Paolo Banchero Planned To Compete Internationally For Italy. Now? Maybe Not

ORLANDO, FLORIDA - APRIL 02: Marvin Bagley III #35 of the Detroit Pistons drives to the basket against Paolo Banchero #5 of the Orlando Magic during the first half of a game at the Amway Center on April 02, 2023 in Orlando, Florida.As we noted in another Sunday post, Grant Hill is now the head of USA Basketball and that is an interesting development, not least of all to Paolo Banchero.

Previously, Banchero felt let down by USA Basketball and had never survived the final cut to actually make a team. But he was a sensation at Duke, the #1 pick in last year’s draft, and now the presumptive Rookie of the Year. And, as he notes, a fellow Brotherhood member is running the show and now, “[i]n…