Desmond Bane

DESMOND BANE (MEM)

#22•D. BANE

SG • 6’6, 215 lbs; 5th year, TCU

TOP DOG

NBA ROLE: SKILLED, ALL-AROUND SG

 

Desmond Bane: do-it-all, outside scorer w/ strong offensive attributes; on the money from 3: Bane’s a deadeye catch & shoot option (career: 42% from deep), can score around screens and with a live ball; efficient from everywhere: confident with short shots & jumpers between the lines - likes to operate at multiple levels; smart playmaker - Bane’s a solid ball-handler, understands where teammates like the ball and how to deliver it to them - secondary decision-maker for Coach Jenkins; athletic, Bane uses his frame to absorb contact & finish (most effective coming at an angle); nice defensive framework, anticipates steals well - can Bane develop into a multi-positional stopper at some point?; earned massive extension after a career year in 2023: Bane’s a great pairing next to Ja Morant in MEM’s backcourt; Top DOG: performs well as a go-to, high-level scorer - Bane has a shot to cross into All-Star territory in 2025

SIGNATURE! COMING SOON.

#DOGTAGS: TOP DOG, SNIPER, BUCKET-GETTER

MORE ON D. BANE

  • Avg. career-high 21.5 points/game (2022-23)

  • Drafted 30th overall (2020)

  • First Team All-Big 12 (2020)

  • Second Team All-Big 12 (2019)

  • (FACTORY SETTING) NBA 2K25 RATING: 83