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Paolo Banchero · It often takes even the most talented rookies time to adjust to the rigors of the NBA — but not Paolo Banchero. In one of the more offensively-explosive inaugural campaigns in recent history, the Orlando Magic rookie gives the Oklahoma City Thunder more than they can handle when he gets behind the defense and goes toe-to-toe with Shai Gilgeous-Alexander before earning a gravity-defying throwdown. Banchero stuffed the box score with team-highs of 25 points and seven assists while also chipping in eight rebounds for the Magic in the team’s 126-115 win on January 4, 2023. · State of Mint