Paolo Banchero is making the Magic look awfully smart for selecting him No. 1 in the 2022 NBA draft.
The 19-year-old power forward from Duke is playing consistently well to begin his pro career, evidenced by the fact that he has scored at least 20 points in each of his first five games.
That puts him among elite company in NBA history as only the sixth rookie ever to accomplish the feat. The previous five, Wilt Chamberlain, Oscar Robertson, Elvin Hayes, Dominique Wilkins and Grant Hill, are all members of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame.