Paolo Banchero On Injury, Being A Big Fish In A Small Market And Everything Jordan Brand

Boardroom Talks

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Business, Entrepreneurship, Sports

4.4 • 620 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Orlando Magic Power Forward Paolo Banchero's path to superstardom wasn't linear. Never considered a viral sensation, Banchero took Coach Mike Krzyzewski's early advice to go to Duke if he wanted a chance to become the NBA's #1 overall draft pick, a dream fulfilled in 2022. Banchero shares this and more in the newest installment of Boardroom Talks, where he sits with Boardroom Co-Founder Rich Kleiman to share his battle back from injury this season, how the chemistry of the Magic has evolved throughout his hiatus and return and how they're working toward a star-packed parity in the NBA similar to Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown in Boston or Nikola Jokić and Jamal Murray in Denver. Later, the two discuss how the role of the NBA star has evolved from Michael Jordan to LeBron James and into present day stars like Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Anthony Edwards as well as how the latter, Edwards, shared an instrumental belief on how the playoffs are a unique beast of competition. Banchero also gushes over his love for Duke Basketball, his admiration for Duke phenom Cooper Flagg and what's next for his quest of becoming a perennial All-Star in the league.

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0:00.0	And then game seven was like the craziest game in my life.
0:03.0	You know, we was up 20 in the first half.
0:05.0	It's crazy.
0:06.0	And they just started running it. And, you know, when you're on the road in the playoffs, nobody's cheering for you. Every time you score a bucket, it's dead quiet. It's just a totally different vibe. And I just remember, you know, Cleveland was talking a lot. You know, it was telling us we was too young. We didn't belong here.
0:01.4	Game three and four,
0:02.3	and we blow them out by 30 both games.
0:04.4	And it was like,
0:05.3	we flipped it on them.
0:06.5	It was like, telling us. We was too young. We didn't belong here. Game three and four, and we blow them out by 30, both games.
0:22.4	And it was like, we flipped it on them.
0:24.5	It was like, nah, we're here.
0:26.3	We're going to compete.
0:27.3	That game seven, though, will come back and be a lesson when you guys go win one on the road.
0:32.1	Yeah.
0:32.4	They come out in the third quarter, and Donovan Mitchell, I think, scored like six straight
0:36.0	points. We just kind of crumbled a little bit where we just felt that pressure.
0:40.2	I know what the regular season is like, but then we get to the playoffs.
0:42.7	It's a whole different beast.
0:46.3	What's up, everybody?
0:47.6	This is Rich Klaman.
0:49.0	Thank you for listening and tuning in to Boardroom Talks.
0:51.7	Today we are in Orlando, Florida, with a very special guest, Seattle's own.
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