Former Portland Trail Blazers guard Dalano Banton received interest from teams overseas this offseason, but ultimately held out in an attempt to continue his NBA journey. That bet on himself has paid off as he'll get an opportunity with the Dallas Mavericks. Banton has signed with the Mavericks' G League affiliate, NBA insider Marc Stein reported on X.
Banton was relatively productive in his past two seasons with the Blazers, providing them with microwave scoring and playmaking as a combo guard off the bench. During that time, he proved to be worth the low-risk flyer Portland took on him, acquiring him from the Boston Celtics for a heavily protected second-round pick.