{"id":5978,"date":"2023-01-09T17:34:37","date_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:34:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-power-rankings-paolo-banchero-lifts-orlando-magic\/"},"modified":"2023-01-09T17:34:37","modified_gmt":"2023-01-09T17:34:37","slug":"nba-power-rankings-paolo-banchero-lifts-orlando-magic","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/nba-power-rankings-paolo-banchero-lifts-orlando-magic\/","title":{"rendered":"NBA Power Rankings: Paolo Banchero Lifts Orlando Magic?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>ORLANDO &#8211; Orlando Magic rookie Paolo Banchero is enjoying his best stretch ever as an NBA player.<\/p>\n<p>        Banchero has been ferocious since the new year, averaging 26.7 points, 7.3 rebounds and 4.3 assists in a .474\/.381\/.818 split.<\/p>\n<p>A possible Rookie of the Year effort moves the Magic up one place in Sports Illustrated&#8217;s latest Power Rankings.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Paolo Banchero continued his rise in the East last week with two more wins for the Magic,&#8221; SI wrote.  \u201cThe No. 1 pick scored a team-high 25 points in double-digit wins against the Thunder at home and the Warriors on the road. He finished with 30 points in a loss to the Grizzlies at the Amway Center. Victory at Chase Center In a rare year for a road team, Banchero and Franz Wagner paved the way for a five-game West Coast road trip against an understaffed Golden State team.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>The Magic are 13th in the Eastern Conference, but have qualified for the play-in tournament four games behind the 10th-placed Atlanta Hawks.<\/p>\n<p>Banchero hopes to help the Magic continue their winning streak in this week&#8217;s games against the Sacramento Kings (Monday), the Portland Trail Blazers (Tuesday), the Utah Jazz (Friday) and the Denver Nuggets (Sunday). increase.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\"\/>\n<p><strong><em>You can follow Jeremy Brenner on Twitter <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JeremyBrener\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">@Jeremy Brenner<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want the latest breaking news and insider information about Magic? <\/em><\/strong><strong><em>click here.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p><em><strong>Follow The Magic Insider <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/OrlandoMagicFanPage\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Follow The Magic Insider <\/em><\/strong><strong><em><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheMagicInsider\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">twitter.<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>Want more Orlando Magic news? 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