Paolo Banchero confirmed quite a bit through the Orlando Magic’s summer-league wins over the Houston Rockets on Thursday and the Sacramento Kings on Saturday.
That was sufficient for the Magic to really feel like they’ve seen sufficient.
The Magic have shut down the No. 1 total choose in June for the rest of the NBA’s main summer season league.
The ahead didn’t play in Monday’s matchup towards the Oklahoma City Thunder on the Thomas & Mack Center.
Orlando is trying to give extra enjoying alternatives to different gamers on its summer season league roster.
Banchero averaged 20 factors, 6 assists and 5 rebounds within the Magic’s first two video games.
It’s commonplace for gamers who have been drafted excessive or who’ve common roles within the NBA to not play your entire summer-league slate.
Third-year guard R.J. Hampton additionally isn’t anticipated to play within the the rest of summer season league.
“I want to give these other guys an opportunity to play, to kind of be able to show what they’re capable of doing,” Magic coach Jamahl Mosley mentioned. “That’s the point of summer league, you know, give them a chance … an opportunity for these other guys to see what they’re capable of doing. And we’ve seen what Paolo was capable of doing.”
Mosley mentioned Banchero bought all he wanted out of the summer season expertise.
“His understanding of what he needs to do in certain situations, the concepts that we’re preaching offensively and defensively, he’s grasping on to those,” Mosley mentioned. “Watching film together, he’s observing those things. He explains to me the things that he sees on the floor. It’s only two games, but you’re watching those film sessions and you realize how he’s registering all of it. So that’s how you can make the judgment that it’s time let these other guys get those moments.”
Associated Press contributed to this report.
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