With 29.0 points at 49.5%, 8.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists on average over the first five games, Paolo Banchero was off to a very good start this season, including a 50-point match against the Pacers.
A big start which unfortunately suffered a big setback, because the team announced that the strong winger had suffered a muscle tear in the right external oblique muscle of the abdomen against the Bulls!
The former Rookie of the Year, All-Star last season, is therefore going to the infirmary for four to six weeks and his return to play will depend on how he reacts to the treatment.
For the Magic, it is obviously a hard blow because the team loses its first offensive threat and will therefore find solutions to compensate while the rest of the “road trip” started in Chicago is not easy. Franz Wagner and his teammates will play in Cleveland, Dallas, Oklahoma City and Indiana before returning to Florida…
With three wins for two defeats, Orlando is currently in 4th place in the standings in the East.
| Paolo Banchero | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2022-23 | ENT | 72 | 34 | 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 | ENT | 80 | 35 | 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 | ENT | 4 | 36 | 48.0 | 39.1 | 63.5 | 3.0 | 6.2 | 9.2 | 6.0 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 28.5 |
| Total | 156 | 34 | 44.4 | 32.3 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 21.5 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
