The Celtics selected Bane with the 30th overall pick in the 2020 draft and traded him on draft night for a pair of future second-round picks. Five years later, Bane has established himself as a consistent and efficient scorer, the kind of piece that a playoff team would pay a premium price for as a second or third option.

The Orlando Magic made the first big splash of the summer, trading four first-round picks for Desmond Bane. Are the Pistons up next?

Magic president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman spoke with the media for the first time Monday since Sunday’s blockbuster trade with Memphis. “The guy is almost the player you