With Paolo Banchero missing his fourth consecutive contest Thursday night against the Clippers, second-year pro Tristan da Silva has found himself in a familiar spot.
The young Magic wing was thrown into the fire early last season and made 38 starts in 74 appearances as a rookie when Banchero missed two-plus months a year ago due to a torn right abdominal muscle.
Now as Banchero rehabs a left groin strain, da Silva isn’t having to play catchup on a nightly basis with Orlando.
“I just feel more comfortable,” he said at the AdventHealth Training Center after shootaround Thursday.