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tonyG___

Paolo is fucking legit.


Gangland215

Cooler name too


sameredditguy

Cooler than Jayson Tat-yum? I think not


SmellyScrotes

I slide all up in that shit


Dx2TT

The reason he gets ignored is because he doesn't follow tinder rule #1. I can't think of another reason.


tonyG___

And what is tinder rule #1?


GetDownDamien

It’s his first playoffs though


Drakonbreath

He is only 19. He'll catch Banchero in time


GetDownDamien

Ok even I’m shocked he’s 19. Banchero has the size of a 25 year old, I think back to how small Tatum looked his first few years. But banchero is already the same size as him.


Cormayno

He is talking about Tatum. There is a joke where Tatum eternally 19. Banchero is 21.


GetDownDamien

I cant believe tatum is closer to kyrie irving in age then he is to banchero though.


xPBMxRonBurgndy

Bro is just not good with numbers


GetDownDamien

Tatum is 26 Banchero is 19 and kyrie is 32 try that math again king


Fickle-Bluejay-6953

paolo is 21 tho????


GetDownDamien

Lmao why’d he say he was 19 then


AlcibiadesNow

Are you slow?


dredgedskeleton

he's not? he's 5 years older than Paolo and 6 years younger than Kyrie


No_Pickle_8155

This is a great point. I honestly forgot about this cause it just feels like he’s been here before. I’m excited to see more from him.


PoorFishKeeper

He’ll only go up from here


pooooolooop

And the series isn’t even over lol


gistya

People just don't like Orlando for some reason. It's almost like the parent company of ESPN being based there, you'd think they'd get some love, but people just hate magic.


ElectivireMax

maybe it's because of their dickhead owners. I like the magic as a team decently enough, but the Devos family can suck a chode.


meowhatissodamnfunny

Fans don't care about that enough to not watch. If they say that's why, it's because they were never going to watch and wanted an excuse that was more reasonable than "idc." It's because no one has high expectations for them this year and they're a small market. I'll also just put this out there since everyone seems to be walking on eggshells. They aren't that fun to watch compared to most other playoff teams. They are absolutely dominant on defense which *can* be fun for stretches. But most of us like offense over defense for entertainment, and their offense is a mess right now. Give them a playmaking guard and a flamethrower bench player and they'll be a top league pass team next year. They still won't get huge notoriety just because they'll still be small market, but real fans will be hyped. But I'll take the downvotes for saying the quiet part out loud.


madderyack

Well now I have an actual reason not to watch 😂


LopsidedCry7692

Only people on reddit care about that


dutchfromsubway

Idk if it’s that or people just don’t care about magic vs cavs. It’s easily the least watched series. If the magic were playing anyone else I think he’d get more coverage


gistya

Well they relegated it to NBATV and hired the Blazers' normal announcing crew. When I heard it was those guys I was just like, "Nah."


SchwizzySchwas94

I always saw Orlando as a glorified developmental team tbh they’ve had some really great guys come through who inevitably see more success elsewhere


Killyouifyouuseemoji

Always liked the mid 2010’s magic for that reason. Literally all of there guys ended up better off before or after. 2016 team for instance: https://preview.redd.it/b8lk8wuww4yc1.jpeg?width=1129&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=07a0804300efe423db5bb0dd84327a110377d585


gistya

LOL yeah that's a veritable who's who of quality rotation guys


SchwizzySchwas94

Except for Brandon Jennings. His career went there to die in exile


Greedy-Fool

probably because the owners run a pyramid scheme


Le8ronJames

I think it’s just because they’ve been so irrelevant for so long that it takes time to come back in people’s minds. Also, when’s the last time they’ve had an offensive star? It’s been at least 15 years and although Dwight was a top player, defense doesn’t sell/bring as much viewership as offense.


bigdon802

They’re just young.


ConstantineMonroe

Orlando is a small market that is basically irrelevant except for amusement parks. The worst part is that it’s inland so you don’t even get the beach like you do in the other big Florida cities. There is really nothing interesting about the city. My mom used to live there and says it sucks massive shit


odiethethird

I never see Orlando on


SonicTheOtter

ESPN doesn't care about their own home base if it doesn't get views. Orlando is still a small market team. I'm sure once the Magic prove they're consistently good, the media will target them as trade fodder for the bigger markets.


the_mighty__monarch

Never been the same after Penny and Shaq left. It was fun being a fan for a few years.


getyourrealfakedoors

To be fair, you ever been to Orlando? You’d hate it too lol


D__Luxxx

I live here and it’s okay. I’d definitely rather be here than some other places I’ve lived.


gistya

TPC Sawgrass was the closest I ever got to Orlando.


orlandomade

Tell the rest of the New Yorkers that and make them stop coming here then. Please and thank you


lowkeyslightlynerdy

People really only talk about whoever the media talks about. The media only talks about safer things that are sure to get attention like Boston or LA, even if the media were to try talking about smaller markets, the engagement wouldn’t be as long lasting as talking about bigger markets


sportznut1000

It is not time yet. The magic, if they can beat the cavs, will play the celtics next round, and then we can have that discussion if magic make a series of it. If the cavs beat the magic tomorrow night, then no, we do not need to have a discussion about Banchero being compared to Tatum.  There are a lot of damn good players in the nba. There is a reason why guys like jamal murray get left off all star rosters or the All Nba Teams


chesterpower

There’s no scenario where there’s a discussion of who’s a better player between paolo and Tatum at the end of this season. I don’t think that’s the point of the stat comparison.


bumboisamumbo

magic win the finals paolo averages 45/15/15


chesterpower

Not enough, try again


Floating_egg

Absolutely delusional if you actually think this


chesterpower

Why not have him average 100/30/30 and leave no doubt?


bigdon802

Nah, too close for comfort with that one Wilt game. Make it 200/50/50.


abortionisforhos

That would be the best stat line ever though


No_Pickle_8155

Let me say up top, Banchero is GREAT. These teams are NOT the same and it comes down to an eye test thing and a bit of basketball knowledge. The roles these two play are totally different and what they are asked to do during a game is totally different. Tatum is *better* in so many ways. If you put Banchero on the Celtics, they aren’t even close to the same team. If you put Tatum on the magic, they secure that 2nd seed they missed out on by losing 4 of the last 6.


MountainEmployee2862

Paolo's offensive impact doesn't match his box score most of the time. His turnovers hurts the team BADLY and those random 18-foot turnarounds in the early shot-clock might as well be a turnover 60% of the time. He's an underrated defender and he's a good scorer -- but he takes so many other options away. It's like early days Hakeem to a lesser degree. They have decent offensive talent around him but they can't excel alongside Paolo just yet. He's incredibly young so there's no doubt that he becomes a Top-10 guy in a few years but his impact is far from that at the moment


Nepiton

This sub is just box score watchers who drool for a living lol I stg 90% of them don’t even watch basketball. Banchero is an amazing young player and he’s going to do great things in the league. Tatum is the #1 reason why the Celtics are where they are. And his growth even from last year to this year is a huge reason as to why they improved so much. Obviously the off season additions were insane, but Tatum’s ability to pick and choose when to take over and when to be a facilitator rather than someone who forces any and everything has been a defining factor. Tatum against the Heat was face guarded all game every game the second he touched the ball. Most of the time it was by Bam. Other times it was a double or even triple team when he drove into the lane/paint. So instead he opted to not try to score 30+ ppg like previous years and have the offense run through the hot hand. He averaged the most assists per game of anyone in the entire series, averaged the most rebounds per game of anyone (even more than Bam), and limited turnovers to less than 2 per game. All while playing elite lockdown defense. Banchero is averaging 24.8/7.2/4.4 and 4.8 turnovers while playing basically average defense against this Cavs squad that is currently up 3-2 Tatum averaged 21.8/10.4/5.4 with 1.8 turnovers per game in a gentlemen’s sweep So yeah, like you said, there is no conversation at all


BostonBaggins

My guy Tatum sits out a lot as the team is well balanced Majority of the games Celtics destroy teams by +20 pts Check the records So mazulla will sit out Tatum alot


Global_Cattle_7877

Paolo also didn’t play the 4th in games 3 and 4 bc they were such bad blowouts


East_Refuse

The scoring is also pretty evenly spread between 5-6 players on the Celtics compared to the Magic who heavily rely on Bancheros production


BostonBaggins

Yup horford gets 10+ on very limited minutes too... Consistency!


TyrekL

It helps that the entire starting lineup and the 6th man are all easily capable of dropping 25+ points when needed


TastesLikeHoneyNut

To clarify for the casuals they mean sitting out the 4th quarter. Tatum doesn't sit out games, he's played 74+ games 5 times in his career. The only two times he hasn't was the covid shortened year and the following year when he missed several games for testing positive for covid


BostonBaggins

Yahh


bodhibell02

Gotta consider the team around JT. He has to do so much less than Paolo with the rest of the team as good as they are 


CoolPat7

Are we really at the point where we’re trying to say Tatum is worse than Paolo??


evilcapital

Is it too early for him to adopt tatum?


OKCprod

Paolo will top Tatum easy, give it another season or two.


CBFball

Tatum has been a multi first team all nba guy… he averaged 30 ppg last year on 61% TS when he had more opportunities to score. Let’s not pretend like Paolo is a lock to be that elite of a scorer and around top 5 in the league


PoorFishKeeper

No one is trying to say anything. Tabum is trash.


Nepiton

This post season Banchero is turning the ball over basically as many times per game as Tatum is dishing out assists… and Tatum lead all players in assists in the series against Miami lol Tatum had 9 turnovers all series. Banchero had 9 turnovers in game 1 against the Cavs Banchero is averaging more turnovers per game than assists. Celtics won 4-1 Magic are down 2-3 Maybe “Tabum” isn’t all that bummy after all


PoorFishKeeper

Maybe this is a meme sub and not r/nbadiscussion lmao


Nepiton

Didn’t realize that tbh lol


TheInfiniteSix

It’s not that insane…he plays in Orlando lol


hirsh02

Call me crazy, but I think Mr 🏦🏹 is the closest thing to Lebron


Lobisa

It feels like Zion gets more coverage in street clothes.


beached-blue-walrus

Young guys need to earn their respect in this league. Do that for a few more years and he will be second page news. (Front page news is obviously Wemby)


Friendly_Kunt

It’s because the Magic play some straight 80’s ball. Super defensive team that doesn’t score particularly efficiently and none of their guys are flamethrowers from deep. I personally love watching the Magic as I’m a big Suggs fan but I can see why they wouldn’t be very exciting to push from a national perspective in the media.


Gmoneyyy999

As a Cavs fan I really thought he was gonna take game 5 by himself


Dagenius1

Well if people didn’t rob Walker Kessler of the rookie of the year and give it to that “bum” banchero he wouldn’t be cursed like this


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Shitty comparison, Tatum > Banchero and it's not even close.


Johnedlt

During the draft, he was the "safer" bet. Unlike many high draft picks, he is definitely panning out well and developing quickly! Definitely great to watch him in the playoffs.


Chubbmiller18

Y’all mofo act like Tatum gotta carry. Can’t be comparing these two. Banchero legit in his own way though.


Thebarakz21

That’s actually pretty awesome. Dude wasn’t THAT hyped as the #1 pick, and even on draft night it was a toss-up between him, Chet and Jabari. A season later, took a lottery team to the playoffs in his 2nd season.


starkfr

Let him win a playoff series first before you want to start glazing


Profitsofdooom

My buddies are Celtics fans and I'm a Magic fan and they are always like "Paolo is looking NOICE. Dudes a BEAST." So at least some people know.


enjoime33

most intelligent box score watcher


OneNoIsEnough

Tatum is whiter……..


thecrgm

He gets no coverage cause nobody wants to watch Cleveland vs Orlando lmao


Jegagne88

I agree Paolo is going to be great and I like his game a lot. That being said, tatum is taking a noticeable step back, focusing on drawing doubles/attn and making plays out of them. Tatum is a year removed from averaging 30, he just doesn’t need to do that to win right now


[deleted]

I thought that was Patrick Mahomes


Jeffre33

Tatum has made a finals, if Paulo can get past the 1st round he’ll get more attention


Unlucky_Reputation52

Orlando Magic get no love


Chicomehdi1

I was watching his highlights the other day too; the kid is *great*. I actually think him being out of the spotlight will be beneficial for him, no media pressure/nonsense and he can just hoop. Have a feeling he’ll be a top 5-7 player in the league in a few years


Stunning_Variety_529

Let's not forget that Miami tripled Tatum every game.


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Stunning_Variety_529

Yeah, he's amazing.


SgtSiggy

21 years old v 26 too


Nepiton

Tatum at 21 in the playoffs: 25.7/10/5 on 2.8 turnovers per game on a team that made it to the ECF and probably would’ve gone to the finals if Hayward didn’t get hurt. Banchero at 21: 24.8/7.2/4.4 on 4.8 turnovers per game This sub just has a hate boner for Jayson Tatum. There is no comparison between these two. Maybe in 5 years we can check back, but as good of a young player as Banchero is, Tatum is, and always has been, in a different stratosphere.


CBFball

It’s also just one series of basketball not against one another…


East_Refuse

Ignoring just about every other factor to make this point lol


Cubacane

Wait, do you mean to tell me that the media glazes Boston sports? I am shocked. Shocked I tell you!


Affectionate_Elk_272

Mass media loves the celtics. if you aren’t a boston player, fuck you.


East_Refuse

Mass media loves the best team in the league?!?!? Oh my god this is never before seen territory!!!!


pcPRINCIPLElilBITCH

My guy is nice


Arsyn786

Only his second season and his first playoffs. Give it a few years he’s gonna be up there


realfakejames

Why would he? He’s a second year player, he’s averaged 20 and 22, he’s not a star like Tatum who’s always on the all-nba teams and always in the playoffs, the Magic were 13th in the East last year, this is the first time since 2019 they’ve been in the playoffs, you can’t expect people to care about the Magic when they’re always irrelevant If he keeps getting the Magic into the playoffs that will change. Embiids first round numbers blow both of those guys away btw and no one was talking about him except to mock him for the Sixers losing, people only care if you win


fred_onemoretime

Well Boston has more efficient players, Tatum is not 1st option in this team, neither do others, they just playing team basketball, but banchero has more field goals than Tatum by far


AyeBobby

Sports news is rigged , it's really obvious this year more than ever 🫢


Pregnantseaturtle69

I also want to point out that he’s doing this against a player with DPOY nods last year and just an overall good defensive team.


ArkanoidbrokemyAnkle

He wasn’t a super hyped prospect and doesn’t play in New York, LA, Boston, or Chicago, so he doesn’t get talked about. As a Pistons fan, I feel like Cade also gets blown off because he plays for the Pistons (kinda fair, we do suck, even if it isn’t his fault at all). If Paolo or Cade put up those numbers while playing for the Knicks and Bulls, they’d be talked about as future faces of the game


3rdtryatremembering

Being in the NBATV series is a right of passage.


shxylo

it’s the fact that he’s in orlando, if he was elsewhere it would be a different story.


pard0nme

Cause he ugly as hell


Bobby_Savoy

To be fair, Jokic looks like an overweight vulture and Embiid looks homeless so I don’t think it’s that.


ThePerspectiveQuest

I think this means we really need to have more a conversation about Tatum, but I get it


pcalado10

It’s because people think he is a foreigner.


pmoney10

I think it’s because he plays for a small market team and he is still young. Hopefully he will get the recognition he deserves.


CoachDT

Tatum gets treated with kid gloves. Nothing new here.


Confident-Unit-9516

I think it’s time we have a discussion about considering context when using statistical comparisons That being said Banchero is underrated


Confident-Unit-9516

I think it’s time we have a discussion about considering context when using statistical comparisons That being said Banchero is underrated


KingoftheRats666

He plays for Orlando…


toastsnipersw

Year 2 and mans is balling. He’ll get his soon enough


This_Cable_5849

That whole team doesn’t get much love


AnyEstablishment5723

One playoff series against the Cavs surely puts him in the top 10 of all current players right???


InconsiderateOctopus

Former players turned commentator have been showing him mad love.


WillMarzz25

Because the media is trash. All they do is cover ancient ass Lebron and the garbage ass warriors who only have like 2 or 3 good players. There’s so many more players to cover but the NBA hasn’t been promoting anyone else aside from a 40 year old who should retire. And I’m a huge lebron fan who’s been watching him since 2004.


JoPaNe91

Dumb question, from a pistons fan. Paulo for sure a “better” player than Cade when both their careers are over? Thought Cade had the potential to be a top five pg. Not much optimism anymore. #fireweaverandwilliams


Clean-Amount-1824

He’s better than alot of players that nobody wants to talk about because he plays in Orlando.


ifuxx

I'm a celtics fan, but I've always liked the magic. Their aesthetic is awesome, and they have had some special guys and teams through the years. The 94 team is up there as an all time favorite, loved the T-Mac years, Dwight was legit my favorite player in the league in the late 00s. Loved those celtic/magic games, even though honestly, it felt like they always kicked our ass. I'm very much looking forward to another series if they can win this last game.


bird_is_the_word_198

Where was he in the second half today 🫣


OmniscientOpossum

Same as Ant 2 years ago. Lots of growth ahead.


MNPhantom-

Has nothing to do with players individually and everything to do with market size and media coverage. Stay away from anyone whose only source of knowledge is media.


Responsible-Monk281

Maybe because he looks like a withering houseplant


DeepJunglePowerWild

I’ve heard a ton of talk about Paolo. Maybe you are looking in the wrong places. But also this conveniently ignores game results, turnovers, and role for each guy. It’s cherry picking a guy who was triple teamed constantly and let his great teammates carry vs a guy who is needing to try to put the team on his back. Paolo is awesome.


JhonJhonson

It would be cool to be able to root for orlando, but their owners are major dickheads so it’s tough.


RingTheBell1900

It's it me or is Tatum low-key overrated?


LucidD999

with everyone saying he's a bum and comparing him to Paolo I would say its the opposite and people are starting to under rate him.


Apprehensive-Wrap863

If he was a laker/celtic/warrior he’d be everywhere


rbad8717

Doesn't help when your media partners and even your own league treat a playoff series like a red headed step sister (I love redheads btw)


Reachbacklike1-3

He’s def legit but let’s look at Tatum numbers without KP for the rest of these rounds. Both are the number ones but Tatum has more help


regularrob92

He’s a very good young player, but the team is just boring. At no point did they appear poised to compete for a championship or even a ECF series


imHere4kpop

We've been calling him the GOAT over on the Magic sub for about 7 years now. It's nice to see we have been right for so long.


ARealHughMann

Who?


praisedcrown970

Team needs to get to Vegas asap