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Desmond Bane

1998 - Today

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Desmond Michael Bane (born June 25, 1998) is an American professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the TCU Horned Frogs. Bane was selected in the first round of the 2020 NBA draft with the 30th overall pick by the Boston Celtics, but was traded to the Memphis Grizzlies in November 2020 before the start of his rookie season. Bane was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team in his first year in the NBA. On June 15, 2025, Bane was traded to the Orlando Magic. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Desmond Bane is the 544th most popular basketball player (up from 1,384th in 2024), the 15,054th most popular biography from United States (up from 18,864th in 2019) and the 303rd most popular American Basketball Player.

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Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS

Among basketball players, Desmond Bane ranks 544 out of 1,757Before him are Joel Embiid, Anthony Parker, Jordi Villacampa, Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, Kendrick Nunn, and Veljko Mršić. After him are Rimantas Kaukėnas, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Lucious Jackson, Wendell Alexis, Alvan Adams, and Terry Rozier.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1998, Desmond Bane ranks 101Before him are Sofia Kenin, Carles Aleñá, Vittoria Ceretti, Ryan Newman, João Almeida, and Kerem Aktürkoğlu. After him are Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Hachim Mastour, Tatsuki Noda, Lonnie Walker IV, Salih Özcan, and Federico Gatti.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Desmond Bane ranks 15,059 out of 20,380Before him are Steven Hawley (1951), Bill Clements (1917), David Gallagher (1985), Blackbear (1990), David Herman (1967), and Amanda Wyss (1960). After him are Heidi Fleiss (1965), Dan Jansen (1965), Thomas Meighan (1879), Gale Gordon (1906), Nick Kroll (1978), and David Ignatius (1950).

Among BASKETBALL PLAYERS In United States

Among basketball players born in United States, Desmond Bane ranks 303Before him are Len Bias (1963), James Wiseman (2001), Domantas Sabonis (1996), Anthony Parker (1975), Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf (1969), and Kendrick Nunn (1995). After him are Lucious Jackson (1941), Wendell Alexis (1964), Alvan Adams (1954), Terry Rozier (1994), Lonnie Walker IV (1998), and Ja Morant (1999).