The Orlando Magic selected Duke freshman Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. After leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s
The Orlando Magic were given a rare opportunity last night, picking first in the NBA draft for only the fourth time in their beleaguered existence. While their choice to take Duke forward Paolo Banchero wasn't exactly out of left field, it did fly in the face of the consensus that many draft-watcher…
The Orlando Magic selected Duke freshman Paolo Banchero with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft. After leading the Blue Devils to the Final Four in coach Mike Krzyzewski’s
Paolo Banchero did not know, he said, that he would be the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft until about 20 seconds before commissioner Adam Silver announced the selection. Thus began an odd night for Banchero and his new team, the Magic.
Banchero, a forward from Duke, helped his team reach the Final Four this past season. Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren went to the Oklahoma City Thunder at No. 2.
Paolo Banchero was the surprise top pick at the NBA Draft on Thursday as the Orlando Magic confounded expectations by swooping for the towering teenager from Duke University.
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