“We already saw they had beef in the pro league game, I wanna see what’s poppin’” - Kendrick Perkins says he’s excited to see Paolo Banchero and 1x All-Star face off next season
"Truly unfortunate that Paolo has to retire now", "This is Shawn Kemp level disrespect" - Fans send in hilarious reactions to Dejounte Murray's disrespectful play against Paolo Banchero
“LeBron’s my favorite player… Right now Tatum, Anthony Davis” - Orlando Magic rookie says he patterns his game after LeBron James and 10x All-Star, says he likes watching bigger guys who can do a lot
"When you look at Paolo’s body, he has a Karl Malone body … He’s built like that at 19" - Marc J. Spears compares Paolo Banchero to Zion Williamson and Nikola Jokic
"Paolo Banchero making a b**ch out of Jabari Smith Jr", "Paolo is now a dad", "Gonna cook his a** worse in regular-season" - Fans react as Banchero dominates fellow rookie Smith Jr in Summer League
"Banchero justified Orlando stunningly taking him No. 1 over Jabari Smith" - Skip Bayless praises Paolo Banchero for dominating Jabari Smith in Summer League match-up
“He’s going to lead this league in blocks” - Skip Bayless reacts to Chet Holmgren’s Summer League debut, says his shooting stroke is as good as any 7-foot NBA player he’s seen
"If he doesn't work out, you didn't work him out then you're gonna look silly" - Dan Patrick criticizes Orlando Magic for drafting Paolo Banchero without pre-draft workout
“That’s a Shaq move, that’s a LeBron move, that’s a Duncan move” - Shannon Sharpe on the Orlando Magic drafting Paolo Banchero despite no workout, says somebody in the franchise tipped off the bookmakers
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"Well f*****g done Orlando", "Holy bust", "How many years until he leaves Orlando for Lakers?", "They’ll regret not taking Jabari" - Fans divided after Orlando Magic choose Paolo Banchero with No. 1 draft pick
"Poku & Chet are going to look like Duncan & Robinson at Summer League", "We really passed on Jabari for White Rudy Gobert" - Fans pour in rib-tickling reactions to OKC Thunder drafting Chet Holmgren with the No. 2 pick
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