How Paolo Banchero is BREAKING OUT for the Orlando Magic

How Paolo Banchero is BREAKING OUT for the Orlando Magic

The Orlando Magic have one of the best storylines in the NBA this season they’ve gone from basement dwellers last year to playing winning basketball this year at one point they were as high as the two seed but injuries have ravaged the team and they’ve fallen down in the

Standings to playing range Palin Carroll has been doing all he can to carry a young magic Team Missing crucial role players leading his team in scoring assisting and rebounding he’s coming off a very impressive rookie year in which he averaged 20 points per game and took

Home the Rookie of the Year award and he stayed hungry to improve his game playing with Team USA in the fee World Cup and training with Kevin Durant that very same off season now the hard work is paying off as he’s brought his game to an even higher level he’s heating up

In the month of January we’re in that time span he’s averaging 25 points per game the way he’s playing he should be an Allstar but how exactly is he he putting up this impressive production let’s break it down a major driving force of palo’s success is his ability

To get to the basket he’s got a quick first step and a good handle for a player of his size allowing him to get in the paint at will often times he could just Elevate and finish over RI protectors on this drive he goes between

His legs to get by Tatum then hangs in the air and finishes over Al Horford his physicality at 250 lbs makes him tough to guard on this play Pao brings it up and trans ition and he wisely puts his body into the skiner Evan Moy allowing

Him to get the finish his strength often allows him to absorb contact and still score here the magic feed Pao the entry pass he drives by Donovan Mitchell uses the upake to get Jared Allen in the air and gets the n one he also gets a lot of

Inside buckets from cutting to the basket here the magic want to post up France vogner to exploit this mismatch and Harrison Barnes leaves Pao to go double team Pao cuts to the basket and even even though he misses this layup he gets his own rebound and scores on the

Putback Orlando also likes to get Pao going downhill with a two-man game here he scream and rolls to the basket for the nice finish at The Rim this time he scream for France Vagner rolls to the basket catches it and goes straight up and scores because Pao is such a beast

Driving to the rim Defenders often have to foul him to stop him he attempts seven free throws a game which is the eighth highest free throw rate in the league but unfortunately he’s only shooting 70% at the foul line that’s not terrible but Palo would raise his

Scoring average if he could get that free throw percentage up to at least 80% the biggest area of growth for pao in his second season has been his three-point shooting he shot just 29% from Deep his rookie year this season that’s up to 35% he’s now turned a big

Weakness in his game into a major strength he’s money when he gets a clean look off the catch and he’s not only a deadly spot up shooter he’s also a good pull-up shooter if given too much space he’ll let it fly the Dual threat of his outside and inside game makes him really

Tough to guard you can’t sag off of him because he’ll knock it down and you can’t swarm him on the perimeter because he’ll blow right by you this forces Defenders to play honest D on him and Pao is a legit three-level scorer he also does a lot of damage in the

Mid-range when he’s able to get to his spots and Rhythm the shot is automatic he’s also a master at creating separation here he dribbles to the Elbow then uses to step back to create that space and knocks it down this time he isol against Al Horford he rocks him to

Sleep with the handle and then another nice step back and he drains it Pao has become a great scorer but he always saves his best for last he’s the Magic’s main go-to guy at the end of games and he’s been clutch for them all season searching for the match up they want PO

For three got oh wow B Carol and he’s talking on the way to the bench and even though poo is a rising star he’s remained very unselfish he tends to draw a lot of double teams and he’s comfortable making crosscourt passes to the open man here the Knicks

Double team Pao from the Baseline but he stays patient and finds okk who drains the open three on this play Pao has to much smaller Malle Monk on him so he tries to back him down the King’s double team to get the ball out of his hands and he

Finds wend Carter Jr in the corner who drains the three again Pao is matched up with a much smaller Defender he looks to post him up and the King’s double team he swings it to the corner to Queen who swings it to jayen Suggs on the wing and

He knocks down the three ball that’s a hockey assist all created by Pao scoring gravity when driving to the basket he always keeps his head up for his open teammates on this drive Joel leid has to step up and Pao makes the nice bounce pass to The Cutting Bazi here poo

Catches it at the top of the key and takes it to the hoop which collapses the king’s defense he kicks the ball out to Anthony black who drains the open three ball but while Paulo creates a lot of easy baskets for his teammates he’s also

Coughing the ball up way too much and a lot of his turnovers are unforced errors where he loses the ball here on this fast break poo simply dribbles it out of bounds here the screen by Bazi forces a switch and Pao isos against sabonis on the perimeter he drives to the hoop but

He loses the ball again and it’s King’s basketball Pao simply must tighten his handle to cut down on a lot of these turnovers but even though his turnover rate is too high he’s doing a great job of leveraging his scoring ability to create easy baskets for his teammates

Now let’s talk about the other end of the court because not only is Paulo an offensive stud he’s a legit too two-way player he has a Major Impact providing helps side defense goou Paz is the Magic’s primary rim protector but Pao provides additional Rim protection if

Pao is the last line of defense he can make an impact on this Celtics fast break Jaylen Brown gets ahead of steam but Pao could test this layup without fouling which forces him to miss on this play Jason Tatum gets by Jaylen sugs but banero gets a hand up forcing him to

Miss and he gets the rebound on this out of bounds play the Cavs immediately go into a pick and roll Darius Garland feeds the rolling Evan Moy but Pao blocks his floater and its magic ball here he gets the Atlanta Hawks Jaylen Johnson gets bi KK but Pao steps up on

The play allowing his teammate to recover and make this shot difficult along with being a help Defender he also gets his hands in the passing Lanes here he immediately makes up for this turnover by hustling on defense he deflects this Outlet pass to Aaron Gordon which saves Orlando still two

Points here the Timberwolves want to post up Carl Anthony towns but again po deflects the pass gets the steal and takes it all the way to the rim on The Fast Break he’s also a versatile Defender not only can he defend a big forward like Jason Tatum and force him

Into a difficult shot but he could switch onto a small guard like Donovan Mitchell and more than holds his own overall he’s a major contributor to an Orlando Magic team that has one of the best defenses in the NBA anyway guys that’s going to be the end of this

Analysis what do you think of how Palo B Carol has been playing this season do you think he should make the allar team do you think he could lead this young magic team to the playoffs let me see your thoughts Down Below in the comment section guys if you enjoyed this video

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The Orlando Magic have made a nice leap this season from lottery team to currently in play in range. Paolo Banchero has led the way averaging 23 points per game this season. This video breaks down what’s made Paolo so dominant on both ends of the court. Like the video & sub for more dope content like this.
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