The $200M dilemma: Why the Bane-Banchero duo is failing to elevate Orlando into the NBA’s elite

Paolo Banchero and Desmond Bane combined for 62 points against Washington on Tuesday, which looks like the kind of performance a team builds around. But the Orlando Magic are 32-28 and sitting seventh in the East, roughly the same position they were in before trading for Bane and his $197 million contract.

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