Even though the Magic are still in the Top 4 in the East, with 22 wins and 16 losses, the team has its injuries.
Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs And Gary Harris are thus all in the infirmary, while Moritz Wagner will not even return this season following his rupture of a cruciate knee ligament. And the good news is that the first one on the list is about to return!
ESPN's Shams Charania explains that the strong winger, victim of a tear in the right external oblique muscle, should play again Thursday or Friday, against the Wolves or against the Bucks.
Affected on October 30, Paolo Banchero will therefore have missed more than two months of competition, and his teammates held up rather well without him. However, his return will necessarily do good for a team that is still very solid defensively, but which often had difficulty finding weapons in attack.
Off to a flying start, including a 50-point match against the Pacers, the All-Star should help.
| 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 | 5 | 36 | 49.5 | 34.4 | 64.4 | 2.4 | 6.4 | 8.8 | 5.6 | 2.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 29.0 |
| Total | 157 | 35 | 44.4 | 32.2 | 72.7 | 1.1 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 4.6 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 0.6 | 21.6 | |
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.
