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Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been named to the 2024 NBA All-Star team Thursday, the NBA announced. Banchero is the ninth ever Magic player to receive this honor, joining Shaquille O’Neal (1993-96), Anfernee Hardaway (1995-98), Tracy McGrady (2001-04), Grant Hill (2001, 2005), Dwight Howard (2007-12), Rashard Lewis (2009), Jameer Nelson...

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The elite eight of basketball have been decided as the quarter finals of the 2023 FIBA World Cup get under way. The second game sees Italy take on the USA. 5 September at 8.40 AM New York Time. Italy reached its 4-1 record with wins over Angola and the Philippines in the group stage but lost to Dominican Republic. It bounced back in style with a co...

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Add the NBA’s reigning Rookie of the Year to the list of commitments for Team USA this summer. Paolo Banchero, the No. 1 pick from the 2022 NBA Draft, is the eleventh American pro to commit for the FIBA World Cup in the Philippines, league sources told The Athletic. And it’s a bit of a coup for the Americans, as Banchero, who was born in the U.S. b...

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Italian-American Paolo Banchero was named the NBA’s Rookie of the Year on Tuesday. The Orlando Magic forward won the award over fellow finalists Jalen Williams and Walker Kessler. He secured 98 out of 100 first-place votes. A 6-10 forward out of Duke, Banchero averaged 20 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists in 72 games. He experienced typical rook...

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In theory, Paolo Banchero would be the future flagbearer of the Italian national team, but the expected-to-be NBA rookie of the year may have other plans after all. Talking to the “Knuckleheads” podcast of former players Quentin Richardson and Darius Miles, Banchero opened the door for the possibility to play in the USA national team. When asked if...

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Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been named the Kia NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for February 2023. It is the third straight time that he has earned the league’s monthly honor. Banchero joins Shaquille O’Neal as the only players in franchise history to be named the league’s Rookie of the Month in three consecutive months. O’...

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Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month for January 2023. It is the second straight month that he has earned the monthly honor. Italian-American Banchero becomes the third player in franchise history to be named the league’s Rookie of the Month in consecutive months, joining Shaquille O’N...

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When the 2022 NBA draft was approaching, many pundits had a feeling that the Orlando Magic, the holders of the first pick in the draft, would select Jabari Smith or Chet Holmgren. From most mock drafts, Paolo Banchero was being placed between the No. 2 and No. 3 picks, with the possibility of ending up with the Oklahoma City Thunder or the Houston...

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A definitive answer as to whether Paolo Banchero will play with the Italian NT in the 2023 FIBA World Cup has not been given. However, it seems that the meeting between the player and the Italian National team delegation went well. "Paolo Banchero has once again shown that he's open to the project reserving the right to confirm [his availability] d...

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Paolo Banchero started his NBA career in the best way possible. Since the beginning of the season, the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft scored at least 20 points in every single game, and he's already building the reputation of a potential superstar in the league.  If there's one country with a lot of excitement for this young man, it's definitely...

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