Paolo Banchero。圖/路透社
奧蘭多魔術隊狀元Paolo Banchero本賽季帶隊打進季後賽，可惜在首輪與對手騎士隊打到第七戰才不敵對手，而這也正好是他第一的季後賽之旅，他就繳出場均27分、8.6籃板的數據。
What a season from Paolo Banchero
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) May 5, 2024
• All-Star as a sophomore
• Led Orlando to the Playoffs
• 3 games with 30+ points in his first playoffs
The future is bright in Orlando pic.twitter.com/YGN7qCgONa
賽後他也談到這個系列賽，尤其核心都是以年輕球員為主，雖然首輪止步，但他說：「這場失敗不能定義我們。這只是我們生涯第一次季後賽，我為我們的表現感到驕傲，而且我知道我們還會回來的。」
對手煮薑也給Banchero相當多的尊重，Donovan Mitchell就在比賽末段直接與Banchero擁抱致意，Banchero說從加入聯盟以來，第一次對練的球星就是Mitchell，能在首次季後賽與他對決，同樣對也是意義非凡。
We had a moment when the clock was running down and he had the ball. He told me he has a lot of respect for me..."
— NBA (@NBA) May 5, 2024
Paolo Banchero sounds off on his friendship with Donovan Mitchell and the history they had together before he got to the league pic.twitter.com/8V7KlNNGGf
