Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, October 24 · 6 d ago

Paolo Banchero Could Miss Several Weeks With High Ankle Sprain

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Forward Paolo Banchero has been diagnosed with a low-grade high ankle sprain after undergoing an MRI, the Magic announced (Twitter link). While the team didn’t provide an official timetable for Banchero’s return, Shams Charania of ESPN, who first reported the news (via Twitter), noted that players who experience high ankle sprains often miss four-to-six weeks. […]

Confidence

38%

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Age	−7	6 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Paolo Banchero

Magic · F · 22.2 pts · 8.4 reb · 5.2 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $41.50M · next season $44.82M

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