Bender.
out of curiosity, who do you view as a better target as far as bigs go?
personally i'd love to see a Rozier and Yabusele for Sabonis trade, but doubt Indy would go for it 
Well, we could sign either Okafor, Vonleh, or Len to a make-good contract. They are all young players with some upside. If you sign them, you don't have to trade away assets.
As far as trades go, I think it'd be best to trade Rozier for a mid-first rounder this year and draft a young big. I'm not a fan of Williams, Robinson, or Wagner. I do like Spellman. If Ainge felt like he could get value in one of those players (or a guard like Zhaire Smith), I'd be all for it.
I also am very high on Yabusele. We may have a young big on our roster already.
As far as a trade for a young big goes, Patton, Deyonte Davis,. Hermangomez, and even Labissierre are all possibilities.
If it were up to me, I wouldn't do anything with Rozier unless he could be part of a package for another pick piece or future draft pick.
