Unveiling the NBA’s Most Game-Changing Third Stars: Who’s Quietly Dominating the Hardwood?
5. Desmond Bane, Orlando Magic
Bane was among the NBA’s best third stars in Memphis, where he complemented Ja Morant and Jaren Jackson Jr., averaging a 20-5-4 as one of the league’s deftest sharpshooters over the past four years, which included a pair of No. 2 seeds in the Western playoffs. Bane was also fifth on this list a year ago.
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The Magic identified Bane as their missing piece, paying a hefty price, including the rights to four first-round draft picks, to acquire him from the Grizzlies. Orlando desperately needed shooting around its co-stars, Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, and Bane is that. The 27-year-old has shot 41% on 6.3 attempts a game in a five-year career, proving to be just as effective as a pull-up shooter as he is a spot-up threat.



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