With all the pressure on him, Banton stood out at Summer League, improving in the areas of his game that matter most when it comes to reaching his NBA potential.
Most importantly, Banton showed real improvement when it comes to his two most important “swing skills,” which are skills that prospects need to correct in order for them to reach their potential and succeed in the NBA.
Banton’s handle isn’t yet at the point where he can drive into multiple bodies without a plan, but it’s come a very long way since getting drafted just one year ago, and ball-handling tends to be a skill that takes many years for taller players to develop, with Pascal Siakam being a good example of someone who came into the league with a raw handle and has worked on it to the point where he knows exactly what he is capable of and what he isn’t.
There are other things besides shooting that Banton will need to do in order to succeed off the ball with the Raptors — things like cutting and passing and defence— but those are things that the heady Banton is already good at and that the Raptors have in spades.
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