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What happened to Paolo Banchero?
We got some news out of Orlando. Paolo Bancaro has suffered a torn right oblique. He's going to be out indefinitely and be reevaluated in four to six weeks. He's had a great start to the season, Zena. This is a huge change. blow to the magic in their quest to get back to the playoffs. I mean, right now you have to start wondering, you know, he's 29 points a game, nine rebounds, five assists. He just had that 50 point game the other night. We got to start thinking, wow, who's going to pick up the slack for him while he's out? This is not exactly the deepest team in the East.
How did the Magic respond to Banchero's injury?
Yeah, Paolo Bencaro is really at the core of everything that the Magic do offensively. Not only is he a shot maker in his own right, being able to get dribble drives into the basket and find a shot outside. He also is a playmaker for his team, averaging almost six assists. It's going to be really interesting to see if Franz Wagner can finally have like an all-star campaign and make up for all of the usage that Paolo Bencaro has. Apollo's averaging about a 30% usage rate and Jalen Suggs and Franz Wagner are both under 30%. This is their opportunity to step up, start making some big shots, stop, start taking and filling the gap essentially that Ben Carroll's leaving.
Yeah. And you know, they gotta be happy with the way that Suggs has started out because hopefully his offensive production helps him weather the storm a little storm a little bit. Um, the Grizzlies just slapped the buck silly, uh, one 22 99. And, um, The Bucs had no way to stop John Morant from getting to the paint in this game. He had a triple-double. Zena, we've been talking about the Bucs' defense, and we'll get to that in a minute. I want to talk about the Grizzlies because they've had a weird start to the season. They've lost a few games. I mean, I understand the Brooklyn Nets look like a juggernaut right now with the way that they've been playing. But John Morant only needed 29 minutes in this game because they just looked so good out there against the Bucs.
You know what's really scary, Dave? Seeing a John Morant walk back to his bench early in the third quarter, smiling, laughing, having a great time, having a ball. That's exactly what he was doing out there. I mean, at one point in the game tonight, Dave, from his bottom, John Morant threw up an alley-oop to Zach Eaddy. Like, it was surreal how much fun and how quick-paced the Memphis Grizzlies were playing. They just fully overwhelmed the Bucs with their athleticism. And not always is that going to work, but it did against the Bucs because the Bucs looked disjointed on offense and defense. But it's nice to see that the Grizzlies are taking advantage of their youth, and they're absolutely taking advantage of their pace and their size. That two-man game, whether it was Aldama or Edie, Morant being involved, they couldn't stop it. There was nothing you could stop.
Yeah. Yeah, Ja had 26, 14 assists, 10 rebounds. And honestly, the 10 rebounds to me is kind of an indictment. He's so small and the Bucs, their calling card is supposed to be playing big. But you know what, Zena, they were not very big in this game. Number one, no point of attack defense whatsoever. We know transition woes. They did not shoot the ball well, and that's what a lot of people are going to point to. but I thought their interior defense in this game was rough too. I mean, number one, yes, John Morant is getting two feet in the paint, almost every single possession. But just two years ago, we watched when Giannis and Brooke were able to cover that up. And I just don't think these guys can do it anymore.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What happened to Paolo Banchero?
1:01–1:35
2
How did the Magic respond to Banchero's injury?
1:35–13:53
3
What was the outcome of the Suns vs. Clippers game?
13:53
4
What are the key takeaways from the Rockets' win over the Mavs?
13:29–17:07
5
Is Jalen Green making a leap this season?
17:07
6
How did John Morant perform against the Bucks?
3:38–8:45
7
What challenges are the Bucks facing this season?
8:45–15:28
8
What does the future look like for the Rockets?
15:28–23:17