Orlando Magic power forward Paolo Banchero would like to turn up his defensive intensity during the 2025-26 season (recorded 3 blocks & 1 steal in this past weekend’s 126-118 preseason opening win vs. the Miami Heat/played 13 minutes).
(via Orlando Magic):
“I think that’s just what’s expected of everybody out there on the floor is to defend at a high level. And I think myself: I can take another step defensively just with how locked in I am, how engaged I am, and just me making plays. I think I can make a lot of plays out there defensively whether it’s blocks, steals, just getting stops on guys, switching. So, that’s something that I definitely want to up this year is my defensive intensity.”
