Paolo Banchero will be able to “reintegrate perfectly”
November 12, Paolo Banchero injured his groin and since then, Magic won six out of eight matches, to make up for a bad start to the season (four losses in five matches), returning to the Top 8 in the East.
Close to returning, the 2023 Rookie of the Year will therefore return to a team that works well. Will it disrupt the entire team, which has been progressing for two weeks? Especially at an offensive level, where he doesn’t like a quick style of play, unlike his replacement in the box, Tristan Da Silva.
« He is the one who says the most about the way we defend and the way we plan the counterattack. » however, he assures his coach, Jamahl Mosley. « That allows him to score baskets easier, so I think if we continue to defend the right way and get stops, we’ll be able to run the fast break and get easy baskets for everybody. »
Back next week?
2024 All-Star Paolo Banchero tends to frustrate some observers, though, as he’s not the most efficient scorer. He is considered a leaderOrlandoahead of Franz Wagner, he risks having to step down offensively first, for the good of the Florida team.
« He’s a great guy, a great person and a very smart basketball player » details Jalen Suggs. « He has all the necessary qualities to do what he wants on the field. He was there for every trip, every game and every practice, so everything was going to be fine. He will come back and reintegrate perfectly, because he is our brother. No matter how we played when he wasn’t there, we want him on the field with us and we’re better when he is. »
If Desmond Bain, more comfortable and confident over the past two weeks, feels that the Magic are “not not close at all » because he has reached his full potential on offense, Jalen Suggs believes he is possible to play in the same way » when Paolo Banchero returns.
For now, the 23-year-old forward will miss Friday’s NBA Cup decider in Detroit and could return next week in Orlando against Chicago, San Antonio or Miami.
| Paolo Banchero | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saison | The team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | LF | Off | Def | That | Pd | Ft | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | ORL | 72 | 11:45 p.m | 42.7 | 29.8 | 73.8 | 1.2 | 5.7 | 6.9 | 3.7 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 2.8 | 0.5 | 20.0 |
| 2023-24 | ORL | 80 | 34:59 | 45.5 | 33.9 | 72.5 | 1.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 22.6 |
| 2024-25 | ORL | 46 | 34:23 | 45.2 | 32.0 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 4.8 | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 0.6 | 25.9 |
| 2025-26 | ORL | 12 | 10:45 p.m | 46.1 | 25.0 | 76.6 | 0.9 | 7.8 | 8.7 | 4.1 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 0.9 | 21.7 |
How to read statistics? MJ = matches played; Min = Minute; Shots = Shots Successful / Shots Attempted; 3 points = 3 points / attempt 3 points; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive jump; Tot = Total number of jumps; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal mistakes; Int = intercepts; Bp = lost balls; Ct: Against; Points = Points.
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