Desmond Bane 'settled in' for Orlando Magic since big shot

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PHILADELPHIA — The night Desmond Bane hit a buzzer-beating 3-point shot to help lift the Magic over the Trail Blazers two weeks ago, his on-court play shifted for the better.

In the first 10 games leading up to the shot, Bane averaged 14.2 points on 29.3% shooting on 4.1 attempts from 3-point range to go with 4.2 rebounds and 4.1 assists and half a steal.

Those marks were well below the type of player he once was throughout the first five years of his career with the Grizzlies before Orlando acquired him in a blockbuster trade this past summer.

In the eight games since that shot?

He’s returned to form, averaging 21.4 points on 41.5% shooting on 5.9 attempts from distance alongside 5 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 1.1 steals.

“Definitely,”