Paolo Banchero talks about the brutal factors that doomed Orlando against the Pistons

The Orlando Magic They’ve been struggling with inconsistency all season, and it all starts with Paolo Banchero at the head. Banchero had his moments where he looks like a million bucks and figures out how to be a superstar in the association, but there are some nights when some of his bad habits creep in. Such was the case Sunday night in their 106-92 loss to the East-leading Detroit Pistons.

Banchero had 24 points on just 10 field goal attempts, so he got to the foul line a lot, which is a testament to how aggressive he was getting to the basket. However, the Magic star was more reckless than aggressive in some of her pieces. He turned the ball over nine times, which is simply a death sentence against a Pistons team that wants to physically overpower any opponent that comes their way.

After the Banchero game owned on some of his mistakes, expressing his frustrations at playing below the standards he set for himself.

“I thought we had too many turnovers. You know, I had too many turnovers. Yeah, we just gave them too many chances. I think it was a couple of bad passes. I’m trying to leave it to my teammates when maybe I should have just shot it,” Banchero said, per Jason Beede of the Orlando Sentinel .

“A couple of them – the trip, the call back, then just a bad night. Last game I had no turnovers. This game I had nine. So it’s pretty frustrating.”

“I thought we had too many turnovers. You know, I had too many turnovers,” #Magic forward Paolo Banchero said of Orlando’s 19 turnovers, of which he committed nine.

He added: “Last game I had no turnovers. This game I had nine. So, quite frustrating.”

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— Jason Beede (@therealBeede) March 2, 2026

A magical battle for positioning in the east

If the season ended today, the Magic would once again be fighting for their lives in the playoffs. This would be the second straight season they have to contend with just to qualify for the playoffs, and this is a bit disappointing considering how they went out and got Desmond Bane in a blockbuster deal.

Franz Wagner’s injury didn’t help, but overall, the Magic, with a 31-28 record, haven’t quite lived up to expectations this season.