moby323 | 76ers

36 | 6 hours ago

I feel the discourse has gotten too negative and I really like it when a narrative shifts away from what I consider a completely unreasonable amount of hate on a player.

escapedhousefly | Magic

8 | 3 hours ago

Yea I was getting tired of hearing Paolo is a negative player and the 4th best player on the team. Actually, some fools said he was 5th best when AB was going on a run.

solodolo1397 | Celtics

1 | 12 minutes ago

It’s pretty impressive how he said he watched film over the break and wasn’t happy with what he put out. Being accountable like that and flipping the switch on your own is huge. This stretch really shows his potential

Soul0103 | ORL

25 | 6 hours ago

Fuck them picks

Aeronova20 | Magic

12 | 5 hours ago

this is the shit i’ve been waiting for from them all season

what i mean is if you’ve been watching them, even dating back just before ASB, their chemistry is starting to click. and they’re finally spamming Paolo/Bane PnR. And surprise surprise, it’s a really good action!

edugpr

9 | 4 hours ago

Desmond bane has been underrated for years

Shopler

6 | 5 hours ago

Banes been on a tear lately. 71% TS and 48% from 3 since ASB.

DenverNuggetsIndia | Nuggets

3 | 5 hours ago

Is it time yet for Franz to come back and too many cooks situation? Orlando to lose their magic again?

Playful-Variation908 | Magic

25 | 5 hours ago

there are absolutely 0 scenarios where having franz wagner isn’t a great thing

DenverNuggetsIndia | Nuggets

5 | 5 hours ago

Let’s hope so. If they all gel well, this team can do a Pacers 2025

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

1 | 2 hours ago

Pre-season espn ran a season simulation 1000 times and the Magic won the chip in one of them which they wrote an article about

StanVanGhandi | Magic

1 | an hour ago

I’ll take a 1 out of 1k chance……

Nuclearsunburn | Heat

1 | an hour ago

Well they were also the 1 seed and faced the Warriors in the finals so…you might have to talk to Dr Strange to find that reality lol

DenverNuggetsIndia | Nuggets

1 | an hour ago

Well Pacers also fell short. Their shooting is too pedestrian for beating the team coming out of West

JaneDoeStepOnMe | Magic

1 | an hour ago

Their Math is a little bit odd here. It should be ¹⁄₃₀. “Sports analysts” am I right?

YaPhetsEz

0 | 4 hours ago

Other than the fact that him + paolo have zero spacing. Running two non shooters in 2026 is nearly impossible.

Playful-Variation908 | Magic

6 | 3 hours ago

this is just a lazy argument imho.

also, it’s not like their ben simmons. you can’t leave them wide open. their percentages are ass but they take a lot of tough off the dribble threes

edit: they’re not even ass, franz is shooting 36,5% from 3

Lucky13200 | Celtics

0 | 2 hours ago

Its more than %. Other than Bane than have noone you are really scared of taking an above the break 3pt shot. They have a lot of guys that are decent corners 3pts shooters. The spacing becomes super weird because you look at the starting 5 its what PB ,Franz, Bane. Suggs, WCJ. Like who else besides Bane is shooting above the break 3 pt shots. Suggs struggling with his shot really makes the spacing terrible. Franz and WCJ are ok corner 3pts shooters that its not terrible if Suggs continue improving his shot. But you need 2 above the break 3pt shooters.

YaPhetsEz

-1 | 3 hours ago

36.5% on wide open 3s because literally no one guards him?

Did you watch the magic v celtics series last year

Playful-Variation908 | Magic

1 | 3 hours ago

okay okay you’re entitled to have your opinion and we don’t have to agree

YaPhetsEz

-2 | 3 hours ago

I’m just pointing out that 36% from 3 is completely awful when defenses don’t even bother closing out on you

Playful-Variation908 | Magic

1 | 3 hours ago

okay okay

BetweenCoffeeNSleep

4 | 2 hours ago

I haven’t watched a lot of Magic games this year, but what I’ve seen lately has been intriguing.

Previously, it seemed the Magic were using Paolo in a lot of perimeter or high post up iso situations, and he seemed to stop the ball and player movement when it went to him. It looked like a situation where he wasn’t being used to create team advantage, so his value was reduced to his personal scoring efficiency vs teammates’ scoring efficiency.

Recently, they seem to be using him in a lot more screen actions, getting him on the move, etc, and it seems to me that he has been more involved in ball movement. All of this puts a very different pressure on defenses.

Again, I fully acknowledge that this is based on limited observation this year.

StanVanGhandi | Magic

4 | an hour ago

No, this is pretty much exactly what is happening.

BetweenCoffeeNSleep

1 | 37 minutes ago

That might help fix their spacing with Paolo & Franz, then. Some baseline screens or slot cuts could help pull defenders out of position.

Fun_Mind1494

1 | 4 hours ago

I’d be interested to see how many different duos this could be said about over an 11-game sample.

Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane are the second best scoring duo in the league after the all star break, only behind Jokic and Murray