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Portland Trail Blazers | #5 | Forward

Dalano

Banton

PPG

9.5

RPG

2.2

APG

2.6

PIE

10.1

HEIGHT

6'8" (2.03m)

WEIGHT

203lb (92kg)

COUNTRY

Canada

LAST ATTENDED

Nebraska

AGE

25 years

BIRTHDATE

November 7, 1999

DRAFT

2021 R2 Pick 46

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

6'8" | 203lb | 25 years

DRAFT

2021 R2 Pick 46

BIRTHDATE

November 7, 1999

COUNTRY

Canada

LAST ATTENDED

Nebraska

EXPERIENCE

3 Years

Player Bio

PROFESSIONAL CAREER

In 149 career games (12 starts) in three seasons with Portland, Boston and Toronto, holds career averages of 6.1 points (40.9% FG, 28.9% 3-PT, 72.9% FT), 2.3 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 0.5 steals in 13.6 minutes per game

2023-24: Appeared in 54 games (nine starts) with Portland and Boston, averaging 10.3 points (40.4% FG, 29.6% 3-PT, 78.3% FT), 3.3 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 0.6 steals in 19.4 minutes per game … WITH PORTLAND: Averaged 16.7 points (40.8% FG, 31.1% 3-PT, 78.0% FT), 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks in 29.2 minutes per game in 30 appearances (eight starts) … Scored 30-plus points twice and 20-plus points nine times … Posted a career-high 31 points and a career-high nine assists on March 27 at Atlanta to go along with five rebounds and two steals in 37 minutes in his ninth consecutive game scoring in double figures, marking the longest streak of his career ... Tallied 28 points, a career-high 11 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and one steal on March 25 at Houston in his first career double-double, marking his fifth career game with at least 20 points and his fourth with the Trail Blazers ... Scored in double figures in seven consecutive games from March 13-23, marking the longest streak of his career ... Recorded 20 points in the first half on March 16 at New Orleans, marking his career high for a half ... Made his Trail Blazers debut on Feb. 10, recording 12 points (5-14 FG, 1-5 3-PT, 1-1 FT), three rebounds and three assists in 25 minutes ... Appeared in two G League games (two starts) with the Maine Celtics during the regular season, posting 29.5 points (43.5% FG, 33.3% 3-PT, 64.3% FT), 5.5 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 2.0 steals and 2.0 blocks in 34.8 minutes per game … WITH BOSTON: Posted 2.3 points (37.3% FG, 12.5% 3-PT, 80.0% FT), 1.5 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 7.1 minutes per game.

PLAYOFFS: 2022: Has qualified for the postseason once with Toronto … In four playoff appearances, averaged 1.8 points and 0.5 rebounds in 1.9 minutes per game.

NATIONAL TEAM: Represented Canada at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, recording 15.7 points (40.2% FG, 28.1% 3-PT, 79.2% FT), 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.5 minutes per game.

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE: 2020-21: In his sophomore season at Nebraska, averaged 9.6 points (41.1% FG, 24.7% 3-PT, 65.9% FT) along with team-highs of 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists in 27.2 minutes in 27 games (22 starts), becoming the first player since 1974 to lead the Huskers in both rebounding and assists … Scored in double figures 14 times … Recorded just the second triple-double in school history with 13 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists on Dec. 17 against Doane University … Scored a season-high 19 points on Nov. 26 vs. Nevada … 2019-20: Sat out the 2019-20 campaign after transferring from Western Kentucky … 2018-19: In 31 games (12 starts) as a freshman with Western Kentucky, posted 3.4 points (40.2% FG, 21.6% 3-PT, 55.9% FT) and 3.0 rebounds in 15.1 minutes per game … Scored 10-plus points in three games … Tallied a season-high 11 points twice (Dec. 22 vs. Saint Mary’s, Dec. 19 at Belmont).

PERSONAL LIFE

NATIONAL TEAM: Represented Canada at the 2022 FIBA AmeriCup, recording 15.7 points (40.2% FG, 28.1% 3-PT, 79.2% FT), 5.2 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.2 steals in 29.5 minutes per game.