PROFESSIONAL CAREER

2019-20 SEASON: Played in 39 games last season (11 starts) with Charlotte, averaging 5.7 ppg., 2.6 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in 17.6 minpg….As a starter, averaged 9.0 ppg., 3.5 rpg. and 1.6 apg. in 24.6 minpg….Led (or tied) the team in scoring twice…Scored in double figures ten times and had 20+ points three times, including a career-high 25 points on Nov. 2 @ Golden State…Had at least one steal 18 times and two-or-more steals five times…DNP-CD 14 times and on the Inactive List 11 times…Also played and started in nine games with Greensboro of the NBA G League, averaging 31.8 ppg., 8.4 rpg. and 3.6 apg in 38.5 minpg.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Appeared in 135 career NBA regular season games (30 starts), all with Charlotte, averaging 5.3 ppg., 2.3 rpg. and 1.0 apg. in 16.0 minpg….Also played and started in 30 career NBA G League games, all with Greensboro, averaging 25.7 ppg., 7.4 rpg., 2.8 apg. and 1.10 stlpg. in 34.5 minpg.

2018-19: Played in 43 games (13 starts) with Charlotte, averaging 7.3 ppg., 2.1 rpg. and 1.1 apg. in 17.7 minpg.…Shot .437 (38-87) from three-point range…As a starter, averaged 12.6 ppg., 2.9 rpg. and 1.8 apg. in 28.8 minpg…Led (or tied) the team in scoring once…Scored in double figures 14 times and had 20+ points three times…Recorded a career-high three steals on Mar. 26 vs. San Antonio...DNP-CD 22 times and on the Inactive List 14 times…Also played and started in 17 games with Greensboro of the NBA G League, averaging 22.2 ppg., 7.0 rpg., 2.1 apg. and 1.24 stlpg in 32.1 minpg.

2017-18: Appeared in 53 games (six starts) during his rookie campaign with Charlotte, averaging 3.3 ppg. and 2.3 rpg. in 13.5 minpg.…As a starter, averaged 7.3 ppg., 4.8 rpg. and 1.3 apg. in 23.5 minpg…Led (or tied) the team in scoring once and in assists once…Scored in double figures five times…Recorded a career-high 11 rebounds on Oct. 20 vs. Atlanta...Became sixth player drafted in the second round to start on opening night since 2009 on Oct. 18 @ Detroit, tallying eight points, two rebounds and two assists in 20:27 played…Missed five games due to injury/illness: missed one game (Mar. 4) due to illness and four games (Apr. 1-8) due to a sprained right ankle…DNP-CD 22 times and on the Inactive List three times…Also played and started in four games with Greensboro of the NBA G League, averaging 26.5 ppg., 6.8 rpg., 4.3 apg. and 1.50 stlpg in 35.8 minpg.

CAREER TRANSACTIONS: Selected by New Orleans in the second round (40th overall) of the 2017 NBA Draft…Draft rights traded from New Orleans along with cash considerations to Charlotte in exchange for the draft rights to Frank Jackson (Jun. 22, 2017)…Played with Greensboro of the NBA G League (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20)…Signed as a free agent by Orlando (Nov. 24, 2020).

BEFORE NBA

COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played in 69 career games (68 starts) during two seasons at Florida State University (2015-17), averaging 16.5 ppg., 5.0 rpg. and 1.6 apg. in 28.8 minpg….As a sophomore (2016-17), played and started in 35 games, averaging 17.2 ppg., 4.2 rpg., 1.7 apg. and 1.00 stlpg. in 28.8 minpg….Led the Seminoles in scoring for second straight season…Along with current Magic player Jonathan Isaac, guided Florida State to a 3-seed in the West region of the 2017 NCAA Tournament, tying for the highest-ever seeding in school history…Named to the All-ACC Second Team…As a freshman (2015-16), appeared in 34 games (33 starts), averaging 15.8 ppg., 5.8 rpg. and 1.5 apg. in 28.8 minpg….Led the team in scoring…Earned ACC Rookie of the Week honors a school-record five times and was named to the All-ACC Freshman Team.

PERSONAL LIFE

Full name is Dwayne Lee Bacon Jr.…A native of Lakeland, Florida…Son of Kennie Crawford and Dwayne Bacon, Sr….A member of the Student Athlete Advisory Council at Florida State in 2016-17…Honored for his work in the community by the ACC with the league’s Top 6 for Service Award…Volunteered with Special Olympics and the Boys and Girls Clubs of America…Named to the 2015-16 All-ACC Academic Team, one of only ten freshmen to receive the honor…Attended McKeel Academy in Lakeland as a freshman and sophomore, transferred to IMG Academy in Bradenton, Florida, as a junior and then finished high school at Oak Hill Academy in Mouth of Wilson, Virginia…Named a McDonald’s All-American in 2015 and won the slam dunk contest…You can follow him on Instagram: @dbacon.