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Paolo Banchero

Paolo Banchero

PF · #5 · USALicensed roster · Oct 9, 2026: Orlando Magic

Dated team records (2)
  • Current basis: Licensed roster, October 9, 2026: listed with Orlando Magic
  • NBA directory, September 22, 2026: listed with Orlando Magic

The newest dated listing sets the current team; a reviewed transaction announced later overrides it. Older records remain history.

2025-26 per game · 72 games
22.2 PTS 8.4 REB 5.2 AST 56.6% TS
Orlando Magic roster

Paolo Banchero is a 23-year-old power forward, listed at 6′10″ (208 cm). Paolo Banchero is listed with the Orlando Magic in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. In 2025-26 he averaged 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 72 games with 56.6% true shooting. He has a listed salary figure of $47.99M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2031. The roster lists an entry dated June 2022, with Duke Blue Devils as the previous basketball team.

2025-26 season statistics

22.2PTS per game#26 of 582
8.4REB per game#30 of 582
5.2AST per game#48 of 582
0.7STL per game#256 of 582
0.6BLK per game#134 of 582
3.1TO per game#18 of 582
34.7MIN per game#15 of 582

An em dash (—) means unavailable, not zero.

Shooting
GPFGM–FGAFG%3PM–3PA3P%FTM–FTAFT%eFG%TS%
72529–115245.9%84–27530.5%457–59077.5%49.6%56.6%
Advanced and totals
PERUSG%ORtgDRtg+/−AST/TODouble-doublesTriple-doublesPoints
16.127.1%108.8114.9-31.682631,599

Combined figures require data for every listed season. Incomplete metrics are shown as —, not zero.

Season by season · regular season per game
SeasonTeam (at season end)GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%PER
2025-26Orlando Magic7234.722.28.45.20.70.645.9%30.5%77.5%56.6%16.1
2024-25Orlando Magic4634.425.97.54.80.80.645.2%32.0%72.7%——
2023-24Orlando Magic8035.022.66.95.40.90.645.5%33.9%72.5%54.6%—
2022-23Orlando Magic7233.720.06.93.70.80.542.7%29.8%73.8%52.9%14.0
4 seasonsTotals over these seasons: 6,031 PTS, 2,000 REB, 1,292 AST27034.522.37.44.80.80.644.9%31.7%74.3%54.8%—

Provider playoff statistics. Game-log postseason splits may cover a different set of games, including play-in games.

Playoffs · per game
GPMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKFG%3P%FT%TS%+/−
739.026.39.06.31.40.742.0%33.3%67.6%52.4%-17

Statistics. Regular season: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Playoffs: Source observations for dated values: UTC. Edition assembled Oct 9, 2026 UTC.

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2026-27 game log

Reported highs in 1 logged game

Only reported values contribute; unavailable statistics are not treated as zero.

11PointsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
1ReboundsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
5AssistsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
03-pointersOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
0StealsOct 7, 2026 @ MEM
0BlocksOct 7, 2026 @ MEM

FG, 3P and FT show made-attempted shots. — means unavailable; 0 is a reported zero.

Last 1 games
DateOppResultMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PFT+/−
Oct 7 preseason@ MEMW 122–11815:0411150022-70-27-10+8

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2025-26 shot chart

Paolo Banchero took 24% of his 2025-26 shots from three, 37% at the rim, 24% elsewhere in the paint and 16% from mid-range. His most efficient area relative to the league was the corner three (44.2%, +5.5 points above average).

2/4 (50%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)2/6 (33%)1/5 (20%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)0/3 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)2/7 (29%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)4/9 (44%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)2/10 (20%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)3/7 (43%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)3/7 (43%)0/3 (0%)2/9 (22%)4/9 (44%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)1/3 (33%)2/3 (67%)0/2 (0%)0/4 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/3 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/4 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/5 (40%)1/2 (50%)1/4 (25%)2/4 (50%)0/3 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)4/12 (33%)0/1 (0%)1/5 (20%)1/3 (33%)2/3 (67%)2/10 (20%)1/6 (17%)1/1 (100%)2/5 (40%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)16/25 (64%)4/11 (36%)1/5 (20%)3/4 (75%)3/4 (75%)2/4 (50%)23/45 (51%)1/4 (25%)0/4 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/5 (20%)0/2 (0%)80/105 (76%)64/89 (72%)12/28 (43%)3/16 (19%)3/7 (43%)3/7 (43%)0/6 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/3 (33%)3/11 (27%)0/2 (0%)1/5 (20%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)37/58 (64%)44/72 (61%)4/13 (31%)7/11 (64%)3/9 (33%)0/5 (0%)1/1 (100%)3/3 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)2/3 (67%)2/4 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/3 (67%)12/28 (43%)9/19 (47%)2/7 (29%)2/3 (67%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)1/4 (25%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)3/8 (38%)0/2 (0%)3/3 (100%)4/9 (44%)0/3 (0%)1/4 (25%)1/6 (17%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)1/2 (50%)3/12 (25%)1/1 (100%)1/4 (25%)2/4 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/6 (17%)0/1 (0%)1/4 (25%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/4 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/2 (50%)1/3 (33%)0/3 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/3 (0%)0/2 (0%)2/2 (100%)0/6 (0%)0/1 (0%)6/9 (67%)2/3 (67%)1/1 (100%)2/4 (50%)1/3 (33%)1/2 (50%)0/2 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/2 (0%)1/1 (100%)2/6 (33%)1/2 (50%)1/2 (50%)3/4 (75%)1/1 (100%)1/1 (100%)2/5 (40%)1/1 (100%)0/1 (0%)1/2 (50%)0/1 (0%)0/1 (0%)0/3 (0%)1/3 (33%)1/3 (33%)1/1 (100%)3/6 (50%)3/5 (60%)2/2 (100%)1/1 (100%)1/3 (33%)
Collected regular-season field goal attempts: 529–1152 (45.9%). Bigger circles = more attempts.
Shooting by zone, 2025-26 regular season
ZoneFGM–FGAFG%League FG%Share of shots
Restricted area280–42266.4 (-0.8)67.236.6%
In the paint (non-RA)98–27535.6 (-8.9)44.523.9%
Mid-range67–18037.2 (-4.6)41.815.6%
Corner 323–5244.2 (+5.5)38.84.5%
Above the break 361–22327.4 (-7.8)35.219.4%

League rank by FG% (qualified players): Restricted area: 103rd of 160 · In the paint (non-RA): 151st of 160 · Mid-range: 52nd of 61 · Corner 3: 46th of 199 · Above the break 3: 168th of 168 · all zone leaders

above typical accuracy for the zone about typical below. Shot locations; totals match the stored whynba season field goals (shot edition of Oct 9, 2026). This is a provider consistency check, not a comparison with official NBA totals.

2025-26 percentiles

Where he ranks among the 406 players with at least 20 games: the bar shows the share of those players he is ahead of.

Points 22.2 per game93
Rebounds 8.4 per game94
Assists 5.2 per game89
Steals 0.7 per game46
Blocks 0.6 per game72
3-pointers made 1.2 per game53
True shooting 56.640
Usage 27.192
PER 16.170
Ball security (fewer turnovers) 3.1 per game3

Percentiles computed by whynba from season statistics. League-wide: advanced stats leaders · shooting by zone.

Most similar statistical profiles in 2025-26: Brandon Ingram (21.5 / 5.6 / 3.7) · Nikola Vučević (15.1 / 8.4 / 3.3) · Deni Avdija (24.2 / 6.9 / 6.7) · RJ Barrett (19.3 / 5.3 / 3.3) · Alex Sarr (16.3 / 7.4 / 2.7) — points / rebounds / assists per game; similarity over scoring, rebounding, playmaking, defense, shooting volume, efficiency and usage percentiles.

Quick answers

How many points does Paolo Banchero average?
Paolo Banchero averaged 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game in the 2025-26 NBA regular season, over 72 games.
What is Paolo Banchero's shooting percentage?
In 2025-26, Paolo Banchero shot 45.9% from the field, 30.5% from three (84 of 275) and 77.5% from the free-throw line; his true shooting percentage was 56.6%.
How old is Paolo Banchero?
Paolo Banchero is 23 years old. He was born on November 12, 2002.
How tall is Paolo Banchero?
Paolo Banchero is 6 feet 10 inches (208 cm) tall and plays PF, per the NBA directory dated September 22, 2026.
Where is Paolo Banchero from?
Paolo Banchero is from the United States and played at Duke before the NBA.
What team does Paolo Banchero play for?
Paolo Banchero is listed with the Orlando Magic in the licensed roster dated October 9, 2026. A roster listing does not establish a contract-signing date.
What number does Paolo Banchero wear?
The NBA directory lists Paolo Banchero at No. 5 for the Orlando Magic. Edition date: September 22, 2026. Roster numbers can change.
When is Paolo Banchero's next game?
Paolo Banchero and the Orlando Magic next play at the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, October 11, 2026 at 6:30 pm Eastern Time (preseason).
Does Paolo Banchero play on Christmas Day?
No. The Orlando Magic are not in any of the 5 games on the NBA Christmas Day schedule.
How much does Paolo Banchero make?
Paolo Banchero has a listed salary figure of $47.99M (the data provider does not state its season), with his contract running through June 2031.
How does Paolo Banchero rank in the NBA?
Among the 406 players with at least 20 games in 2025-26, Paolo Banchero was ahead of 93% in points per game, 94% in rebounds and 89% in assists.

Contract

Listed salary
$47.99M listed figure; season not stated
Contract through
June 2031
Nationality
USA
Roster date
June 23, 2022 previous basketball team: Duke Blue Devils

Contract data · updated Oct 9, 2026. The provider lists one salary figure in USD without its season or type; it can be a contract's average annual value rather than this season's salary.

Videos about Paolo Banchero

Paolo Banchero | Post Up Scoring Highlights | Orlando Magic 2023-24

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Sep 28, 2026

Paolo Banchero COOKS this fan for betting during the preseason!😭

Sep 28, 2026

Paolo Banchero & Cade Cunningham's HISTORIC 45-PT Game 5 Battle | April 29, 2026

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Career at a glance

Paolo Banchero played 4 NBA regular seasons between 2022 and 2026, appearing in 270 games and averaging 22.3 points, 7.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game. He spent his whole career with Orlando (2022–26, 270 games). His best scoring season was 2024–25 with Orlando: 25.9 points per game over 46 games.

He rebounded best in 2025–26 at 8.4 per game. In the playoffs he appeared in 3 postseason runs (19 games, 27.4 points per game). Multiplying each season’s games by its scoring average gives roughly 6,000 regular-season points (an estimate from per-game figures, not an official total).

whynba analysis of the season-by-season statistics below (Wikipedia revision, CC BY-SA 4.0). Totals are estimates from per-game averages.

About Paolo Banchero

Paolo Napoleon James Banchero (/ˈpaʊloʊbæŋˈkɛəroʊ/POW-loh bang-KAIR-oh,Italian:[ˈpaːolobaŋˈkɛːro]; born November 12, 2002) is an American and Italian professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Banchero was named the Rookie of the Year of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) in 2022. Following his freshman season, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft, where he was selected with the first overall pick by the Orlando Magic. Banchero was named the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2023.

Born
November 12, 2002 (age 23) Seattle, Washington, U.S.
Listed height
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
Listed weight
250 lb (113 kg)
Position
Power forward
High school
O'Dea (Seattle, Washington)
College
Duke (2021–2022)
NBA draft
2022: 1st round, 1st overall pick
Playing career
2022–present

Career highlights and awards

  • NBA All-Star (2024)
  • NBA Rookie of the Year (2023)
  • NBA All-Rookie First Team (2023)
  • Consensus second-team All-American (2022)
  • First-team All-ACC (2022)
  • ACC Rookie of the Year (2022)
  • ACC All-Freshman Team (2022)
  • McDonald's All-American (2021)

Career statistics

NBA regular season
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2022–23Orlando727233.7.427.298.7386.93.7.8.520.0
2023–24Orlando808035.0.455.339.7256.95.4.9.622.6
2024–25Orlando464634.4.452.320.7277.54.8.8.625.9
2025–26Orlando727234.8.459.305.7758.45.2.7.622.2
Career27027034.5.449.317.7437.44.8.8.622.3
All-Star1018.9.333.000—9.05.0.0.06.0
NBA playoffs
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2024Orlando7737.5.456.400.7558.64.01.1.627.0
2025Orlando5539.4.435.444.6598.44.2.6.829.4
2026Orlando7739.0.420.333.6769.06.31.4.726.3
Career191938.5.438.385.6958.74.91.1.727.4
College
YearTeamGPGSMPGFG%3P%FT%RPGAPGSPGBPGPPG
2021–22Duke393933.0.478.338.7297.83.21.1.917.2

Per-game averages. † won an NBA championship · * led the league · ‡ NBA record (as marked).

whynba profile fields · Checked
Height
6′ 10″
Weight
250 lb
Position
PF
Jersey
5
Country
USA
School / last affiliation
Duke
Draft year
2022
Draft pick
Round 1 · Pick 1

How acquired: #1 Pick in 2022 Draft. This is the roster note stored on the official team page at the last source check, not a live transaction wire.

2025-26 season averages

22.2Points per game
8.4Rebounds per game
5.2Assists per game

These figures belong to the season labeled above; they are not 2026–27 results. These historical rates were retained from an earlier snapshot and were not rechecked with this directory refresh.

Duke prepared Banchero for a leading role

In 2021–22, Banchero led Duke with 17.2 points and 7.8 rebounds per game while contributing 3.2 assists. The Blue Devils reached the Final Four, and he earned the NCAA West Regional’s Most Outstanding Player award. His college season combined team-leading scoring and rebounding with responsibility as a passer before the Orlando Magic selected him first in the 2022 draft.

Rookie production beyond a strong debut

Banchero opened his NBA career with 27 points, nine rebounds and five assists. The larger achievement was sustaining a substantial offensive role: across 72 games in 2022–23, he averaged 20.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 3.7 assists, with 40 games of at least 20 points. He received the NBA Rookie of the Year award on April 25, 2023.

A seven-game playoff debut

His first postseason came against Cleveland in the 2024 first round. Banchero averaged 27.0 points, 8.6 rebounds and 4.0 assists across seven games. Orlando won each of its three home games but lost all four in Cleveland. The series extended his development from a full regular-season workload to repeated games against the same defense.

Latest on Paolo Banchero

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  2. Game
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Roster observations

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TeamFirst observedLast confirmedLater directory changeSource
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