Paolo Banchero on Jalen Suggs’ return to the Magic 🗣️ ‘The HEART & SOUL of this team’ | NBA on ESPN

Paolo Banchero on Jalen Suggs’ return to the Magic 🗣️ ‘The HEART & SOUL of this team’ | NBA on ESPN

Good did it feel to get this one here tonight to return to the wind column and to do it the way you did it uh it felt good just like you said getting back in the win column uh you know these wins matter at this time of

The year so it was good defense was suffocating especially by guys in your back court on Mel Bridges all night and what was the defensive game plan coming in uh we just wanted to bring bring a lot more inen on that side we felt like it wasn’t there against Indiana so we

Wanted to uh turn it up on defense and get back to our identity last time you played this team you moved the ball well 29 assists tonight let’s talk about the ball movement that you guys had this season uh yeah you know we know that they switch everything um on defense so

We wanted to take advantage of that and just uh you know find guys in in their spots and um you know hit guys when they’re open we know that they were active team and we thought like we could take advantage with our passing got Jaylen sugs back here tonight what does

He mean to this ball Club Paulo having him back everything that he brings uh he’s the heart and soul you know I think everybody knows that we know that you know we missed him those two games and uh glad he’s back all right how about

Paul that you guys take off here go to Toronto a big game coming up on Friday what needs to be the mindset the finals 16 uh stay locked in stay locked in you know you know it’s not Cancun on three like coach said we actually playing for

Something so just taking it one game at a time and uh getting ready for for this run let’s not do Cancun on three for a while all right great job [Applause] t NBA ony is

Paolo Banchero joins postgame after the Orlando Magic’s 114-106 win over the Brooklyn Nets where he dropped 21 PTS, 3 REB and 9 AST. He also reacts to Jalen Suggs’ return to the Magic after missing 2 games.

(Courtesy: Magic/Bally Sports Florida)

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