Raptors depth chart 1.0: Where does Dalano Banton fit? Who starts next to Fred VanVleet?
The reign of Dalano Banton, the people’s champion, came to an unfortunately quick end on Wednesday. “I think probably my first priority or concern with him is to make sure he’s got the ball in his hands somewhere, that he’s getting on the floor and doing something,” Nurse said when asked if Banton will spend time with Raptors 905 of the G League. He’s not had a traditional start because of where we were and all that kind of stuff and the G League wasn’t there for him, really, last year in the way we would like it to be.” Without definitively answering the question, then, Nurse indicated he’d prefer Banton start in Mississauga. I do think they will be very mindful to not give Dragic too many minutes — he’s averaged 28 per game for his career, and was just below 27 last year. Despite his poor performance at summer league, he showed legitimate promise in real NBA games last year, and having a bigger body to at least help with the league’s monsters would be an asset.
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