“Form last June, every time I got on air, every time I got on the podcast, I thought Jabari Smith should have been the #1 pick. And I had seen Paolo play a ton. ‘Cuz Duke was the only team I really watched. I saw them play six times in person.
I think there’s something to be said about spacing in college versus spacing in the NBA. And… his ability to \*dominate\* one-on-one match-ups is really impressive. The numbers are great. Just had back to back thirty pieces; but to me, at such a young age it’s the physicality. You saw last night against Houston he had two bang-on dunks, body-to-body dunks. And, he’s got the handle. He’s not shooting well from three, but I’ve-I’ve been really impressed.
And I shit on The Magic all the time. I think that regime since we left, and we had all the success there, they have drafted fucking horribly. They have drafted horribly. And look, last year they draft Franz Wagner, this year they draft Paolo Banchero and those are two foundational pieces so credit to the Orlando Magic. I’m happy for that organization. Because they have a foundational star in Banchero.”
— Old Man and The Three Podcast #133
https://youtu.be/HiwaYfZFFDk?t=2330
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So many people say “that regime” when talking about the magic. This front office has not drafted horribly. Surely jj knows hennigan is gone
Hezonja
Anyone who was sure Jabari should had been #1 isn’t allowed to call anyone else bad at drafting
Is there video of this?
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