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Didier Ilunga-Mbenga

Didier Ilunga-Mbenga (D.J.)

Position: Center ▪ Shoots: Right
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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 25 DAL NBA C 7 0 25 1 3 .333 0 0 2 2 1.000 1 7 8 0 0 1 3 9 4
2007-08 27 LAL NBA C 7 0 30 5 8 .625 0 0 0 0 3 6 9 0 2 1 1 9 10
2008-09 28 LAL NBA C 7 0 16 1 6 .167 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 2
2009-10 29 LAL NBA C 3 0 12 2 6 .333 0 0 1 1 1.000 0 5 5 1 0 0 0 2 5
2010-11 30 NOH NBA C 5 0 26 2 2 1.000 0 0 1 2 .500 2 3 5 1 2 3 1 7 5
Career NBA 29 0 109 11 25 .440 0 0 4 5 .800 6 24 30 2 4 7 7 27 26

Playoffs Per Game

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 25 DAL NBA C 7 0 3.6 0.1 0.4 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.1 1.0 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.4 1.3 0.6
2007-08 27 LAL NBA C 7 0 4.3 0.7 1.1 .625 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.9 1.3 0.0 0.3 0.1 0.1 1.3 1.4
2008-09 28 LAL NBA C 7 0 2.3 0.1 0.9 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 0.0 0.3
2009-10 29 LAL NBA C 3 0 4.0 0.7 2.0 .333 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.3 1.000 0.0 1.7 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7 1.7
2010-11 30 NOH NBA C 5 0 5.2 0.4 0.4 1.000 0.0 0.0 0.2 0.4 .500 0.4 0.6 1.0 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.2 1.4 1.0
Career NBA 29 0 3.8 0.4 0.9 .440 0.0 0.0 0.1 0.2 .800 0.2 0.8 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.9 0.9

Playoffs Per 36 Minutes

Season Age Tm Lg Pos G GS MP FG FGA FG% 3P 3PA 3P% FT FTA FT% ORB DRB TRB AST STL BLK TOV PF PTS
2005-06 25 DAL NBA C 7 0 25 1.4 4.3 .333 0.0 0.0 2.9 2.9 1.000 1.4 10.1 11.5 0.0 0.0 1.4 4.3 13.0 5.8
2007-08 27 LAL NBA C 7 0 30 6.0 9.6 .625 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 3.6 7.2 10.8 0.0 2.4 1.2 1.2 10.8 12.0
2008-09 28 LAL NBA C 7 0 16 2.3 13.5 .167 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.8 6.8 0.0 0.0 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.5
2009-10 29 LAL NBA C 3 0 12 6.0 18.0 .333 0.0 0.0 3.0 3.0 1.000 0.0 15.0 15.0 3.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 6.0 15.0
2010-11 30 NOH NBA C 5 0 26 2.8 2.8 1.000 0.0 0.0 1.4 2.8 .500 2.8 4.2 6.9 1.4 2.8 4.2 1.4 9.7 6.9
Career NBA 29 0 109 3.6 8.3 .440 0.0 0.0 1.3 1.7 .800 2.0 7.9 9.9 0.7 1.3 2.3 2.3 8.9 8.6

Playoffs Advanced

Season Age Tm Lg Pos 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 C 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 2012-13)
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 60.0 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
Hamed Haddadi 53.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
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
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 60.0 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
Hamed Haddadi 53.0 0.6 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.0
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

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.

September 27, 2012: Signed as a free agent with the Dallas Mavericks.

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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