Paolo Napoleon James Banchero is an American-Italian professional basketball player for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association. Banchero played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils.
Paolo Banchero: Grandparents| Pronunciation| Mom and dad| Comparison
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Grandparents:
Banchero and his family are from Seattle, so his grandma doesn’t make it to many games. She said she’s been to 5 this season. Her last one was the ACC Championship in Brooklyn.
“I could always remember him, holding him as a baby, and now that he is grown, I can’t hold him anymore,” said Guy-Snowden He bends down to hug me now. He’s so tall, so I do remember the cuddles and now the tallness.
Pronunciation:
Phonetic spelling of Paolo Banchero. paw-low ban-chair-oh. ban-chair-oh. ban-care -oh.
Early on, Oklahoma City Thunder stars Josh Giddey and Chet Holmgren made headlines for treating fans to some spectacular summer hoops.
Several potential rising stars throughout the league also made their presence known with memorable plays.
Mom and Dad:
His parents met while attending the University of Washington. Banchero is a multiracial American of African-American descent on his mother’s side and of Italian descent on his father’s side. In February 2020, he received Italian citizenship.
Banchero was born in Seattle, Washington to a Filipino mother, Jacqueline Guerrero, and a father of Italian descent. His paternal cousin, Paolo Banchero, was the first overall pick of the 2022 NBA draft and plays for the Orlando Magic. They both won championships at O’Dea High School.
Comparison:
Duke’s Paolo Banchero entered his freshman season with lofty expectations, seen to be in a dual with Gonzaga’s Chet Holmgren for the No. 1 overall pick.
As the season went on, other players — most notably, Auburn’s Jabari Smith Jr. — also entered the conversation, and now, it looks like all signs point to Smith hearing his name called first by NBA commissioner Adam Silver.
But that’s not to say Banchero disappointed by any means in his lone college basketball season. The star freshman averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.1 rebounds and 0.9 blocks per game, helping lead Duke to the Final Four.
