Magic’s Desmond Bane makes Orlando basketball history not done since Tracy McGrady originally appeared on The Sporting News.
Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.Desmond Bane didn’t get his Orlando Magic career off to the best start. He struggled to make shots in his initial month or so.But Bane is clearly settling in right now.Two games in a row, Bane has scored exactly 37 points.He’s the first Magic player to score 37 in consecutive games since Tracy McGrady did it three games in a row in 2004.Desmond Bane is the first #Magic player to score 37 points in consecutive games since Tracy McGrady did it in three straight contests March 10-15, 2004, per @Magic_PR.— Jason Beede (@therealBeede) December 2, 2025MORE: Famous rapper Toosii commits to play college football in the ACCBane did it with incredible efficiency on Monday night in a win over the Chicago Bulls. He shot 12-for-17 from the floor, including 3-for-7 from 3-point range. He also made all 10 of his free throw attempts and added six rebounds and five assists.On Nov. 28 when Bane had 37 against the Pistons in a three-point win, it came on 13-for-25 from the floor and 11-for-12 from the line.He’s raised his season average to nearly 20 points per game after the rough start.MORE: Adam Schefter blasted for framing of latest Shedeur Sanders newsBane cost a ton of draft capital to get in a trade from the Memphis Grizzlies. The plan for Orlando was that he’d form a big three with Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner.Now that Bane is playing like this, that might come to fruition.More news:Cris Collinsworth’s pronunciation of Marcus Mariota led to a Harry Potter jokeOlympic sensation Quincy Wilson commits to a Big Ten schoolLeBron passes Michael in a stat that means nothing in the GOAT debateCaitlin Clark might be the reason Steph Curry left Under ArmourBuffalo Bills show they can win like the SteelersThe new Stranger Things character was also an MLB All Star with the Brewers