Desmond Bane
- Age
- 29
- Height
- 6'6"
- Weight
- 215 lb
- Experience
- 6 yrs
Ignore his worst category (rebounds) and he's worth 1.15.
The quietest 82-game season in the league last year — a true iron man in his Orlando debut, and that availability is the floor you're paying for. He's a 9-cat dream of the boring variety: 20 points, two-plus threes, .90 from the line, no holes, even as the third option behind Banchero and Franz. The mild risk is a deep, defense-first roster capping his volume. No drama, no ceiling-chasing, just clean reliability.
Desmond Bane enters 2026-27 at #47 on our board — Round 4 value in a standard 12-team draft, projected for 19.5 points, 4.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists in 32.7 minutes a night. The value is built on free-throw percentage and scoring, with rebounds the soft spot in the profile. He's a natural fit for punt-rebounds builds — take that category out of the equation and his value climbs. Availability helps the case: we project about 72 games.
GP = expected games this season (availability model + analyst judgment), not last year's total. DRAFT VAL = draft-day value (round/window-paced), used for draft decisions. MPG = projected minutes per game.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Projected per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2026-27projected | 0.61 | 72 | 32.7 | 19.5 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 7.0 | 48.0% | 3.5 | 90.0% | 2.0 | 21.9% | 0.38 | -0.54 | 0.13 | -0.00 | -0.31 | 0.30 | -0.05 | 0.78 | -0.08 |
Share of team plays a player uses while on the floor. The highlighted bar is our 2026-27 projection.
| Season | ValueG-score | GP | Per-game stats | Category value · G-score | ||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FGM | FG% | FTM | FT% | TO | USG% | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO | |||
| 2020-21MEM | -3.26 | 68 | 22.3 | 9.2 | 3.1 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 1.7 | 3.4 | 46.9% | 0.6 | 81.6% | 0.9 | 16.1% | -1.05 | -0.90 | -0.78 | -0.58 | -0.67 | -0.07 | -0.06 | 0.01 | 0.84 |
| 2021-22MEM | 0.92 | 76 | 29.8 | 18.2 | 4.4 | 2.7 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 46.1% | 1.8 | 90.3% | 1.5 | 23.4% | 0.27 | -0.48 | -0.40 | 0.28 | -0.39 | 1.03 | -0.14 | 0.42 | 0.32 |
| 2022-23MEM | 1.20 | 58 | 31.7 | 21.5 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 47.9% | 3.1 | 88.3% | 2.2 | 26.5% | 0.56 | -0.28 | 0.16 | 0.03 | -0.33 | 0.91 | -0.16 | 0.52 | -0.21 |
| 2023-24MEM | 1.31 | 42 | 34.4 | 23.7 | 4.4 | 5.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 46.4% | 3.3 | 87.0% | 2.7 | 28.5% | 0.91 | -0.51 | 0.60 | 0.05 | -0.31 | 1.20 | -0.39 | 0.51 | -0.75 |
| 2024-25ORL | 1.37 | 69 | 32.0 | 19.2 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 7.2 | 48.4% | 2.6 | 89.4% | 2.4 | 23.5% | 0.31 | 0.06 | 0.58 | 0.19 | -0.42 | 0.44 | 0.07 | 0.51 | -0.40 |
| 2025-26ORL | 0.59 | 82 | 33.6 | 20.1 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 7.1 | 48.4% | 3.8 | 90.8% | 2.0 | 23.5% | 0.44 | -0.64 | 0.09 | -0.08 | -0.26 | 0.24 | -0.04 | 0.87 | -0.04 |
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What round should I draft Desmond Bane in 2026-27 fantasy basketball?
Our board has Desmond Bane at #47 overall — Round 4 value in a standard 12-team draft. That already weighs expected games (about 72), not just the per-game line.
Is Desmond Bane a good fantasy basketball pick?
Yes, at the right price — he projects as a solid mid-round pick at #47, helping most in free-throw percentage and scoring, with rebounds the main cost.
How many games will Desmond Bane play in 2026-27?
We project about 72 games — an expected-games estimate from our availability model plus analyst judgment, rather than a repeat of last season's total.
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