[Highlight] Paolo refuses to shoot the wide open 3 and it leads to him badly air-balling a mid range shot leading to a shot clock violation
Passed up another one. Lol. Really trying to get his coach fired I guess.
He’s actively throwing the game.
It’s unforgivable.
Fucking messed up, imagine his teammates seeing this shit just cause he hates the coach
Well its pretty clear his team are on his side, they literally want to fire their coach as a group, this isnt paolo alone
Simultaneously, the coach doesn’t have the balls to coach and bench him.
Check his close friends bets
I’d love to be so important and/or expensive to my firm that my boss gets fired if I don’t like him/her
Y’all hyped this dude way TF up early on and he’s so ass omg
PB no J š
He got possessed by Ben Simmons here
Hey cmon be fair. He clearly was not afraid to shoot the ball tn.Ā
Jury’s still out on whether or not he was scared to make a shot tho
Mfers started saying he looked like baby LeBron and you knew it was dead right there
Which is wild because we all know baby LeBron was Eric Bledsoe
I Dont wanna be here
I love texting my friends who are basketball friends that. Itās a perfect moment.
I think Eric Bledsoe genuinely dealt with anxiety and it made the spotlight difficult for him
But the āI donāt wanna be hereā tweet is FOREVER iconic.
Heās the Tobias Harris of LeBrons
He does look a little like baby Lebron. Literally.
Paolo is what people accused Ben Simmons and Ayton of being
Dude gives no fucks
He looks like Ben Simmons out there now
For better or for worse you know Ben wouldn’t have taken 22 shots
Stop it man
Ben Simmons was a legit defender and would have had a solid career if not for his back injury
Paolo is just a high usg% inefficient ball chucking player who can’t do anything else
Exactly, Ben is better than what people say about him
He was a GREAT defender and a very solid facilitator. Driving and kicking could have been his bread and butter on offense but he got so scared of going to the line in the clutch and he lost his bounce due to injuries and he just was never the same.
At least Simmons locked in on defense
And has better bbiq and playmaking ability
Paolo “I’m just here so I won’t get fined” Banchero
Search:
paolo banchero face of the league reddit
Never understood the hype tbh. Inefficient 20 point scorer who can’t shoot well, can’t defend well and the rebound numbers for his size are poor. Not a very good passer. He gets to the line but that is about it.
People used to attack when I asked why he was actually good and now… Yeah
Good luck with that nax extension that hasn’t even started yet
Casuals donāt understand that someone has to put the ball in the basketball and doing so doesnāt mean youāre halfway decent at basketball
Ben Simmons without the passing or defence
I never bought the hype and thought his ceiling was Zach Lavine, turns out his ceiling might be Ben Simmons
Simmons was a DPOY calibre star that passed Lavine as a player
STOP THE COUNT
There’s not 10.young players you would have taken over prime Ben Simmons. It’s like ya’ll forgot he was a 20/10/10 type of player with elite defense.
he clearly had a bad back injury that ruined his career
can’t say the same for Paolo. just pure doodooo
A multiple times all star and all defensive team type. That’s a pretty good ceiling.
The basketball CJ Stroud
That’s so accurate lol
Kinda true but give my guy Stroud more time fr
wait what’s the equivalent deficiency in CJ Stroud’s game?
Panicking under the least bit of pressure
I think theyāre more pointing out they were both hyped as hell as rookies and basically went backwards every year from there instead of developingĀ
Uh his short accuracy, medium accuracy, deep accuracy, ability to throw outside the numbers, ability to throw over the middle, arm strength, play action game, athleticism, confidence, clutch gene, decision making, and pre snap reads. That should cover it
Well when you list it all out like that you make it seem like he’s not that good
Donāt go to the Texans sub lmao. The copium is crazy
Our sub is insane
Them Stroud boys standing back and standing by.
I meanā¦
Paolo usually turns up in playoffs instead of being ass, that one pic of them together is haunting now
How could Mosley do this?
Yeah I hope their fans realize this ain’t just a coaching problem
Never more apparent. Paolo has been terrible this game. Leave the speedy guys in this last quarter and let them make a run at it.
Nope we put him back in -6pts
Heās been inefficient his whole career while also being a bad defender. But he put up points due to volume so people actually thought he was good. Go look at the reddit thread for his max extension and everyone thought heās worth it lmao.
Nah itās both
He legitimately sucks
Paolo Badchero
Paolo Benchero
Bado Banchero
Heās not good at basketballchero
Honestly my favorite so far
Poolo Bumchero
Can confirm, just saw him drive and miss a lay up.
good players would never
Like a less talented Julius Randle
I remember being heavily downvoted last year for saying a 5 game stretch didnāt make Paolo all-nba worthy
I don’t get what people think is special about him. He’s meh defensively, a poor rebounder, a meh passer and can’t shoot. Other than that he gets to the line at a good clip I’m so unclear why people think he was elite. That contract man no thanks.
Heās certainly a special player
Nah, heās definitely better than 1st option AG was.
Bane is better than him lol
Ofc, but letās not do revisionist history. AG was mid in Orlando.
I’m so confused, did the first commenter say anything about AG?
Nah, they just wanted to shit on AG I’m cryingš
Mid is better than whatever the fuck this is.
AG always put in effort and played defense. This dude is a fuckin clown man.
Sure but AG did eventually learn to shoot. I doubt PB will ever.
Not saying he will, but that was AG’s story before finding that shot too
Said it earlier this season and I’ll say it again. Paolo needs to call up AG this offseason and beg to come live in his warehouse-gym-home and learn to shoot by whatever method took AG from ass to 40%.
He still got time
Either this dude sucks or heās actually just another Aaron Gordon. Aka, make him a number 3 on a contender and suddenly heās extremely valuable.
The athleticism gap between Banchero and Gordon is laughable.
100%
People just be saying shit out here.
AG played hard and played defense. PB no J doesnt do either…. you can’t teach effort.
Most likely Aaron Gordon. The Magic are very good at making players that flourish later on. Oladipo was another one until the injuries
Sounds like the Magic are good at holding back players with potential lmao
Oh very much so. Probably the best at it
Shaq and Dwight both won rings after leaving Orlando too. And TMac made the finals
Heās still got a long way to go to even being able to be Gordon. Heās 6ā10 Cam Thomas.
6’10 Jalen Green*
He doesn’t have the complementary skills AG has though unless much changes. AG was much more athletic and showed way more on D where he’s valuable when he scales down in role. What does that look like for Paolo when his good skill is volume scoring? It’s like asking Jalen Green to become Derrick White
Any Aaron Gordon slander is not allowed
what a horrible thing to say
Fuck man, did Aaron Gordan run over your dog or something?
So Iāve been out of the loop, since when do we all hate this dude?Ā
we don’t hate him. He’s just been ass.
Nah yāall hate him too lol
we donāt hate him. Heās just been ass.
This sub hates anyone on a max contract that plays like shit, idk why anyone thought itād be different this time.Ā
We dont hate ass. Hes just been him
We don’t hate him, we just like his ass
Maybe the real Magic was the ass we met along the way
RIP Magic City Night 2026
If advanced stats hate a person, so does this subreddit
But nah this has been a painful watch
i mean basic stats dont like him either
Depends on what we count as basic. 22/7/5 from a wing in a vacuum is pretty good.
“If you take out all the context and just look at counting stats he’s a certified hooper!”
You sound like the magic fans I know down here. Tonight they said sorry to me š¤£Ā
I’m not even defending him I’m just saying if you box score watch Paolo wouldn’t seem like a bad player.
I genuinely do not care lol
true shooting is basic though
Basic would be traditional box score tho. Maybe on here but I wouldn’t consider something with a formula basic personally for basketball
i guess fg% isn’t basic then. ts% is definitely mainstream and basic. even then, his fg% and 3p% isn’t very good
Paul Banker
Ngl Iām actually starting to hate him lol
He has been producing a lot of lowlight footage. People just have expectations for a number 1 pick
He is trying to flex his power to get his coach wacked like Temu LeBron
Iām sure heās a fine guy heās just a shitty basketball player
I wouldnāt say āshittyā but heās a role player who is playing as the first option.
What role can he even play? He canāt shoot, canāt score efficiently, canāt defend.
Heās tall Cam Thomas.
We’re not doing this. Paolo is having a terrible stretch, but he’s had stretches where he’ll look like a subpar version of LeBron. He’s just very inconsistent.
He turned it up in the playoffs vs the Cavs two years ago and was very good in the Celtics series.Last year, in the beginning of the season, he was killing it before he tore his oblique.
This year, he had a good stretch post the all star break. Paolo isn’t good enough to be a first option at the moment, but he’s better than most NBA role players.
I’m very sure a player of his level can carve out a niche role for himself once he develops (unironically like AG did)
When has he ever looked like a subpar version of LeBron? People say stuff like this but I want some specifics
Legit just tiktok edits. He never has
Game 3 of his playoff game vs the Cavs is an example of him taking over. He used his athleticism to body and bully the Cavs(6th best defense in the league), was using his handles to drive and set up his teammates, and he had a decent fadeaways too. He also wasn’t afraid of shooting open threes or creating shots off the dribble by himself.
https://youtu.be/mEtfi6zCu_E?si=R9IeVFb62wMkiYmw
I can list more games if you’d like. He’s always stepped up in the playoffs in the past. I just think he’s lacking confidence atm and inconsistent
Can’t give you specific games but first couple months of last season he was doing numbers in my fantasy league š I’d reckon you look at a few of his games from then
It’s the Aaron Gordon arc all over again.
Yeah thatās hyperbole but heās not a guy you can win a title with on the roster. Reminds me of Julius Randle in that regard
…are you watching how this #1 overall pick is performing?
We donāt hate him. We just donāt respect him.
His attitude hasnāt been great, his play has regressed, and his team injures other teams
Hard to like a guy that’s a number one option that is refusing to shoot in the playoffs. This team has hit a ceiling and is looking for the talent to go to the next level - is Banchero the answer?
I donāt think we hate him heās just a frustrating player to watch. So much talent and potential and heās never just put it all together
Naw people on this subreddit definitely hate him. When he has a great stretch, no one posts about him. Once he’s in a slump, he’s on the front page. I think he’ll figure it out, he’s just young and inconsistent
Iāve been down on him since he got played to a standstill by Brady Manek and Puff Johnson in the Final Four. Disclaimer: UNC fan, any excuse to bring up that game
It’s the new hip thing to do in this sub
Reddit hive mind. Once one person gets a lot of karma for making fun of a player, everyone joins in.
Wake up babe! New Ben Simmons just dropped
Paolo plays like he’s on a delay in 2k
Coach gonna need some more smelling salts š
bro plays like its the 90’s
6’10 and literally cannot play in the post against a mismatch, embarassing to watch
Nah If you watched him 2 seasons ago. He was a completely different force at the rim. He has like no confidence last 2 seasons and his shot fell off a cliff after that oblique injury. Iām sad.
He also gets stripped on every drive to the basket
Just getting Mosley fired that’s itĀ
He think he Kobe
So Kuminga?
Temu Kobe lol
High floor; low ceiling player
PB literally no J
PaoLOL
Rarely do you see an ascending player fall off this hard in a year heās supposed to take the next leap after such a promising rookie and sophomore season.
people when they want to show the friends a new move:
He can’t shoot and he’s not quick enough to get by people. He should not be an iso scorer at all.
hes really not that great
Overrated af. Been saying it all season
As a hater I feel so vindicated
I can’t tell if he’s legit trying to get the coach fired or if he’s just ass tonight š
Cam Thomas in shambles
That’s foulĀ
SHOOT THAT SHIT!!!!!
Ass
Modern day Ben Simmons
Heās short on everything. Usually means his legs arenāt right somehow
Paolo Airballo
coached liked that, look at him clapping
He did that at least 3-4 times tonight, he makes bad decisions.
āFire Mosleyā like whatever the lineup is for the magic it aināt working at all.
Ben Simmons is that you?!
I get Michael Beasley vibes. And there is a slight physical resemblance too.
Man, this dude sucks. He’s not throwing anything, he knows his coach gone after the season. He’s just that damn scared to shoot a wide open shot. It’s horrible. Orlando fucked up.
He saw the ghost of Baylor Scheierman and panicked.
Well they are the 8th seed
PB-no-J strikes again
Pb no j
There’s gonna be no success while Paolo is on the Magic.
Crazy toocause it seems like he was playing like crazy like a year prior
Trade him for Paul George!
The last 4 minute stretch was ROUGH for the magic
Zoomers think this is what Melo played like
Gave me massive Ben Simmons flashbacks, almost felt bad. What an awful game
He’s just trying to perfect his new signature move. The Ben Simmons special.
I canāt believe Mosley did this
I told you guys Sharpe was going to be the best player from that class and yall clowned on me for it. Iāve been saying that before draft night.
The Ben Simmons of basketball
can’t believe italy wanted this guy
Iāll actually be fair to him here as a Sixers fan:
Joel Embiid does this CONSTANTLY from three in ill-fated attempts to hope he can pump fake a defender to jump past him, which happens maybe once a season, before trying to dribble drive to a more contested elbow jumper that he usually has better odds of making anyway.
Paolo is the problem
Never understood the hype on this guy
This is the reason why I said dude is straight garbage
It’s Ben Simmons time