Acquired: First round (15th overall) of the 2020 NBA Draft by Orlando.

2024-25 SEASON: Played and started in 46 games with Orlando, averaging 25.9 ppg., 7.5 rpg. and 4.8 apg. in 34.4 minpg….Became one of only three players 22-or-younger in NBA history to compile 4,000+ points, 1,300+ rebounds and 900+ assists during his first three pro seasons, joining LeBron James and Luka Doncic …Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Mar. 30…During four games (3-1 record), averaged 30.3 ppg., 7.5 rpg. and 4.3 apg. in 35.6 minpg., while shooting .543 (44-81) from the field…Led (or tied) the team in scoring 27 times, in rebounding 14 times and in assists 27 times…Scored in double figures 44 times, 20+ points 35 times, 30+ points 18 times and 40+ points four times, including a career-high 50 points on Oct. 28 vs. Indiana…Became the fourth player in franchise history to score 50+ points in a game…At 21 years-351 days old, became the youngest player in franchise history with a 50+ point game…Became the second-youngest player in NBA history with 50+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in a game (James, 20 years-80 days, 2005)…Scored 37 points during the first half on Oct. 28 vs. Indiana, tying the team record for most points in a half…Went 13-of-17 from the floor during the first half, tying the team record for most field goals made during a half…Had 20+ points in 20 straight games from Feb. 25-Mar. 8, the sixth-longest streak in franchise history…Had 30+ points in five straight games from Mar. 19-27, tied for the fourth-longest streak in franchise history…Hit game-winning jumper with 25.3 seconds left on Feb. 8 vs. San Antonio…Hit go-ahead jumper with 45.3 seconds left on Mar. 16 @ Cleveland…Went perfect 8-of-8 from the floor during the fourth quarter on Mar. 4 vs. Toronto, tying the team record for most field goals made without a miss in a quarter…Scored 4,000th career NBA point on Mar. 10 @ Houston…Made his 1,000th career NBA free throw on Mar. 16 @ Cleveland…Had 10+ rebounds 11 times, including a career-high 18 rebounds on Apr. 3 @ Washington…Had 11 double-doubles…Had at least one steal 25 times and two-or-more steals seven times, including a career-high-tying four steals on Mar. 4 vs. Toronto and Mar. 13 @ New Orleans…Had at least one blocked shot 24 times and two-or-more blocks three times, including a season-high three blocked shots on Feb. 6 @ Denver…Recorded his 100th career NBA blocked shot on Feb. 6 @ Denver…Missed 36 games due to injury: missed 27 games (Nov. 1-Dec. 26) due to a torn right oblique, seven games (Dec. 27-Jan. 9) due to return to competition reconditioning and two games (Apr. 11-13) due to right ankle soreness…Also played and started in five playoff games, averaging 29.4 ppg., 8.4 rpg. and 4.2 apg. in 39.4 minpg….Scored 25+ points in seven straight playoff games from Apr. 30, 2024-Apr. 27, 2025, tied with Kobe Bryant and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar for the most consecutive games with 25+ points in NBA playoff history for players before the age of 23…Joined Tracy McGrady as the only players in franchise history to record three-or-more 30+ point games in multiple playoff series.

PROFESSIONAL CAREER: Played and started in 198 career NBA regular season games, all with Orlando, averaging 22.4 ppg., 7.1 rpg. and 4.6 apg. in 34.4 minpg….Scored 20+ points 129 times, 30+ points 35 times, 40 + points six times and 50+ points once…Also played and started in 12 career NBA playoff outings, averaging 28.0 ppg., 8.5 rpg. and 4.1 apg. in 38.3 minpg….Named an NBA All-Star in 2023-24…Earned NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week twice…Named the 2022-23 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year and was the only player as a unanimous selection to the 2022-23 NBA All-Rookie First Team…2023-24: Played and started in 80 games with Orlando, averaging 22.6 ppg., 6.9 rpg. and a 5.4 apg. in a team-high 35.0 minpg….Became the youngest player in NBA history (21 years-154 days old) to lead his team in scoring, rebounding and assists…One of just six players to amass 1,500+ points, 500+ rebounds and 400+ assists (Antetokounmpo, Doncic, James, Jokic, Sabonis)…Tied for 19th in the NBA in minutes played, tied for 22nd in scoring, tied for 29th in assists and tied for 37th in rebounding…Named to the 2024 NBA All-Star Team…Tallied six points, a game-high nine rebounds and five assists in 18:55 played…Also participated in 2024 Panini Rising Stars and 2024 Kia Skills Challenge at NBA All-Star Weekend…Named NBA Eastern Conference Player of the Week for the period ending Nov. 26, 2023…Averaged 23.5 ppg., 5.5 rpg., 5.0 apg. and 1.00 blkpg. in 34.5 minpg., while shooting .544 (37-68) from the floor and .526 (10-19) from three-point range, as Orlando went 4-0…Led (or tied) the team in scoring 44 times, in rebounding 27 times and in assists 42 times, all team-highs…Scored in double figures 78 times, 20+ points 54 times, 30+ points 11 times and 40+ points twice…Poured in 42 points on Dec. 6 @ Cleveland – his first career 40+ point outing…Hit the game-winning layup with 14.1 seconds left on Nov. 2 @ Utah…Made the game-winning jumper with 1.4 seconds left on Nov. 15 @ Chicago…Made game-tying free throws with 34.6 seconds left on Jan. 5 @ Denver, then made game-winning free throws with 9.7 seconds left…Nailed game-winning jumper and ensuing free throw with 0.8 seconds remaining on Feb. 24 @ Detroit…Pulled down 10+ rebounds 13 times…Dished out 10+ assists five times, including a career-high 11 assists on Jan. 5 @ Denver and Mar. 21 vs. New Orleans…Had a team-high 16 double-doubles and two triple-doubles…Recorded first triple-double of his career on Jan. 5 @ Denver with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists…Became the fourth-youngest player in NBA history with a 30/10/10 triple-double at 21 years-54 days old…Had 20 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists on Mar. 21 vs. New Orleans…Recorded at least one steal 45 times and two-or-more steals 20 times, including a career-high four steals on Oct. 31 @ L.A. Clippers…Recorded at least one blocked shot 33 times and two-or-more blocks nine times, including a career-high four blocked shots on Mar. 8 @ New York and Mar. 30 vs. Memphis…Played a career-high 45:21 on Jan. 3 @ Sacramento…Scored his 2,000th career NBA point on Dec. 23 @ Indiana and his 3,000th career point on Mar. 27 vs. Golden State…Pulled down his 1,000th career NBA rebound on Apr. 5 @ Charlotte…Missed two games (Feb. 25-27) due to an illness…Also played and started in seven playoff contests, averaging 27.0 ppg., 8.6 rpg., 4.0 apg. and 1.14 stlpg. in 37.5 minpg…On Apr. 25 vs. Cleveland in Game #3, tallied 31 points, 14 rebounds, five assists and no turnovers in 29:19 played, becoming the first player in NBA history to record 30+ points, 10+ rebounds and 5+ assists in less than 30 minutes played in a playoff game…At 21 years-165 days old, became the second-youngest player in NBA history to begin his playoff career with three straight 20+ point games, trailing only LeBron James (21 years-119 days)…On May 5 @ Cleveland in Game #7, recorded 39 points and 16 rebounds, becoming the youngest player in NBA history with 35+ points in a Game #7 (21 years-175 days old)…2022-23: Played and started in 72 games during his rookie campaign with Orlando, averaging a team-high 20.0 ppg., 6.9 rpg. and 3.7 apg. in 33.7 minpg….Named the 2022-23 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year, receiving 98 of the possible 100 first place votes (494 total points)…Became the third player in franchise history to be named NBA Rookie of the Year, joining Shaquille O’Neal (1992-93) and Mike Miller (2000-01)…The only player as a unanimous selection to the NBA All-Rookie First Team (11th player in team history selected All-Rookie First Team)…Became just the sixth NBA rookie in the last 50 seasons (since 1973-74) to average 20+ ppg., 6+ rpg. and 3+ apg. (minimum 50 games)…Tied for 37th in the NBA in minutes played and tied for 38th in rebounding…Led all NBA rookies in scoring and minutes played, while ranking among all rookies in rebounding (5th), assists (3rd), free throw percentage (7th, .738), steals (4th, 0.83 stlpg.) and blocked shots (7th, 0.54 blkpg.)…Led (or tied) the team in scoring a team-high 30 times, in rebounding 21 times and in assists 16 times…Scored in double figures 68 times, 20+ points 40 times and 30+ points six times…Led all NBA rookies in 20+ and 30+ point outings…The 40 20+ point games were the second-most by a rookie in team history (O’Neal, 60, 1992-93) and tied for fifth-most in NBA history for most 20+ point games by a rookie age 20-or-younger…The six 30+ point games were also second-most by a rookie in team history (O’Neal, 10, 1992-93)…Had 10+ rebounds 14 times…Had 14 double-doubles…Had first career double-double on Oct. 21 @ Atlanta (20 points, 12 rebounds)…Recorded at least one steal 45 times and two-or-more steals 13 times…Recorded at least one blocked shot 28 times and two-or-more blocks seven times…Named NBA’s Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month four consecutive times (December-March/April)…Became the second player in franchise history to be named the league’s Rookie of the Month four straight times (O’Neal)…Made his NBA debut on Oct. 19 @ Detroit, tallying 27 points, nine rebounds, five assists and two blocked shots in 35:20…Became only the fifth player since the NBA-ABA merger in 1976-77 and tenth player in NBA history to record 25+ points, 5+ rebounds and 5+ assists during his NBA debut…Became the youngest player in NBA history to score 20+ points in each of his first six games (Oct. 19-28)…Only the third #1 overall pick in NBA history to score 20+ points in each of his first six career outings (Elvin Hayes, 10 games in 1968; Oscar Robertson, six games in 1960) and one of only six players overall to accomplish the feat…Had 33 points and 16 rebounds on Nov. 5 vs. Sacramento at age 19 years-358 days old - only the second time in NBA history a teenager had 30+ points and 15+ rebounds in a game (LeBron James, 18 years-334 days, Nov. 29, 2003 vs. Memphis also had 33 points and 16 rebounds)…Missed 10 games due to injury: missed seven games (Nov. 9-21) due to a left ankle sprain and three games (Apr. 6-9) due to back tightness…Participated in the Jordan Rising Stars event during 2023 NBA All-Star in Utah…Helped Team Pau win the event…Also participated in the Kia Skills Challenge.

COLLEGE CAPSULE: Played and started in all 39 games during his only season (2021-22) as a freshman at Duke University, averaging 17.2 ppg., 7.8 rpg., 3.2 apg. and 1.05 stlpg. in 33.0 minpg., while shooting .478 (245-513) from the floor…Led all true freshmen in the nation in scoring…Led the Blue Devils in scoring and rebounding, while ranking second in minutes played…Also ranked fifth in the Atlantic Coast Conference in rebounding and sixth in the conference in scoring…Had 12 double-doubles, which tied for second in the ACC…Named Second Team All-America by the NABC and USBWA, while being a Third Team All-America selection by The Associated Press and The Sporting News…Among his many accolades, was one of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award, given to the nation’s most outstanding player, and one of five finalists for the Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Award…Named to the All-ACC First Team, the ACC All-Freshmen Team and was the ACC Freshman of the Year…Also named to the ACC All-Tournament Team, the NCAA All-Tournament Team and the NCAA West Region’s Most Outstanding Player, leading Duke to the 2022 NCAA Final Four.

Full name is Paolo Napoleon James Banchero…Son of Mario Banchero and Rhonda Smith-Banchero…Has a younger sister, Mia, and a younger brother, Lio…Both of his parents were athletes at the University of Washington…Father, Mario, who is of Italian descent, played football for the Huskies…Mother, Rhonda, was a two-time All-America center for Washington and played professionally in the WNBA…Played for the United States National Team at the 2023 FIBA World Cup in the Philippines…Recognized for his tremendous efforts in the Central Florida community as the winner of the Rich and Helen DeVos Community Enrichment Award in 2025…While at O’Dea High School in Seattle, WA, led team to the Class 3A state championship as a sophomore (2018-19) and was named the game’s Most Valuable Player…As a junior (2019-20), was named Washington’s Gatorade Player of the Year, a MaxPreps Junior All-American and the MaxPreps National Junior Player of the Year…Despite his senior season being postponed due to the pandemic, was named a 2021 McDonald’s All-American, a Naismith First Team All-American and a Sports Illustrated All-American…Also played quarterback on his high school football team…Received his Italian citizenship in 2020...You can follow him on X: @Pp_doesit and on Instagram: @paolo5.