Brad Stevens has been busy filling out his bench over the past few days, with Dalano Banton reportedly the latest addition to the Celtics’ roster.
Banton is exceptionally tall for a guard, standing at 6-foot-9, 204 pounds with a nearly 6-foot-11 wingspan. The 23-year-old Toronto native spent the previous two seasons with his hometown Raptors after they selected him in the second round of the 2021 NBA Draft out of Nebraska.
Banton projects as an end-of-the bench option for head coach Joe Mazzulla -- he appeared in just 31 games for Toronto last season, averaging 4.6 points over 9.0 minutes per night -- but his height and athleticism make him an intriguing, low-risk development project for Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens.Banton also has a pair of Massachusetts ties; he attended Redemption Christian Academy in Northfield, Mass., and MacDuffie School in Granby, Mass.
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