Since becoming the 1st overall pick, Paolo Banchero has steadily developed into an All-Star. As the primary superstar for the Orlando Magic, he leads the team in production. However, to get to that, he worked out with two-time NBA champion Kevin Durant before his All-Star season started.
An offseason workout with one of the best scorers to ever play the game helped him immensely. Not only did he get his overall scoring to improve, but he saw a significant jump in his three-point shot. That increase gave him the opportunity to work and utilize his decent perimeter defense.
All of that culminated in his teammates showering him after being named an All-Star. But during that workout, Kevin Durant impacted another part of his life as well. While sitting down with Marc J Spears of Andscape, he revealed what he told the Phoenix Suns star after he asked him if he lived in the biggest house in Orlando.
‘Nah man, I’m living in a little condo downtown.’ And he just looked at me, ‘What? What did you just say? What do you mean you don’t live in a house? You live in a condo?’ And so, he was kind of taken back by that and he was like, ‘You’re the No 1 pick. The face the franchise. You got to live like it.’
Paolo Banchero said
Paolo Banchero with the MTV Cribs style tour of his home.
“I told KD I was living in a little condo downtown and he just looked at me like WHAT??”
“you’re the face of the franchise, you got to live like it.”
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The Magic star then revealed that he spent most of the early part of the season looking for a suitable house. Then when he found one, he moved this past summer. Now, he resides in a massive mansion near a lake. But there was one particular reason to select and purchase the mansion he resides in.
Paolo Banchero to honor Michael Jordan and LeBron James
Paolo Banchero followed Kevin Durant‘s advice and hunted for a mansion that would suit his stature as the face of the Orlando Magic. Being the biggest sports team in the city also meant he had to find one that befits that. But he revealed what led him to finalize the one he bought.
I ain’t gonna lie, this is why I actually got the house. We still are going to change some of the walls in a couple weeks, put the new scoreboard in. But, yes, this is a full 94-foot NBA regulation court with my logo on the center.
Paolo Banchero said
The 22-year-old named the full-length basketball court, the P5 Arena. Banchero Court. He revealed that since he did not have much time in the offseason, he could not do up the court. However, after this season, he plans to put up posters of his idols, Michael Jordan and LeBron James.
Paolo Banchero has returned from his oblique tear that sidelined him since November. He continues his aspirations of making the All-Star team again, despite missing two months. More importantly, the Orlando Magic will look towards him to reverse their recent bad run of form.
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