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Jamal Crawford to Paolo Banchero: Inside the miraculous making of the Seattle-to-NBA pipeline

PAOLO BANCHERO TWISTS his 6-foot-10 frame into a kids' chair surrounded by atilt Lego towers. "Don't Touch" signs adorn computer desks, child-scrawled warnings amid a makeshift cityscape of plastic.

It's hardly a scene where you'd expect to see the $50.16 million-deal-wielding budding star of the Orlando Magic. Banchero isn't rocking the viral purple suit he wore when he became the No. 1 overall pick in the NBA draft in June. Wearing a loose black hoodie and sweats that disguise his strength, today the 19-year-old is dressed more like he was a half-dozen years ago, when this building was practically home.