Paolo Banchero Is The NBA’s Next BREAKOUT Superstar

Paolo Banchero Is The NBA’s Next BREAKOUT Superstar

So what’s your reaction to Paulo? Check it. Sign him the MAC extension with the Mac one. He going to be all NBA. He’s making all NBA first team. That’s it. First team in the three the MVP and all defense [ __ ] That [ __ ] just a throw in. I hate that’s why I said I hate incentive deals, man. Like it just Well, that’s I mean how those those max all NBA team just give me all NBA for him is easy. A healthy a healthy Paulo Lasher He’s one of the 15 best players like defensive player of the year. What was the other one? MVP. Like just give him my goddamn money. That’s what I did. Like like how much money like how much money is attached. How much money is attached to those? So it’s 236 just as is. He can get it up to 287 with one. So hit one of those. So if he win one MVP, no, he don’t have to win MVP. If he makes a AllNBA team, all NBA team, he jumps to 287. So it’s a rookie max right now. Jump to super max if he hits one of those criteria. That’s just Oh, I at any point he’s going to make all NBA teammates. Oh, yeah. No, I mean at any point it jumps up to the max. So, out of the five years out in the five years if he hits next season specifically if he hits it. Oh, so he’s going to Okay. Okay. A healthy Paulo Ben choice but to the top. Yeah. Yeah. You can’t Yeah. You can’t you can’t [ __ ] him cuz he’s trying to make the playoffs. You trying to do this. So, you got to only played 46 games last season. obviously had the the injury, but averaged 26, eight rebounds, five assists in those 46 games. And everybody he’s Yeah. No Tatum in his way. Only thing you got to worry about is what? New York. Cleveland. Oh yeah, Cleveland. But they ain’t got Yeah, he’s I mean he Yeah, he’s just off the jump. He’s second. He should be second team just So is this Paulo next year makes the jump to being a household name? Yeah, easily. Yeah, he’s second. He’s like he’s I like that for Orlando. I like him too. He’s he’s obviously had lofty expectations coming into last season. Man goddamn problem next year. Very problematic. Orlando a whole bang bang. They going whole problem over there with That’s all right though. He a shooter though. But he a shooter. He and he defend too and he not just shooter though. Yeah, he be knocking. I know. I’m not saying I don’t like No, he can go get it. Take away That’s what I’m saying. It could take away some of his points. No, he ain’t going. No, no, no. He going to average. Bane is a 20. Yeah, Bane is a quick shooter. Bane going to have his 20. He going to have average 20 and shoot high cliff from three from the free throw line and when he off the floor, you can run plays through Bane like he’ll playmaker. He can play. I thought he just shoots all. Yeah, he can play for sure. He can actually play. But so do y’all feel like this is your Paulo makes the jump to being a household name? Still plays in Orlando. Yeah, unfortunately. Small is just But what are you talking about? Be top four in the East. He’ll make some. Oh yeah, they’re top four. Top five East. Imagine playing an exciting brand of basketball. They’re top five East. The East is open though. So it’s trending up. Yeah, definitely trending in that direction. I can’t watch Orlando. I’m sorry. I like Pablo. Great. One of the best players. Po Carroll. Yeah, like for some reason I can’t. Is it the Disney World stuff? I don’t know why Disney World. When did that happen? What? Is it because of Disney World? Be cool to watch. I had Orlando. I was hard no finger on that. That’s I had opinion stuff when they went to Disney and all like got kids back when I played I played there for a minute. You watched it a little bit. You for sure watched it. Dwight. The White Yeah, they were still good. You know what? Cuz I think it’s after Dwight. Dwight on your After Dwight. Yeah. After Dwight. Yeah. I think after Dwight left it was kind of It died down though a lot. No, for real. Seriously. Dead ass though. But back back to the Magic real quick, their loss is sick. So Magic now have a core of uh Paulo Fran Vagner and Jaylen Suggs under contract for the next five years. Obviously, like we mentioned, they also just traded for Desmond Bane who’s under contract through the 28 29 season. So how much faith do you have in this Magic roster to make some noise in the East next season? What did that constitute? What for you is a successful season for the Magic? Have not been out of the first round since 2010. It was a five seed before last. They got injuries last year. Their best two players missed significant time. Took the Cavs to seven a few years ago. So coming back, we was expecting them to be top four this past season. Yeah. So I’m thinking top three, four, four in the East. Yeah, absolutely. Next year’s Eastern Conference. Granted, got to throw this a caveat. Everyone’s healthy for most of the year. They they will be top three, four teams in East Jamal Mo has done to him. comes in. So, we asked the chat, “Can the Mavs win the East in 2026?” Wait, you said, “Can the Mavs win the East in 2026?” Ms. or the Magic Magic. Can the players [ __ ] up? No, we want to make sure, right? No, you just The man asked you twice and you said, “Can the Magic win the East in 2026?” 51% of the I appreciate. Wait, wait. 51% 51% believe that the Orlando Magic I mean, listen, it the East is open. So, this year, you know, with a lot of injuries and everything. So, I mean, I know got a coach, right? or they got, you know, just depends on who’s healthy and York who’s available. Oh, he’s fine. Mike Brown, you still got Cleveland. Healthy Cleveland is the issue. New York, Donovan. Mike Brown. Mike Brown. Okay. You got Orlando. Could they win the East? You got Huh? For for Orlando. They could, but yes, it wide open. Wide open. This is not wide open. Yeah, it is. Cavs was the number one team last year. And what does that mean? And what does that mean? Like when we say this wide open, that don’t want to do it again. Most dominant team was the Cavs and everybody coming back. So it’s not like they did take the Cavs to a seven. Yes, they did. So they did. That’s what I’m saying. But what I’m saying is the team is when we’re talking about winning the East, the team that won the East last year is still all intact. And Orlando got better. So Orlando got better. Cavs got Lonzo. They can win the East. They make up 20ome games. I don’t think they can say they best. Apollo missed 40 games last year, bro. Fran Vog missed 40 games last year. Facts. Facts. Desmond Bane averaged a ths out of KCP. They weren’t getting 20 points out of Cole Anthony. They they got better, bro. Right. Suggs was hurt also. Suggs was hurt most of the year. Them dudes, man, they got better. So, you’re right. Easier. I think they can. Y’all won’t run through the East again like y’all did this year cuz y’all going to have people’s attention this year. You know what? Y’all caught people off guard. Thank you, G. Yeah, I’m going go ahead backtrack. Y’all won’t run. I mean, cuz East is open. I mean, but this is a good chance for me to be that number one option on team. That’s going to be a good race. Also have the Pistons and we don’t know what Philly going to be. You said no. No, we do. We do. We don’t. It’s going to start off good. Then it’s going to be going to start off good. We thought that last an angle the leg going to be a we got to get a new one. We didn’t know what they forgot about Detroit. I like BJ though. I forgot about Detroit as a top two team. Not top two, but they going to be good. They be top five like Orlando. Orlando and Cavs for that phrase where you can Mhm. All right. Well, yeah, it’s going it’s going to They did miss 40 something game. You’re right. Both got hurt. Y don’t like Milwaukee. And it was staggered too, Gil. They were like it was stack then he went he came back then he got hurt or they was out at the same time. They they like overlap but he Yeah, it was it was You’re right. You’re right. You’re right. Oh yeah, they both did get hurt at the same time. They going to be in the same injury, too. That’s the crazy [ __ ] That’s the deal, though. Milwaukee won the NCE tournament. Say it again. That wasn’t That’s why Milwaukee won in season tournament. They beat Orlando, right? To get there. Did we make that bet, brother? I didn’t pay pay attention. Once once the Lakers lost, I was good. What’s I just remember y’all making a bet and [ __ ] got hurt. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. No, Philly got hurt. So, that’s why they trash. Who got no boo? Who got no boy? Nobody. No, we took it. They took it off. Okay. Y opted out of the bet. Yeah, cuz and then KJ got traded. What the [ __ ] I’m the [ __ ] I’m standing. [ __ ] I’m standing strong for Philly fun. He wasn’t playing then. Man, I like DJ though. Let’s talk about KJ currently. The Utah Jazz.

Gil’s Arena Reacts To Paolo Banchero’s MONSTER Extension as Gilbert Arenas & The Gil’s Arena Crew react to Paolo Banchero signing a supermax deal to remain with the Orlando Magic and discuss why the former #1 overall pick is primed to break out this season. They break down how Banchero paired with Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane gives the Magic their best shot a title in years and hypothesize why the team is no longer as popular as they were during the Shaq & Penny era.

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