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Fansided · Sep 2, 2025

Magic roster changes are stunning when compared to Paolo Banchero's rookie year team

Boston Celtics v Orlando Magic - Game Four | Julio Aguilar/GettyImagesPaolo Banchero hasn't been a member of the Orlando Magic too long (he's about to enter his fourth season, to be exact), but he's already seen the team around him transform in his tenure. In Banchero's rookie season, Bol Bol was playing 21 minutes per game. Terrence Ross was getting 22. Markelle Fulz averaged the fourth-most minutes on the team. Things weren't bleak, per se, because it quickly became apparent that Banchero and running mate Franz Wagner were going to become franchise cornerstones — but it was also clear that real contention in the East was still years away.

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