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Orlando Magic's Paolo Banchero outshines Houston Rockets' Jabari Smith Jr. in NBA summer league debuts

LAS VEGAS -- Before his lone season at Duke, Paolo Banchero tattooed a message to himself on his left forearm:

"No pressure."

Naturally, the No. 1 pick in last month's NBA draft said that while he was excited for his first game in an NBA uniform Thursday night, in a showdown with No. 3 overall selection Jabari Smith Jr. in the opening game of the NBA's annual Summer League in Las Vegas, it wasn't anything he was too concerned about.

"I got it tattooed on me," Banchero said after finishing with 17 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in 25 minutes to help the Orlando Magic beat the Houston Rockets 91-77.