Washington Wizards head coach Wes Unseld Jr. explained the difficulties of guarding Paolo Banchero & Franz Wagner following Friday’s 130-125 road loss vs. the Orlando Magic (combined for 59 points and 15 assists).
(via Washington Wizards):
Reporter: “Coach, your thoughts on Paolo & Franz? What kind of problems are they presenting for teams out there?”
Unseld: “They’ve got positional size, both able to play pick-and-roll, score on three levels, stretch you a little bit from three, play off the bounce, can post you. With those guys both on the floor at the 3 and the 4, a lot of nights teams want to switch 1-3, 1-4; you can’t do that. So, it kind of stretches you that way. I think both guys play at their own pace so it’s tough to speed them up, very good in the pocket, slow playing drives, and do a great job of finishing through contact. So it’s quite the duo, and because of that size, it’s a touch matchup.”
