Orlando Magic ahead Paolo Banchero wasn’t enthusiastic about speaking about ethical victories after his group’s first spherical sequence loss to the Boston Celtics. Banchero made it clear he is solely enthusiastic about precise victories.
“We needed to go to the second spherical. I don’t suppose anybody is essentially completely satisfied that we didn’t get blown out in 4 video games. That wasn’t the aim,” Banchero stated. “The aim was to win and go to the second spherical. I’m not taking any ethical victories from this sequence. The aim was to win.”
Banchero averaged 29.4 factors, 8.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists over the five-game sequence. In two playoff appearances during the last two years, the third-year ahead has carried out effectively over 12 whole video games.
Banchero is extension eligible this offseason, as he’ll be getting into the ultimate yr of his rookie scale contract. The Magic are anticipated to lock up their franchise participant to a most contract extension, together with language to bump Banchero’s deal to 30% of the cap as a chosen participant extension.
