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Desmond Bane

Guard · Orlando Magic · #3

Last: @ Toronto Raptors · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

NBA / G
Points per game14.54 games
Rebounds per game4.54 games
Assists per game2.04 games
Threes per game2.54 games
Minutes per game32.14 games
2026-27 season

Points by game

Season average14.5
4 games · 4 with data
18
5
22
13
ATLOct 21
MINOct 23
NYOct 25
TOROct 28
Box score per game · game log through 2026-10-28.

The Edge

Role and usage

Bane's profile stands out most on clutch minutes per game (80th percentile) and usage rate (77th percentile). Latest snapshot 2026-10-30.

Early sample: percentiles among players with 2+ games.

Minutes per game32.1 min
83rd percentile of 292 players
Usage rate22.7%
77th percentile of 292 players
True shooting46.9%
15th percentile of 292 players
Touches per game50.0
76th percentile of 307 players
Time of possession per game3.7 min
77th percentile of 307 players
Drives per game9.0
72nd percentile of 307 players
Potential assists per game4.8
62nd percentile of 307 players
Pull-up attempts per game4.8
87th percentile of 307 players
Clutch scoring2.0 pts
3.3 clutch minutes per game · 2 games
First basket rate—
4 starts recorded · rates shown after 5 starts
Percentiles are among 292 players with 3+ games and 10+ minutes per game; tracking metrics are ranked among the players tracked for them, a smaller group, and show no percentile until at least 50 players qualify. Clutch: Last five minutes of a game with the score within five points; per-game averages.
OddsIndex analysis

Our pick

Current pick context · independent of season selection
Our pick

No active pick on Desmond Bane.

Our graded record on him: 3-0-0 · see every pick below.

Betting context · 2026-27

Points against the line

OverUnder

Recorded line 19.5 · Points · as of Oct 28

19.5
18
5
22
13
TOR
ATLOct 21
MINOct 23
NYOct 25
TOROct 28
TORnext
Over 1 of 4 · 25%Under 3 of 42026-27 season vs current line 19.5 · historical frequency, not a forecast
19.5

2026-27 season · all games played, playoffs included · game log · through 2026-10-28

Hit rate by situation · 2026-27 · against the recorded line 19.5

home, away, 2+ days rest, in wins and in losses splits have fewer than 10 games this season and are not shown yet.

This season's games only · historical frequency, not a forecast.

Shot profile · 2026-27 · 53 FGA

Where he scores

45% of his shots come from threes above the break, where he makes 21%, 13.4 percentage points below the league rate there.

  • Restricted area36%▼ 29.8 vs league21% of attempts · 11 FGA · small sample
  • Three-pointers28%▼ 6.5 vs league68% of attempts · 36 FGA
  • Mid-range40%level with league9% of attempts · 5 FGA · small sample
45%21% FG15%38% FG8%50% FG9%40% FG2%0% FG21%36% FG
  • Share of attempts
  • FG% above league
  • below
  • under 20 attempts

Where he shoots from, against the league

  • Restricted area21% / 29%4 of 11 · 36% FG against 66% for the league
  • Paint (non-restricted)2% / 19%0 of 1 · 0% FG against 44% for the league
  • Mid-range9% / 10%2 of 5 · 40% FG against 40% for the league
  • Left corner 315% / 6%3 of 8 · 38% FG against 34% for the league
  • Right corner 38% / 5%2 of 4 · 50% FG against 34% for the league
  • Above-the-break 345% / 31%5 of 24 · 21% FG against 34% for the league
Season to date from the daily league shot-location snapshot dated 2026-10-30; the league figure is every player in that snapshot added together.
Next game · Tipped off 7:30 PM ET · this page updates each morning

Matchup: @ Toronto Raptors

Toronto Raptors defense

Who guards him, then team ratings and what they allow to guards.

Who guards him

Last season (2025-26): no defender on this roster has guarded him for 5+ partial possessions this season yet. Ja'Kobe Walter has guarded him most: 51.2 partial possessions, 5 points on 2 of 7.

2025-26 matchups · roster as of Oct 30 · defender ratings as of Oct 30. Tough, average or soft is the defender's own FG% allowed against the league (top, middle or bottom third), shown only for defenders in the league ranking.

Team defense

Toronto Raptors: the 1st-best defense at a fast pace; about average against guards on points.

Defensive rating97.9
1st-best defense · elite
Pace104.6 poss
fast · possessions per 48 minutes
Offensive rating112.4
13th-best offense · points per 100 possessions
Points allowed to guards13.2 per game
average · per game vs guards
Rebounds allowed to guards3.4 per game
average · per game vs guards
Assists allowed to guards3.2 per game
stingy · per game vs guards
Threes allowed to guards1.7 per game
average · per game vs guards
PRA allowed to guards19.8 per game
average · per game vs guards
Pts+Reb allowed to guards16.6 per game
average · per game vs guards
Pts+Ast allowed to guards16.4 per game
average · per game vs guards
Steals allowed to guards0.9 per game
average · per game vs guards

Allowed-to-guards figures use 2025-26 (last season), 333 guard-games against TOR · team ratings over 4 games, snapshot 2026-10-30.

4 meetings on record: 20.0 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists per game (last on Oct 28). The vs TOR window above shows each game.

TOR injury report · Oct 30

Lineup context

Team ratings with him on and off the floor, then points per game with and without his top teammates by minutes.

On and off

The team is 12.8 points per 100 possessions better with him on the floor (small sample: under 100 minutes on one side).

  • Net rating
    On · 95 min-0.9
    Off · 49 min-13.7
Offensive and defensive rating
  • Offensive rating
    On · 95 min103.4
    Off · 49 min107.5
  • Defensive rating (lower is better)
    On · 95 min104.3
    Off · 49 min121.3

Points per 100 possessions · 3 games · as of Oct 26.

With and without teammates

Fewer than 5 games with ORL this season, so last season (2025-26) is used.

Teammate availability from the injury report as of Oct 30.

Detailed records · both seasons on record

Game log & career

Data availability

Coverage dates show how far the available figures extend.

Clutch

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Who guards him

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First basket

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Game log

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Hit rates by window

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Hustle

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Lineup splits

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Matchup

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Next game

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

On and off

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Observations through 2026-10-26.

Picks

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Prop hit rates

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Recent form

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Role and usage

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Observations through 2026-10-30.

Season averages

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Observations through 2026-10-28.

Shot profile

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Shot quality

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