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Didier Ilunga-Mbenga

Didier Ilunga-Mbenga (D.J.)

Position: Center ▪ Height: 7-0 ▪ Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: December 30, 1980 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
NBA Debut: November 6, 2004

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Totals

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 24 DAL NBA 15 1 58 6 14 .429 0 0 3 4 .750 3 5 8 0 0 5 5 13 15
2005-06 25 DAL NBA 43 1 237 32 60 .533 0 1 .000 10 20 .500 19 37 56 2 6 25 16 47 74
2006-07 26 DAL NBA 21 0 79 5 16 .313 0 0 7 8 .875 3 8 11 6 3 5 5 17 17
2007-08 27 TOT NBA 42 0 326 39 84 .464 0 0 5 12 .417 28 44 72 10 7 26 12 70 83
2007-08 27 GSW NBA 16 0 130 9 23 .391 0 0 1 2 .500 13 18 31 4 3 10 4 32 19
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 26 0 196 30 61 .492 0 0 4 10 .400 15 26 41 6 4 16 8 38 64
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 23 0 181 27 57 .474 0 1 .000 7 8 .875 9 22 31 9 10 24 13 33 61
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 49 2 355 48 103 .466 0 0 9 19 .474 32 55 87 8 5 29 15 54 105
2010-11 30 NOH NBA 41 0 330 23 49 .469 0 0 13 18 .722 35 51 86 6 6 27 21 52 59
Career NBA 234 4 1566 180 383 .470 0 2 .000 54 89 .607 129 222 351 41 37 141 87 286 414

Per Game

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 24 DAL NBA 15 1 3.9 0.4 0.9 .429 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.3 .750 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.9 1.0
2005-06 25 DAL NBA 43 1 5.5 0.7 1.4 .533 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.5 .500 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.1 0.6 0.4 1.1 1.7
2006-07 26 DAL NBA 21 0 3.8 0.2 0.8 .313 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .875 0.1 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8
2007-08 27 TOT NBA 42 0 7.8 0.9 2.0 .464 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.3 .417 0.7 1.0 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.7 2.0
2007-08 27 GSW NBA 16 0 8.1 0.6 1.4 .391 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.1 .500 0.8 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.2 0.6 0.3 2.0 1.2
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 26 0 7.5 1.2 2.3 .492 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .400 0.6 1.0 1.6 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.3 1.5 2.5
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 23 0 7.9 1.2 2.5 .474 0.0 0.0 .000 0.3 0.3 .875 0.4 1.0 1.3 0.4 0.4 1.0 0.6 1.4 2.7
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 49 2 7.2 1.0 2.1 .466 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .474 0.7 1.1 1.8 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.3 1.1 2.1
2010-11 30 NOH NBA 41 0 8.0 0.6 1.2 .469 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.4 .722 0.9 1.2 2.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.5 1.3 1.4
Career NBA 234 4 6.7 0.8 1.6 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 0.2 0.4 .607 0.6 0.9 1.5 0.2 0.2 0.6 0.4 1.2 1.8

Per 36 Minutes

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Season Age Tm Lg G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2004-05 24 DAL NBA 15 1 58 3.7 8.7 .429 0.0 0.0 1.9 2.5 .750 1.9 3.1 5.0 0.0 0.0 3.1 3.1 8.1 9.3
2005-06 25 DAL NBA 43 1 237 4.9 9.1 .533 0.0 0.2 .000 1.5 3.0 .500 2.9 5.6 8.5 0.3 0.9 3.8 2.4 7.1 11.2
2006-07 26 DAL NBA 21 0 79 2.3 7.3 .313 0.0 0.0 3.2 3.6 .875 1.4 3.6 5.0 2.7 1.4 2.3 2.3 7.7 7.7
2007-08 27 TOT NBA 42 0 326 4.3 9.3 .464 0.0 0.0 0.6 1.3 .417 3.1 4.9 8.0 1.1 0.8 2.9 1.3 7.7 9.2
2007-08 27 GSW NBA 16 0 130 2.5 6.4 .391 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.6 .500 3.6 5.0 8.6 1.1 0.8 2.8 1.1 8.9 5.3
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 26 0 196 5.5 11.2 .492 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.8 .400 2.8 4.8 7.5 1.1 0.7 2.9 1.5 7.0 11.8
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 23 0 181 5.4 11.3 .474 0.0 0.2 .000 1.4 1.6 .875 1.8 4.4 6.2 1.8 2.0 4.8 2.6 6.6 12.1
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 49 2 355 4.9 10.4 .466 0.0 0.0 0.9 1.9 .474 3.2 5.6 8.8 0.8 0.5 2.9 1.5 5.5 10.6
2010-11 30 NOH NBA 41 0 330 2.5 5.3 .469 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.0 .722 3.8 5.6 9.4 0.7 0.7 2.9 2.3 5.7 6.4
Career NBA 234 4 1566 4.1 8.8 .470 0.0 0.0 .000 1.2 2.0 .607 3.0 5.1 8.1 0.9 0.9 3.2 2.0 6.6 9.5

Advanced

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Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2004-05 24 DAL NBA 15 58 3.8 .476 .429 5.9 9.4 7.7 0.0 0.0 6.4 24.1 16.0 81 106 -0.1 0.1 0.0 -0.029
2005-06 25 DAL NBA 43 237 13.4 .538 .533 9.8 18.4 14.2 1.4 1.4 8.1 18.9 16.7 98 99 0.0 0.4 0.5 .092
2006-07 26 DAL NBA 21 79 7.2 .435 .313 4.7 11.9 8.4 10.9 2.0 4.8 20.4 14.5 91 100 -0.1 0.1 0.1 .055
2007-08 27 TOT NBA 42 326 9.4 .465 .464 9.4 14.7 12.1 4.3 1.1 5.8 11.8 13.5 100 105 0.0 0.4 0.4 .066
2007-08 27 GSW NBA 16 130 6.7 .398 .391 10.3 15.4 12.8 3.9 1.1 5.6 14.3 9.0 98 107 0.0 0.1 0.1 .048
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 26 196 11.2 .489 .492 8.9 14.1 11.6 4.6 1.0 5.9 10.9 16.5 100 104 0.0 0.3 0.3 .078
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 23 181 13.9 .504 .474 5.7 13.6 9.7 7.2 2.8 10.2 17.7 17.8 95 97 -0.1 0.4 0.3 .091
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 49 355 11.6 .471 .466 10.2 17.2 13.7 3.4 0.7 6.2 11.9 16.0 99 101 0.0 0.6 0.6 .084
2010-11 30 NOH NBA 41 330 9.7 .518 .469 12.8 18.9 15.9 2.7 1.0 6.8 27.0 11.3 97 102 0.0 0.6 0.5 .076
Career NBA 234 1566 10.8 .490 .470 9.6 16.2 12.9 3.8 1.2 6.9 17.1 14.7 97 102 -0.3 2.7 2.4 .075

Playoffs

Totals Shooting Per Game
Season Age Tm Lg G MP FG FGA 3P 3PA FT FTA ORB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS FG% 3P% FT% MP PTS TRB AST
2005-06 25 DAL NBA 7 25 1 3 0 0 2 2 1 8 0 0 1 3 9 4 .333 1.000 3.6 0.6 1.1 0.0
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 7 30 5 8 0 0 0 0 3 9 0 2 1 1 9 10 .625 4.3 1.4 1.3 0.0
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 7 16 1 6 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 2 0 2 .167 2.3 0.3 0.4 0.0
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 3 12 2 6 0 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 2 5 .333 1.000 4.0 1.7 1.7 0.3
2010-11 30 NOH NBA 5 26 2 2 0 0 1 2 2 5 1 2 3 1 7 5 1.000 .500 5.2 1.0 1.0 0.2
Career NBA 29 109 11 25 0 0 4 5 6 30 2 4 7 7 27 26 .440 .800 3.8 0.9 1.0 0.1

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg G MP PER TS% eFG% ORB% DRB% TRB% AST% STL% BLK% TOV% USG% ORtg DRtg OWS DWS WS WS/48
2005-06 25 DAL NBA 7 25 -1.5 .515 .333 4.7 34.9 19.3 0.0 0.0 3.3 43.6 12.8 67 102 -0.1 0.0 0.0 -0.040
2007-08 27 LAL NBA 7 30 15.2 .625 .625 12.1 22.3 17.4 0.0 3.5 2.5 11.1 13.8 119 100 0.1 0.1 0.1 .174
2008-09 28 LAL NBA 7 16 -6.6 .167 .167 0.0 21.7 10.9 0.0 0.0 10.5 25.0 22.9 27 100 -0.1 0.0 -0.1 -0.342
2009-10 29 LAL NBA 3 12 11.3 .388 .333 0.0 48.1 24.1 13.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 24.5 97 102 0.0 0.0 0.0 .066
2010-11 30 NOH NBA 5 26 16.3 .868 1.000 10.2 14.5 12.4 6.3 4.3 9.3 25.8 7.5 137 102 0.1 0.0 0.1 .172
Career NBA 29 109 8.0 .478 .440 6.9 26.1 16.5 3.0 2.0 5.2 20.5 14.6 87 101 -0.1 0.2 0.1 .037

Similarity Scores

Explanation ▪ Players with careers of similar quality and shape (thru 2010-11)
Thru 7 Years Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
Eric Riley 88.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Steve Scheffler 79.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0
Todd Fuller 60.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0
Greg Dreiling 56.6 1.1 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Eric Fernsten 52.5 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0
Greg Kite 50.6 0.8 0.7 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.0
Mamadou N'diaye 49.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0
Roger Brown 47.5 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
Dave Feitl 45.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Dave Newmark 43.4 0.8 0.7 0.4
Career Win Shares (Best to Worst)
Player Sim 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Didier Ilunga-Mbenga 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.0
Eric Riley 88.9 0.7 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.3
Steve Scheffler 79.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.0
Todd Fuller 60.8 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.2 0.0
Greg Dreiling 56.1 1.1 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1
Eric Fernsten 52.5 1.2 1.0 0.5 0.5 0.2 0.0
Mamadou N'diaye 49.7 0.8 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.0
Roger Brown 47.5 0.9 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.1
Dave Feitl 45.6 0.5 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.1
Dave Newmark 43.4 0.8 0.7 0.4
Shawnelle Scott 42.6 0.5 0.4 0.2 0.2

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Championships
(Minimum 1 playoff game)
2009 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)
2010 Los Angeles Lakers (NBA)

Transactions

September 14, 2004: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

October 30, 2007: Waived by the Dallas Mavericks.

November 17, 2007: Signed as a free agent with the Golden State Warriors.

January 21, 2008: Signed two 10-day contracts with the Los Angeles Lakers, then signed a contract for the rest of the season.

October 13, 2010: Signed as a free agent with the New Orleans Hornets.

Salaries

Season Team Lg Salary
2004-05 Dallas Mavericks NBA $800,000
2005-06 Dallas Mavericks NBA $880,000
2006-07 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,628,959
2007-08 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,800,000
2007-08 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $434,091
2007-08 Golden State Warriors NBA $249,478
2008-09 Dallas Mavericks NBA $1,971,941
2008-09 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $880,658
2009-10 Los Angeles Lakers NBA $959,111
2010-11 New Orleans Hornets NBA $1,069,509
Career (may be incomplete) $10,673,747

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