BOSTON – The Boston Celtics announced today that they have signed guard Dalano Banton. Per team policy, the terms have

not been disclosed.

Banton, 6-9/204, appeared in 31 games with the Toronto Raptors last season and averaged 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.2

assists in 9.0 minutes per game. In 64 games as a rookie, he averaged 3.2 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.5 assists in 10.9

minutes per game during the 2021-22 season. He also appeared in seven regular season games (all starts) with Raptors 905

where he averaged 24.1 points, 8.9 rebounds, 5.9 assists, and 1.4 steals in 33.6 minutes.

In his sophomore season at Nebraska, he averaged 9.6 points, team highs of 5.9 rebounds and 3.9 assists, and 27.2 minutes

in 27 games, becoming the first player since 1974 to lead the Huskers in both rebounding and assists. A native of Toronto,

Banton was selected with the 46th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft, becoming the first Canadian selected by the Raptors

in the draft.

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Doc Rivers isn’t the only member of his family looking for an NBA job.

So, too, is the longtime head coach’s son, Austin, who has been without a gig in the league since his one-year contract with

the Minnesota Timberwolves expired earlier this summer. And the 30-year-old, according to The Boston Globe’s Gary

Washburn, has drawn interest from the Boston Celtics.

The addition of Rivers wouldn’t check either of the boxes established by president of basketball operations Brad Stevens,

who recently revealed he’s interested in adding wing depth and potentially a “four-three” type of player. But if the Celtics

aren’t super confident in Payton Pritchard ahead of the 2023-24 season, they could give Rivers a look to be Boston’s No. 3

point guard behind Derrick White and Malcolm Brogdon.

Drafted 10th overall by the then-New Orleans Hornets in 2012, Rivers has spent time with seven teams across his 11-year

NBA career. The Duke product will enter the upcoming campaign with career averages of 8.5 points and 2.1 assists per

game. Rivers is a capable wing defender and also plays with an edge that could be a seamless fit in Boston, as long as it’s

properly harnessed.