Paolo Banchero Shines in Orlando’s First Game of the Season

The Orlando Magic are coming into the new year with high aspirations. They did not disappoint in their season debut against their division rivals, the Miami Heat. The Magic won by a final score of 116-97 behind a strong performance by their superstar, Paolo Banchero. Banchero showed he is one of the up-and-coming faces of […]

Mathew Huff  •  24 Oct 2024
Magic Want to Add Two-Way Players According to Paolo Banchero

Per Paolo Banchero, the Orlando Magic already have an idea of what type of personnel they want to add to their roster. The team is looking to add two-way players who fit their type of play-style. “[The front office] wants two-way guys who add to what we already have in terms of our defensive identity, […]

Mathew Huff  •  17 May 2024
The truth about Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero’s strong postseason debut

Key Highlights:  Paolo Banchero’s postseason numbers aren’t as impressive (or sustainable) as they seem Banchero has a postseason effective field goal percentage of 50.9% after posting a regular season effective field goal percentage of 43.7% It is important to look at the bigger picture when evaluating players in order to be more honest and fair […]

Mat Issa  •  01 May 2024
Paolo Banchero Tallying 33 Points Per Game in Past Five Matchups

Paolo Banchero of the Orlando Magic has been living up to his status as a former number one overall draft pick. The former Duke product has become a true leader for the young Magic team and they find themselves in the midst of the Eastern Conference playoff picture. After years of finding themselves in the […]

Mathew Huff  •  08 Jan 2024
Cole Anthony’s Strong Start Highlights Challenges Ahead For The Magic

Key Highlights: Anthony holds career-highs in true shooting percentage (60.6), two-point percentage (51.0), three-point percentage (42.9) and free-throw rate (.429) A career-best 46 percent of his shots are coming off of assists Orlando needs more floor-spacing, ball-handling guards like him When Cole Anthony checked into Monday’s game midway through the first quarter, his Orlando Magic […]

Jackson Frank  •  13 Nov 2023
Paolo Banchero and Keegan Murray headline the NBA’s 2023 All-Rookie Team

Only 10 players out of the entire 2023 rookie class are able to make one of the two All-Rookie Teams. There are a number of players who are deserving, but this award is left for the 10-best rookies. Leading the list of players for First-team All-Rookie is Orlando’s Paolo Bachero. He was also the 2022-23 […]

Zach Wolpin  •  08 May 2023
Why Orlando’s Paolo Banchero Is Not Your Average NBA Rookie

The Orlando Magic continue to try and add pieces to their franchise that will elevate them to new levels. In the 2022 NBA draft they had the first overall pick and took PF Paolo Banchero from Duke. Banchero was a dominant athlete for the Blue Devils in his one collegiate season. He and the Magic […]

Zach Wolpin  •  20 Dec 2022
How Paolo Banchero And The Magic Used Trash Talk As Added Motivation To Beat Celtics Twice

The start to the 2022-23 season for the Orlando Magic was not particularly favorable, but the team has been trending upwards in the last two weeks. Orlando are 6-4 in their last ten and are on a six-game win streak. Over the weekend, the Magic did the impossible beating the Boston Celtics in consecutive games. Magic […]

Zach Wolpin  •  19 Dec 2022
Orlando Magic Rookie Paolo Banchero Says He’s Learning A Lot In The NBA

The Orlando Magic are a league worst 5-20 right now, putting them in fifteenth place in the Eastern Conference. Orlando won the draft lottery last year and had the number one overall pick. They selected PF Paolo Banchero from Duke.  For the season, he’s averaging (21.7) points, (6.8) rebounds, and (3.8) assists per game. He […]

Zach Wolpin  •  07 Dec 2022