Orlando Magic power forward Paolo Banchero has had a rough start to the season, and NBA analysts are taking notice.

Oh, there are significant similarities. Most of the nucleus remains, with Paolo Banchero, Franz Wagner, Jalen Suggs and Wendell Carter Jr. forming the team’s backbone as starters. The shooting still cannot yet be counted on to reach a league-average standard.

Going into the season the Orlando Magic were penciled in as a top 5 defense. After one week of the regular season, the defense has not been up to the standards

The Orlando Magic may have fallen 136-124 on the road at the Philadelphia 76ers, but there was one magical moment in the contest. As time expired to end the third quarter, Magic guard Anthony

24 points from Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner, respectively, with 23 from Desmond Bane on 3/6 shooting from deep, is a stat line that will win Orlando a lot of games. Plus, a healthy Jalen Suggs getting the start and playing clutch minutes will always be a welcome bonus.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/nba/76ers as NBA Fans Are Buying Into 76ers' Early Success After Win vs Magic. With three games in the bag, the Philadelphia 76ers have three boxes to check off in the win column.

Four straight seasons of improvement seem like a trend upward, but not for the Orlando Magic. Between 2020-21 and 2023-24, the Orlando Magic enjoyed an increase in their win totals from 21 to 47.