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Paolo Banchero

Orlando Magic
Number #5
Position F
Age 23
Height 6-10
Weight 250LBS
Draft 2022 R1 Pick 1
Nationality USA
Born Nov 12, 2002
College / Team Duke

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Key Insights

2025-26
Almost nobody in the league is used in isolation as often as he is

He is 12 of 265 in possessions in isolation, at 3.8 a game.

17% of his own offence, 0.87 points per possession on it. 92nd percentile of 265 players who run isolations, 2025.
The ball tends to get away from him spotting up

9% of his possessions spotting up end in a turnover, against a league median of 5%.

3.3 of those possessions a game over 70 games. 92nd percentile of 342 players who run spot ups, 2025.
There is no one way to guard him, he does a bit of everything

His busiest action is 19% of his tracked offence, against a league median of 34%.

pick and roll ball handling lead his mix at 4.3 possessions a game. 95th percentile of 417 players with a tracked action mix, 2025.
Defenders keep fouling him in transition, and he gets to the line

24% of his possessions in transition end in a shooting foul, against a league median of 11%.

4.3 of those possessions a game over 70 games. 98th percentile of 256 players who run transition, 2025.
The offence runs through his hands rather than around them

58% of his tracked possessions are on ball actions, against a league median of 25%.

isolations, post ups and pick and roll ball handling against cuts, spot ups, screens, handoffs, rolls and putbacks. 72nd percentile of 417 players with a tracked action mix, 2025.
More than anything else, his team has him as the pick and roll ball handler

19% of his offence comes as the pick and roll ball handler, his most frequent action.

4.3 possessions a game over 70 games, 136 of 319 in frequency. 15th percentile of 319 players who run pick and roll ball handling, 2025.

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Combine & Bio Data
DOB Nov 12, 2002
Birth Country USA
Draft 2022 (R1 / P1)
College Duke