Paolo Banchero on Magic compared with contenders in East: ‘We’re right there’

Banchero, like a lot of his teammates, has labored tirelessly to enhance his sport this offseason. “We really feel like we’re proper there,” he stated. “We’re right there with all those (elite teams in the East). I remember last year, we started the year off as a top-two, top-three seed and everybody thought it was a fluke. Everyone thought we have been going to be a play-in crew and drop out the highest of the East. We completed sturdy and obtained the fifth seed and had an opportunity to actually seize the 2 seed on the finish of the season. We have been proper there final yr. We obtained higher this yr. I obtained higher; all of us obtained higher. We obtained some new items which might be going to assist so much. We’re making an attempt to make some noise. We must always simply be a top-four, top-three crew, and have an opportunity to win the East.”
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