But at the center of every tough decision, the priority should be building around their young core. After acquiring Dalano Banton from the Boston Celtics for virtually nothing, the Blazers made the ...

The Celtics will start paying the repeater tax ... the Blazers won't have room to add talent without subtracting. Dalano Banton, a solid combo guard with athleticism but an unreliable outside ...

When Tatum took a seat to start the second quarter, the lead vanished. A 3-pointer by former Celtics guard Dalano Banton with 5:39 left tied the score at 43. Tatum returned less than a minute ...

The Celtics played nearly half of the first quarter ... on the bench and tied the game on a 3-pointer by ex-Celtic Dalano Banton. Al Horford (14 points, six rebounds) halted the Blazers’ rally ...

They lost a close contest to the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. Anfernee Simons had 30 points ... Matisse Thybulle (ankle sprain) is out. Dalano Banton (personal reasons) is out.

The jolt of offense that Dalano Banton provides the Portland Trail Blazers is undeniable. “Crazy,” guard Scoot Henderson said while shaking his head. Over the team’s last eight games ...

While the Celtics were a tight-knit group throughout ... But those guys like Lamar Stevens and Dalano Banton found success with their new teams. Banton was traded to the Trail Blazers and almost ...

Former Toronto Raptors guard Dalano Banton is staying with the ... the Trail Blazers acquired him from the Boston Celtics last season. Banton averaged 16.7 points 4.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists ...

PORTLAND—Dalano Banton was relaxing at his Boston apartment on a February afternoon when his phone rang. It was Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens, and the former Raptors ...