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• Southeast Notes: Banchero, Magic, Salaun, Poole
Magic All-Star forward Paolo Banchero barely looked worse for wear upon returning to action from a two-month oblique injury break. He recently reflected on his time away in a “diary entry” for Andscape’s Marc J. Spears. “The toughest part was just missing out on the competition, missing out on the games and being out there […]...2025
• Franz Wagner injury update: Magic forward ramping up for return from torn oblique

Orlando is 23-19 despite both Wagner and Paolo Banchero missing significant time...2025
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• Franz Wagner In Return To Play Reconditioning Phase

Franz Wagner remains out for the Orlando Magic, but his recovery from a torn oblique is moving in the right direction. Wagner is now being listed as out due to "return to competition reconditioning". Wagner gave an update on Tuesday that matched that status. "Pretty much the muscle is not the issue at this point. It's more of getting back in shape, making sure that I check all of the boxes before ...2025
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• Cooper Flagg is trending as one of the best NBA Draft prospects in modern history

Photo by Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images Cooper Flagg has somehow exceeded the stratospheric hype. The NBA had a premonition Cooper Flagg was bound for future superstardom long before he put on a Duke jersey. It was the NBA’s interest that convinced Flagg to reclassify, essentially skipping his senior year of high school to enroll in college at just 17 years old. It was at the NBA’s behest th...2025
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• The Magic should go all-in at the NBA trade deadline, and there is 1 perfect target

Mike Watters-Imagn Images With an awesome team already and nearly all their own assets available to upgrade it, the Orlando Magic are ready to win now. The Orlando Magic should be on the cusp of something special. Before his oblique injury, Paolo Banchero looked like the next thing. And then before his own oblique injury, Franz Wagner looked like the next-next thing. Jalen Suggs might be t...2025
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• Injured Magic All-Star Paolo Banchero reportedly expected to return to court this week

Banchero has been sidelined with an oblique injury....2025

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• Franz Wagner injury update: Magic forward ramping up for return from torn oblique
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• Injured Magic All-Star Paolo Banchero reportedly expected to return to court this week
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• Magic's Paolo Banchero scores 34 points in return after missing 34 games with oblique injury

Banchero picked up where he left off before his injury, nearly leading the Magic to a win....2025
• Magic Notes: Banchero, Da Silva, Suggs
Magic All-Star forward Paolo Banchero hit the ground running in his first game back from a two-month injury absence, writes Jason Beede of The Orlando Sentinel. During a 109-106 defeat to Milwaukee on Friday, the 6’10” star scored 34 points in just 27 minutes, using a versatile offensive attack that included five three-point makes. Banchero […]...2025
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• Magic's Paolo Banchero scores 34 points in return after missing 34 games with oblique injury

Banchero picked up where he left off before his injury, nearly leading the Magic to a win....2025
• Timberwolves vs. Magic Odds, Prediction, & Best Player Prop Bets
Timberwolves vs. Magic Odds, Prediction, & Best Player Prop Bets break down the start of a tough back-to-back for the Magic. The big question mark on this one is Magic star Paolo Banchero and his possible return from an oblique injury. With the Magic hosting the Bucks tomorrow night, it would make more sense for […] The post Timberwolves vs. Magic Odds, Prediction, & Best Player Pr...2025

• 5 NBA players who could be the next Dyson Daniels

Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images Dyson Daniels’ emergence in a new role with the Atlanta Hawks made us wonder: Which other players could be stars in their role hidden in plain sight? Due to the sheer scale of international soccer, there are regularly not enough opportunities for developing players on good teams. The leagues solved this problem by creating an elaborate loan system, wh...2024
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• The 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball right now, ranked

Let’s rank the 11 best NBA prospects in high school basketball today. With the NBA and college hoops calendars in their August doldrums, there’s no better time to catch up on grassroots and high school basketball and start looking ahead at the best talent coming down the pipeline. This is the third time I’ve ranked the best NBA prospects in high school basketball at this site. When I did this exe...2023
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• The NBA’s 11 best young cores, ranked by their future championship potential
Let’s rank the best young cores in the NBA. The future always seems so far away in the NBA until it’s not. It wasn’t long ago that Boston Celtics duo Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, Denver Nuggets tandem Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, and Phoenix Suns trio Devin Booker, Mikal Bridges, and Deandre Ayton made up the league’s best young cores. Only a few years later, all three teams have appeared in t...2023
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"Magic star Paolo Banchero is expected to return to action in one of Orlando's back-to-back home games Thursday against Minnesota or Friday against Milwaukee, sources told ESPN."

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"Paolo Banchero becomes first 50-point scorer of NBA season in historic performance as Magic topple Pacers"

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"Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero was named the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Tuesday."

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"After a sterling first couple of games, the Magic decided to shut down Number 1 pick Paolo Banchero for the remainder of summer league."

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"Lakers' LeBron James shouts out Duke's Paolo Banchero after freshman's strong debut against Kentucky"

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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick

Photo by Grant Halverson/Getty Images These nine NBA teams are still in the mix for winning the 2025 NBA Draft lottery and the rights to Cooper Flagg. It only took about 20 games for the 2024-2025 NBA season to completely reshape what we thought we knew coming into the year. The Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder emerging as the championship favorites in each conference was to be exp...2024
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• Can the 76ers tank for Cooper Flagg? Yes, but it won’t be easy

Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Even tanking for Cooper Flagg would be a struggle for the Sixers because of an old trade. The Philadelphia 76ers are supposed to be in the middle of their championship window. Instead, the Sixers own the worst record in the NBA after one month of play, sitting at 2-12 overall after another disastrous loss to the injury-ravaged Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesda...2024
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• 7 young NBA players making the leap this season

Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images Here are 7 young NBA players who showing significant improvement this season. It’s not too early to overreact to what we’re seeing from the start of the NBA’s 82-game grind. Trends historically begin to stabilize around the 20-game mark. While it would be unwise to suggest the Milwaukee Bucks and Philadelphia 76ers will continue to be among the worst teams ...2024
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• The NBA’s Eastern Conference has again descended into loserdom

Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images The NBA Eastern Conference was supposed to be better this season. It’s not. This was supposed to be the season the NBA’s Eastern Conference grew up and joined the big leagues. The East has essentially operated like basketball’s junior varsity from the moment Michael Jordan finished pushing off Bryon Russell, but the moves made this summer indicated ...2024
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• 6 NBA overreactions after 1 game of the 2024-2025 season

Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images Here are our biggest NBA overreactions after every team has played at least one game this season. Overreacting after the first game of a new season is a right of passage for sports fans. Patience is a virtue, but it’s hard to come by after a long summer without the NBA. Most of the time, fans’ earliest overreactions only serve to confirm their own agend...2024
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• Every NBA team ranked by its 2025 championship chances to start season

Photo by Jacob Kupferman/Getty Images Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their 2025 championship chances to start the season. The start of a new NBA season is the ultimate time for optimism. Every team is undefeated, and each organization’s season-long goals are still within reach. The NBA is fully entrenched in its parity era. The league has had a different champion each of the last six ...2024
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• Cameron Boozer, Duke’s latest blue chip commit, is an NBA superstar in the making

Photo by ALTAN GOCHER/Hans Lucas/AFP via Getty Images Cameron Boozer is growing into a future NBA star. Next stop: Duke. Here’s why he’s so good. Cameron Boozer has been so good for so long that there can be a tendency to take his steady dominance for granted. As the class of 2025 has come of age, players with more explosive athleticism and more impressive tough shot-making have gotten the...2024
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• Magic's Paolo Banchero scores 34 points in return after missing 34 games with oblique injury
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• Magic Get Boost From Paolo Banchero Return: ‘He’s A Star For A Reason’

Paolo Banchero made an impressive return to the Orlando Magic lineup on Friday, scoring 34 points in a hard-fought loss to the Milwaukee Bucks after missing the last two months with a torn oblique. The performance took everyone by surprise, including Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley. “I didn’t see that one coming, I can tell […] The post Magic Get Boost From Paolo Banchero Return: ‘...2025
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• Paolo Banchero To Return Friday Against Bucks

Paolo Banchero will make his return to the Orlando Magic lineup on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks, according to Chris Haynes. Banchero has missed over two months with a torn oblique. Banchero was averaging 29.0 points, 8.8 rebounds, and 5.6 assists on the season. The Magic are currently fourth in the Eastern Conference....2025
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• Paolo Banchero To Return From Oblique Injury Thursday Or Friday

Paolo Banchero is expected to make his return from a torn oblique this week in either Thursday's game against the Minnesota Timberwolves or on Friday against the Milwaukee Bucks. Banchero participated fully in practice on Wednesday with the Magic. Banchero haÈ been out since Oct. 30 with the injury. Banchero averaged 29.0 points, 8.8 rebounds and 5.6 assists in 36.4 minutes over five games. Orlan...2025
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• Handicapping NBA’s tank race for Cooper Flagg by most likely team to land No. 1 draft pick
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• Can the 76ers tank for Cooper Flagg? Yes, but it won’t be easy
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• Cameron Boozer, Duke’s latest blue chip commit, is an NBA superstar in the making
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• Boozer twins recruiting prediction for Duke vs. Miami over college basketball’s next stars

Al Diaz/Miami Herald/Tribune News Service via Getty Images Should Cameron and Cayden Boozer pick Duke or Miami in recruiting? Let’s break it down. The next set of elite basketball twins are about announce their college decision. Cameron and Cayden Boozer are five-star prospects out of Columbus High School in Miami who have won at the highest level everywhere they’ve played. Now they’re cho...2024
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• Elite Eight teams, ranked by national championship chances in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Let’s rank the teams in the Elite Eight of the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament by who has the best chance to win it all. The Elite Eight in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament is set. Three No. 1 seeds are still left standing, but only one No. 2 seed remains after two days of carnage in the Sweet 16. Remember: this was only the fifth time since 1985 all the top-2...2024
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• Paolo Banchero playing center is Team USA’s secret weapon in FIBA World Cup

Photo by Stephen Gosling/NBAE via Getty Images Without many true centers on USA’s roster, Banchero has been shoehorned in despite playing very little center in his NBA career so far One of my favorite aspects of FIBA play is getting to see familiar faces in unfamiliar roles. My favorite case of this among Team USA is Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero playing much of his time at the cent...2023
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• Magic shut Banchero down after sterling SL debut

After a sterling first couple of games, the Magic decided to shut down No. 1 pick Paolo Banchero for the remainder of summer league....2022
• Magic forward Paolo Banchero named 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero was named the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, the league announced Tuesday. Here’s what you need to know: Banchero was the No. 1 pick in the 2022 NBA Draft out of Duke. The 20-year-old averaged 20 points, 6.9 rebounds and 4.7 assists across 72 games (all starts) this season. He shot 42.7 percent from the field. Jazz center Walker Kessler and Thunder guar...2023
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• Sources: Banchero returning from torn oblique
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• 2022 NBA Draft grades: Orlando Magic select Paolo Banchero with No. 1 overall pick
The Magic were widely expected to choose Jabari Smith in the days leading up to the draft...2022
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• 2022 NBA Mock Draft: Duke's Paolo Banchero goes No. 1 with Iowa's Keegan Murray a surprising No. 3 pick
David Cobb explains why Murray would be worth taking just after Banchero and Auburn's Jabari Smith...2022
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• Paolo Banchero Blasted by Italian Basketball For USA Commitment
Orlando’s Paolo Banchero has committed to Team USA in the upcoming FIBA Basketball World Cup but the Italian Basketball Federation were very much blindsided by the decision. The 20-year-old has an Italian father and an Italian passport, so he could have chosen to play for either Italy or USA on the world stage. The reigning […] The post Paolo Banchero Blasted by Italian Basketball For ...2023
• Magic's Paolo Banchero becomes first teenager to score over 20 points in first three NBA games

Banchero was the top overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft...2022
• Cooper Flagg commits to Duke as the Blue Devils’ next superstar freshman

Photo by John Jones/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Cooper Flagg commits to Duke to be college basketball’s next one-and-done superstar. Duke men’s basketball has landed its next superstar on the recruiting trail. Cooper Flagg, the consensus No. 1 overall player in the class of 2024, has committed to Duke for the 2024-2025 season. Flagg picked the Blue Devils over UConn. It’s safe to say...2023
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• Dr. A's weekly risers and fallers: Grayson Allen, Paolo Banchero make the list

Who are the fantasy basketball players on the rise? Whose fantasy value is falling? Steve Alexander lays it all out for you in his weekly look around the NBA....2024
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• Franz Wagner In Return To Play Reconditioning Phase
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• Banchero stars with 34 in return but Magic fall
Paolo Banchero, back in Orlando's lineup for the first time in almost 2½ months while recovering from a torn oblique muscle, gave his team a chance on Friday night, but the Magic fell to the Bucks 109-106....2025
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• Magic's Paolo Banchero reportedly to return to lineup this week

Banchero has been out since before Halloween with a torn oblique but is expected to return Thursday (Timberwolves) or Friday (Bucks)....2025
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• Cooper Flagg’s Kentucky matchup will show just how good he is right now

Zachary Taft-Imagn Images Duke is projected to make a run this coming March and the talent of Flagg is a huge reason why. The 2024-25 college basketball season has officially kicked off, as the first week of games provided insight into what should be an eventful season headlined by one of the stronger freshmen classes in recent memory. At the spotlight of it all is Duke Blue Devils five-st...2024
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• Meet Team USA’s FIBA Basketball World Cup roster, featuring one of its youngest groups ever

Photo by Joe Amati/NBAE via Getty Images USA Basketball’s World Cup roster has tons of young talent, but no international experience. The United States is supposed to be the preeminent international power in men’s basketball, but the last FIBA World Cup issued a harsh reminder that rest of the globe is catching up. The Americans finished in seventh place in the 2019 FIBA World Cup, and sna...2023
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• The 6 worst NBA free agent signings of the summer
Photo by Justin Ford/Getty Images Not every free agent deal can be a winner for teams. NBA free agency is supposed to be a time of hope and optimism. Even adding a couple decent role players to a team that continues driving down a dead-end road is something to get a little bit excited about, hypothetically speaking. Save the disdain for your team’s first four-game losing streak. It’s all p...2023
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• NBA Draft team grades 2023: 8 clubs earn an ‘A’ for total draft night hauls
Photo by Cameron Browne/NBAE via Getty Images Let’s grade every team’s haul in the 2023 NBA Draft. The immediate aftermath of the NBA Draft can be difficult to wrap your head around. Following the draft is a slow burn that builds up over 12 months until the day finally arrives. Suddenly, trades rearrange the order and players get sent to new teams all over the course of one night. The 202...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Latest projection with perfect picks for every selection
Photo by Christian Bonin/NBAE via Getty Images Here’s our latest NBA mock draft. There are a few things we know for sure about the 2023 NBA Draft. Victor Wembanyama is going No. 1 overall to the San Antonio Spurs. The New Orleans Pelicans want G League Ignite point guard Scoot Henderson, but they would have to trade into the top-three to get him. Damian Lillard would probably like the Port...2023
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• NBA mock draft 2023: Updated projection with big changes less than 2 weeks from draft
Photo by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images There are some big changes in our latest mock draft. It’s almost jarring how fast the NBA Draft sneaks up on the league calendar even if you’re the type of person who spends the whole year preparing for it (guilty). Once the NBA Finals end, it’s a sprint to the draft with rumors and smoke screens bubbling up in equal measure until the big night finally ar...2023
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