The Portland Trail Blazers had to start getting serious with their roster this past offseason. They no longer wanted to just keep young players with the hope that they could become decent players.
The all-time list of NBA All-Stars is obviously long, and notably distinguished. However, there are some players — for various reasons — who the casual, or even most-dedicated, NBA fans can't recall having earned All-Star nods.
The Dallas Mavericks signed Guard Dalano Banton, also known as “D.B. Hooper,” and waived Guard Matthew Cleveland. Here’s why. The Dallas Mavericks signed Banton to a contract, the team announced on Tuesday morning.
The Dallas Mavericks have a loaded roster going into the 2025-26 NBA season. Even though Kyrie Irving will miss the first couple of months with an ACL injury, the Dallas Mavericks have depth at every position.
The Dallas Mavericks have signed former Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics guard Dalano Banton to a contract, the team announced on Tuesday morning.
The Portland Trail Blazers have had a lot of young players who have been fighting for playing time in the last few years. They have been trying to determine who the best guys are on the roster.
The Indiana Pacers are going to have to shift around the rotation in the backcourt this season. With Tyrese Haliburton unavailable because of his torn Achilles, new players will have to step up in unfamiliar roles.
Training camp is around the corner, and Kevin Pelton of ESPN just dropped his list of the biggest needs for all 30 NBA teams heading into 2025-26. The defending champion Thunder?
Amidst their continued quiet offseason, the Golden State Warriors have been hosting players for workouts to zero in on potential training camp invitees.
A former Portland Trail Blazers standout surprisingly remains a free agent deep into the summer. 6-foot-8 reserve point guard/small forward Dalano Banton was somehow not deemed worthy of joining Portland's 2025-26 roster and released to explore free agency.
The Portland Trail Blazers have revamped their roster slightly as the team looks to 2025-26. Center Yang Hansen was taken surprisingly in the middle of the first round.
Portland’s 6’9 guard looks promising at times, but isn’t consistent. As the 2025 NBA Playoffs twist and turn (Hello, Knicks!) and the Portland Trail Blazers await their fate in the NBA Draft Lottery, we’re taking a look at the performance of Portland’s current roster during the 2024-25 season.
Dalano Banton matched a season high with 23 points to fuel the host Portland Trail Blazers to a convincing 109-81 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday in the teams' regular-season finale.
The Trail Blazers are reportedly set to extend Dalano Banton’s contract, which would pay him $2.2 million over a year. After a terrific season with the Blazers that saw him average 16.7 points per game while in Portland, the Blazers will likely extend the contract of Dalano Banton for a year.
Former Toronto Raptors guard Dalano Banton is making the most of his opportunity with the Portland Trail Blazers. Banton was a former draft pick of the Raptors who walked last summer during free agency, signing with the Boston Celtics.
Dalano Banton was selected by the Toronto Raptors 46th overall in the 2021 NBA Draft. Banton spent two seasons with the Raptors but never got much playing time to prove himself.
In adding oversized third-year point guard Dalano Banton (he's 6'9") through a trade deadline deal with the Boston Celtics last month, all your Portland Trail Blazers had to give up was a top-55 protected 2027 second round draft selection swap (i.e.
The Boston Celtics, with the best record in the Eastern Conference, are reportedly trading away guard Dalano Banton to the Portland Trail Blazers. Banton, who began his NBA career spending two seasons with the Toronto Raptors, is now moving on to his third team in three seasons.
On Saturday evening, the Boston Celtics will host the Houston Rockets in Massachusetts. Before the game, the team announced that they had made a roster move by assigning Dalano Banton to the Maine Celtics (G League). Via The Celtics: "We have assigned Dalano Banton to the @MaineCeltics"
On Saturday, news broke that the Boston Celtics sent Dalano Banton and Neemias Queta to the Maine Celtics, their NBA G League affiliate. Banton and Queta have previously played in the G League with the Toronto Raptors and Sacramento Kings, respectively.
Dalano Banton was selected in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft by his hometown Toronto Raptors. After 95 games played over two years in Toronto, Brad Stevens signed Banton this summer to add depth to the Boston Celtics backcourt.