Season stats: 2025-26. Updated 6 h ago.
Paolo Banchero Enters 2026-27 Off a 22-Point Season for Orlando
newsroom · 2 h agoPaolo Banchero heads into the 2026-27 season as the Magic's No. 5, coming off a 72-game year where he averaged 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists. He is not on the injury report. The opener is still ahead.
Where Banchero Stands Entering 2026-27
Paolo Banchero is back with Orlando for the 2026-27 season, wearing No. 5 at forward. He's 23 years old, listed at 6-10 and 250 pounds, and enters his fourth NBA season out of Duke. Banchero is not on the injury report right now, which means he's set to be available when the season opens. The Magic built last season's production around him as a full-time starter, and the numbers back that up: 72 games played, 34.7 minutes a night. There's no record yet to react to, because the opener hasn't happened. Right now the story is about what he showed last season and what he brings into training camp as Orlando's centerpiece forward.
Last Season by the Numbers (2025-26)
Banchero played all 72 games last season and averaged 34.7 minutes, 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocks. He also averaged 3.1 turnovers a game. His shooting split was 45.9 percent from the field, 30.5 percent from three and 77.5 percent from the free-throw line. Those numbers make him Orlando's clear go-to scorer and a full stat-sheet contributor, not just a bucket-getter. The three-point number, 30.5 percent, is the one area of that line that stands out as below his overall efficiency, next to a 45.9 percent mark from the field overall. All of this is last season's production — it's the baseline heading into 2026-27, not a current-season stat.
Efficiency and Workload
Banchero's true shooting percentage last season was 56.6, and his usage rate was 27.4 percent, both signs he was a high-volume, primary offensive option for the Magic. A plus-minus of 0.0 rounded out his last-season profile. Combined with 34.7 minutes a night across 72 games, the picture is of a player who was on the floor heavily and asked to do a lot with the ball. Turnovers came with that role, 3.1 per game, which tracks with a usage rate above a quarter of Orlando's offensive possessions when he was on the floor. None of this is 2026-27 data yet — it's the 2025-26 form Banchero brings into the new season.
Injury Report
Banchero is not on the injury report heading into the 2026-27 season. There is no injury history to report for him at this time. That's a clean bill of health entering camp, which matters for a player who logged 72 games and 34.7 minutes a night last season. No further injury details are available right now.
What's Ahead for the Magic Forward
With no games played yet in 2026-27, the season opener is still ahead for Banchero and the Magic. There are no recent games and no rumors to report on him at this time. The framework for the season is last year's numbers: 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists on 45.9 percent shooting overall and 30.5 percent from three, backed by a 56.6 true shooting mark and a 27.4 usage rate across 72 games. Fans watching for the opener should expect Banchero to step in as Orlando's No. 5 and lead scorer again, health permitting, with his clean injury report as of now a positive sign for availability.
Questions fans ask
What number does Paolo Banchero wear for the Magic?
No. 5.
Is Paolo Banchero injured right now?
No, he is not on the injury report.
What were Banchero's stats last season?
In 2025-26 across 72 games, he averaged 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.6 blocks in 34.7 minutes, shooting 45.9 percent from the field, 30.5 percent from three and 77.5 percent from the line.
How old is Paolo Banchero and where did he play college ball?
He is 23 years old and played at Duke.
What is Banchero's experience level entering 2026-27?
He is entering his fourth NBA season.
Has the Magic's 2026-27 season started?
No games have been played yet; the opener is still ahead.
Game log
last 0| Date | Opp | Result | Min | Pts | Reb | Ast | FG | 3P | +/- |
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| No games logged yet this season. | |||||||||