In Orlando, Bane in “demon” mode
in Memphis, Desmond Bane has already shown his hot temper, not hesitating to challenge his opponents and sometimes flirting with his physical limitations on the field.
In Orlando, we looked forward to this competitive spirit, believing it fit perfectly with the team’s identity. “It’s a dog” he even assured Paolo Banchero. “He is not afraid of anything and does not give up on anyone.” The problem is that hardness should not be confused with physical “dirt” either.
Expected to be a missing piece for the Magic, especially thanks to his shooting skills, the former TCU player seems more and more on the edge as Orlando sits just 8th (25-23) in the East.
Only in the last three matches has he actually warmed up with Simone Fontecchio against the heat, before it swings Immanuel Quickley on the ground against the Raptors, followed by a punch to the face and a shoulder to the Victor Vembanyama against Spurs. Enough to earn a flagrant foul, his third of the campaign.
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He’s starting to make a lot of bad moves this season, even though he’s already been ejected for sending Mr. Okongwu then groundballed him in November, before doing it again against OG Anunoby a few days later. At that timehe assumed he wouldn’t “Don’t give the opponents an easy basket.”
Except that once again, there is a nuance between a strong error, which emphasizes the contact to send a message in action, and these gestures that seem unjustified, that is, a sign of frustration.
“I know they play like that because they don’t want to play basketball, right. They don’t want to play a real basketball game.” explained Victor Vembanyama. “But our job on offense is to make it a basketball game, and that’s how we beat them. After that, it’s a game. It’s like that every night.”
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| Desmond Bane | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2020-21 | MEM | 68 | 22:20 | 46.9 | 43.2 | 81.6 | 0.5 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 9.2 |
| 2021-22 | MEM | 76 | 29:49 | 46.1 | 43.6 | 90.3 | 0.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 18.2 |
| 2022-23 | MEM | 58 | 31:44 | 47.9 | 40.8 | 88.3 | 0.7 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 0.4 | 21.5 |
| 2023-24 | MEM | 42 | 34:21 | 46.4 | 38.1 | 87.0 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 23.7 |
| 2024-25 | MEM | 69 | 31:57 | 48.4 | 39.2 | 89.4 | 0.9 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 0.4 | 19.2 |
| 2025-26 | ORL | 48 | 34:13 | 46.5 | 36.2 | 93.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 19.4 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
2026-02-03 14:06:00
