The Toronto Raptors have a long track record of taking undervalued players and developing them into starters and rotation players that end up having long NBA careers. One such former player, supersized guard Dalano Banton, has somehow found himself at the end of his NBA rope and will not be on an NBA team to start the season.
Banton's start in the NBA came with a unique piece of history: the Toronto native became the first Canadian player to be drafted by the Raptors when they selected him with the 46th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. The 6'9" point guard joined the team and spent two seasons as a reserve, popping in and out fo the back-end of the rotation.