Lenden moved to Waikato in 2003 and played for the Titans/Pistons until the end of the 2011 season.
[3][4] Following Waikato's withdrawal from the league in 2012, Lenden retired from the NBL.
[5] In 2013, Lenden coached the Waikato Wizards women's side[6] and played for the NZ Maori team that won gold at the FIBA Oceania Pacific Championship.
[7] Lenden came out of retirement in June 2014 to help the Southland Sharks, after the team lost four players to suspension.
[8] He continued on in the NBL in 2015, playing his final season with the Super City Rangers.