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Paolo Banchero

Paolo Banchero

PF • Orlando Magic Proj Rank 12 Actual 4 36 ADP • Trade Value
PPG APG RPG MPG STLS BLKS FSP
22.545.278.3634.7.8.625.85
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Paolo Banchero | Fantasy Outlook

Paolo Banchero 2026-27 Outlook: High-Usage Point-Forward Anchor

Paolo Banchero enters his fourth NBA season firmly entrenched as Orlando's primary offensive engine at power forward. Alongside co-stars Franz Wagner and Desmond Bane, the 23-year-old boasts absolute rotational security and a 100% roster rate across fantasy leagues.

Our models project Banchero to deliver 40.0 fantasy points across 34.1 minutes per game over 69 projected appearances. We forecast an all-around stat line featuring 23.6 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 4.8 assists per contest, cementing his status as a premier point-forward.

Carrying an ADP of 36.3, Banchero offers high-end floor safety with clear ceiling potential. While a projected 44.5% field-goal percentage and 73.0% free-throw clip present minor efficiency drag, his hefty usage and well-rounded counting numbers make him a dependable early-round fantasy anchor.

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Paolo Banchero Fantasy

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DATE OPP M FG PTS AST STL REB BLK TO FPT Diff
05/03 DET 41 14/25 38 6 0 9 1 5 550
05/01 DET 40 4/20 17 6 2 10 0 1 415
04/29 DET 40 17/31 45 7 2 9 0 6 640
04/27 DET 40 4/18 18 4 1 8 1 2 368
04/25 DET 38 6/17 25 9 3 12 2 3 600
04/22 DET 34 7/17 18 8 1 6 1 4 370
04/19 DET 36 8/15 23 4 1 9 0 3 394
04/17 CHA 32 9/17 25 6 2 5 1 2 440
04/15 PHI 36 7/22 18 4 0 5 1 6 267
04/12 BOS 37 7/22 23 11 0 10 0 6 465
04/10 CHI 26 5/10 14 7 2 9 0 4 3532
04/08 MIN 29 8/11 20 6 1 8 0 2 3915
04/06 DET 37 10/16 31 3 3 5 0 2 461
04/05 NO 38 6/14 23 6 2 16 1 5 5220
04/03 DAL 31 4/10 10 5 0 7 0 3 2347
04/01 ATL 26 3/9 11 3 1 8 0 3 2449
03/31 PHO 37 6/14 19 8 0 9 0 4 3810
03/29 TOR 29 3/14 9 3 0 5 0 5 1535
03/26 SAC 37 11/22 30 7 0 9 0 1 500
03/24 CLE 39 10/19 36 5 1 6 1 5 500
03/23 IND 36 13/27 39 6 1 4 0 5 508
03/21 LAL 36 4/14 16 6 3 5 1 3 3613
03/19 CHA 28 6/16 20 7 1 3 1 3 3520
03/17 OKC 36 12/21 32 5 1 10 0 4 504
03/16 ATL 33 3/13 18 3 0 10 2 2 3723
03/14 MIA 37 8/14 27 7 0 8 0 4 4325
03/12 WAS 42 4/13 18 5 0 10 0 3 3512
03/11 CLE 37 8/18 25 7 0 8 0 2 431
03/08 MIL 29 12/16 33 3 0 5 1 1 457
03/07 MIN 34 10/18 25 3 0 15 0 5 4314
03/05 DAL 35 7/17 16 6 2 12 0 6 3735
03/03 WAS 31 15/21 37 6 0 5 0 2 500
03/01 DET 38 5/10 24 2 1 11 0 9 3312
02/26 HOU 37 6/16 19 9 1 8 1 0 4611
02/24 LAL 37 12/22 36 6 0 10 0 4 530
02/22 LAC 37 6/16 16 8 0 7 0 2 3413
02/21 PHO 46 11/28 26 8 0 14 4 6 577
02/19 SAC 32 10/21 30 6 1 5 1 3 4612
02/11 MIL 39 5/16 17 2 0 4 0 0 2530
02/09 MIL 32 3/10 11 3 0 9 0 2 2425
02/07 UTA 38 6/17 23 8 3 7 1 5 4612
02/05 BKN 31 8/13 22 4 0 5 2 1 3727
02/03 OKC 32 6/17 17 4 0 3 0 2 2534
02/01 SA 35 6/12 19 4 1 10 0 4 3519
01/30 TOR 40 5/11 20 6 2 9 1 3 432
01/28 MIA 38 11/23 31 4 1 12 1 1 548
01/26 CLE 39 13/21 37 4 0 10 0 2 530
01/24 CLE 38 7/14 27 2 0 5 0 2 343
01/22 CHA 29 6/12 23 5 1 7 0 4 3719
01/18 MEM 36 7/20 16 9 0 8 0 4 358
01/15 MEM 37 9/16 26 4 4 13 0 2 540
01/11 NO 39 7/16 23 8 1 8 1 4 4516
01/09 PHI 37 6/18 14 7 0 11 1 4 3616
01/07 BKN 42 11/19 30 6 0 14 0 9 475
01/06 WAS 24 5/10 14 4 0 4 0 4 2124
01/04 IND 36 9/18 28 5 1 12 0 1 510
01/02 CHI 34 13/23 31 6 2 6 1 3 506
12/31 IND 34 12/21 29 4 1 10 3 5 508
12/29 TOR 37 9/19 23 10 0 15 1 1 570
12/27 DEN 36 6/13 12 6 0 6 0 3 2529
12/26 CHA 31 4/13 13 2 2 5 1 1 2721
12/23 POR 36 4/8 12 3 0 6 0 1 2336
12/22 GS 34 7/19 21 7 0 12 0 4 420
12/20 UTA 42 6/18 23 9 0 9 2 2 495
12/18 DEN 39 9/21 26 10 1 16 0 2 6010
12/13 NY 35 10/22 25 3 1 8 0 5 3610
12/09 MIA 32 5/13 18 4 0 7 1 3 319
12/07 NY 24 4/11 16 2 0 1 0 1 1917
12/05 MIA 20 3/8 9 2 0 6 0 1 1850
11/12 NY 12 1/4 4 2 1 4 1 1 1544
11/10 POR 34 10/18 28 3 1 9 0 2 4326
11/09 BOS 34 9/16 28 4 0 6 0 6 3515
11/07 BOS 36 4/10 15 4 1 9 1 2 3443
11/04 ATL 36 6/16 22 8 1 11 0 3 460
11/01 WAS 26 9/15 28 4 0 11 2 3 486
10/30 CHA 32 8/12 20 9 2 9 0 1 4720
10/29 DET 34 7/16 24 7 1 11 1 4 484
10/27 PHI 38 10/18 32 5 0 7 3 2 5219
10/25 CHI 35 7/21 24 1 1 10 2 3 410
10/24 ATL 35 4/15 11 1 0 6 0 3 1748
10/22 MIA 35 7/17 24 1 1 11 1 2 4127
Totals: 2807 605/1334 1826 427 63 677 47 254 3249
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YEAR TEAM GP M FG% 3P% FT% PPG AST REB BLK STL TO
22-23 ORL 70 33.1 .423 .299 .732 19.6 3.7 6.8 0.5 0.8 2.8
23-24 ORL 85 34.6 .457 .342 .724 22.7 5.3 7.0 0.6 0.9 3.2
24-25 ORL 52 34.4 .449 .328 .723 26.1 4.8 7.6 0.6 0.8 3.0
25-26 ORL 80 34.6 .452 .299 .761 22.4 5.3 8.4 0.6 0.8 3.1
3-YEAR AVG 73 34.6 .452 .325 .739 23.5 5.1 7.7 0.6 0.8 3.1
Totals 290 34.3 .446 .321 .738 22.6 4.8 7.5 0.6 0.8 3.0

Banchero Projection

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MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
104.8 0.451 0.755 0.317 12.8 4 22.8 25.3 19 50.9 23 3.7 20.4 1.6 0.91 0.07 6.1 24 16 2 69.3 2.3 9.5 40.2
MIN FG% FT% 3P% 3PM 3PA 2PM FTA FTM FGA FGM OREB DREB A/T DD TD PF REB AST BLK PTS STL TO FPTS
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Orlando Magic

Roster Breakdown
NAME OWN START
Desmond Bane SG/SF 100% 100%
Jalen Suggs SG/PG 48% 19%
Anthony Black PG/SF 24% 19%
NAME OWN START
Franz Wagner SF/PF 100% 95%
Paolo Banchero PF 100% 100%
NAME OWN START
Wendell Carter Jr. C 10% 10%
Nikola Vucevic C 100% 81%

Team Rankings

PTS
115.7
15th
REB
43.4
19th
AST
26.5
14th
TO
13.7
14th
FG%
46.4
21st
3P%
34.3
28th
FT%
80.1
8th
eFG%
53.1
25th
STL
8.5
17th
BLK
4.7
17th
PF
21.0
25th
TeamW-LWin %GBPTSOPP
HawksHawks46-360.56114118.5116.0
MagicMagic45-370.54915115.7115.1
HornetsHornets44-380.53716116.0111.2
HeatHeat43-390.52417120.9118.5
WizardsWizards17-650.20743112.9124.9

Team Stats

PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Anthony Black6415.03.83.71.40.72.144.733.373.2  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Desmond Bane8220.14.14.11.00.52.048.439.190.8  
Jalen Suggs5713.83.95.51.80.72.743.533.985.5  
Jevon Carter536.41.71.60.80.20.740.136.378.9  
Jett Howard555.51.60.80.20.20.341.837.294.9  
Jase Richardson544.41.21.10.40.00.547.335.471.7  
Alex Morales42.00.81.00.00.01.042.90.0100.0  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Franz Wagner3420.65.23.30.90.31.748.134.582.3  
Jamal Cain405.42.00.70.30.10.548.738.484.8  
Noah Penda593.83.21.20.50.30.740.432.368.8  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Paolo Banchero7222.28.45.20.70.63.145.930.577.5  
Tristan da Silva779.93.71.60.90.30.945.037.488.4  
Jonathan Isaac522.62.50.40.40.60.342.218.460.3  
PlayerGPPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG%3P%FT%O/S
Wendell Carter Jr.7811.87.42.00.80.61.351.231.979.2  
Moritz Wagner366.93.20.80.40.10.542.631.481.9  
Goga Bitadze645.95.01.30.61.00.767.618.271.1  
Orlando Robinson41.81.00.80.30.00.060.050.00.0  
Colin Castleton41.32.00.30.30.00.540.00.0100.0  

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Player Timeline

Jul 16th

Paolo Banchero Drops 50 Points, 13 Rebounds and 9 Assists for Orlando

Jul 13th

Paolo Banchero Shares Thoughts on Magic Head Coach Sean Sweeney

May 12th

Paolo Banchero Enters Year 4 Averaging 22.2 Points, 8.4 Rebounds, and ...

May 3rd

Paolo Banchero Beats the Shot Clock with a Clutch Bucket

May 1st

Magic Emphasize Home-Court Advantage and Fan Energy Ahead of Crucial ...

Apr 29th

Paolo Banchero Ready for Game 5

Apr 27th

Paolo Banchero’s Wild Shot Lifts Magic to 2-1 Series Lead

Apr 25th

Replay Angle of Paolo Banchero’s Slam

Apr 22nd

Paolo Banchero Leads Tight Game 2 Battle as Magic Face Pistons

Apr 19th

Paolo Banchero Previews Magic’s Season Opener vs. Pistons

Apr 17th

Paolo Banchero Dishes Stunning Assist to Dell for a 3-Pointer

Apr 15th

Magic vs. 76ers: East No. 7 and Celtics First-Round Matchup on the Line ...

Apr 11th

Paolo Banchero Joins Elite NBA Company with Historic Four-Season Milestone ...

Apr 6th

Paolo Banchero Starts Red-Hot, Scores 8 Points on Perfect Shooting

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