Although his Summer League stint was cut short, Paolo Banchero has received some high praise from superstars around the League, including NBA champion Draymond Green.
Green recently shared his thoughts on the Magic’s No. 1 pick on his podcast, the Draymond Green Show.
“Paolo Banchero, I think, is one of them ones. And the reason I think Paolo is one of them guys is because of the things that he did on the basketball court that were not scoring. … Yes, he did all the things with the basketball. Yes, he made the plays, but the plays that he made that did not involve him having the basketball is why I think Paolo is going to be one of them guys.”
Paolo continued to impress during his few Summer League matchups. The SLAM 235 cover star was pretty solid in first game and dropped 17 points, along with six dimes, and four boards.
Very solid opening night for Paolo.
— SLAM (@SLAMonline) July 8, 2022
17 pts, 6 reb, 4 last. (via @OrlandoMagic) pic.twitter.com/QQlxw6iHLH
He then followed that up with a 23-point masterpiece, while scoring the game-winning assist before Coach Jamahl Mosley made the executive decision to shut P5 down for the remainder of Summer League.
rook was hooping @Pp_doesit 🪄
— Orlando Magic (@OrlandoMagic) July 9, 2022
23 PTS | 6 REB | 6 AST pic.twitter.com/nlklro39t5
The two games he played were enough for the Magic to know what type of player they were getting.
“I hope that organization is ready for that player because that player is a winner, that player, he cares. I mean, he was out there playing in Summer League games like he was playing in the NBA Finals, with that type of intensity,” Green continued. “That is a winner right before your eyes, and I hope that that organization is ready for that player.”
Paolo Banchero is set to make his regular season debut in October.
