Desmond BaneOrlando Magic · #3
Desmond Bane is a sharpshooting scoring guard who built his career as a star with the Memphis Grizzlies before this move to Orlando. Drafted 30th in 2020 out of TCU, he became an elite three-point shooter and improving playmaker, set multiple Grizzlies shooting records, and signed a five-year, $207 million max extension. He is a career 17.8-point scorer on 41% from three.
Desmond Bane — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Desmond Bane stands
Live ladders from the Balladex models, and what he's chasing. Rankings recompute nightly from real production, accolades, and search demand.
Desmond Bane — every number, three levels deep
Headline → metric → the raw history behind it. Real career data; tracking-only metrics labeled.
How the model sees Desmond Bane
Projection = per-minute rate × projected minutes. Rates are recency- and health-weighted, aged along a per-stat curve, and adjusted for live usage/role. No black box — every number shows its work.
Desmond Bane career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-21 | 68 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | .469 | .432 |
| 2021-22 | 76 | 29.8 | 18.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 | .461 | .436 |
| 2022-23 | 58 | 31.7 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | .479 | .408 |
| 2023-24 | 42 | 34.4 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | .464 | .381 |
| 2024-25 | 69 | 32.0 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | .484 | .392 |
| 2025-26 MEM | 82 | 33.6 | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | .484 | .391 |
| Career | 395 | 30.5 | 18.3 | 4.5 | 3.8 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Orlando Magic built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Desmond Bane
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A sharpshooting scoring guard and elite three-point marksman — perimeter firepower for the Magic.
Turning pro
Drafted 30th overall, 2020 as a Guard.
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A sharpshooting scoring guard and elite marksman — perimeter firepower for the Magic.
Chapter
Raised by his great-grandparents in Indiana, Bane starred at TCU before Boston drafted him 30th in 2020 and traded him to Memphis.
Chapter
He made the All-Rookie Second Team with the best rookie three-point mark since Curry.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 6"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- College
- TCU
- Experience
- 6th Season
- NBA debut
- 2020
- Draft
- 30th overall, 2020
- Born
- Richmond, Indiana
- Age
- 28
- Jersey
- #3
Bane's path is one of resilience — raised by his great-grandparents in Richmond, Indiana, he learned as a teenager that his father lived in Nigeria, and he channeled a small-town, four-year-college journey into stardom. A devout Catholic deeply involved with youth in his hometown, he built his game on relentless shooting work.
His on-court identity is elite shooting and scoring — one of the league's best three-point marksmen (41% for his career) who has added on-ball creation and playmaking (a triple-double in 2025). That combination of floor-spacing and shot-making gives Orlando a proven perimeter scorer to pair with its jumbo wings, addressing the team's biggest need.
A sharpshooting scoring guard — elite three-point shooting and improving shot creation.
Desmond Bane — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Desmond Bane, answered.
