Paolo Banchero is already getting rooked in the NBA … sort of.
The Orlando Magic star had a funny moment with Sacramento Kings big man Neemias Queta during Saturday’s Summer League showdown. Queta hit a clutch 3-pointer in the final seconds of the fourth quarter to help force overtime.
During a free-throw stoppage in the overtime period, an obviously exhausted Banchero started talking to Queta, telling him, “You wasn’t supposed to hit that 3-ball.” Queta responded with some great trash talk, saying, “You don’t know me, bruh. You ain’t know it. You ain’t know.”
Here is the video, per ESPN’s “Wired” segment.
Banchero was right to assume that the second-year big man Queta did not have a 3-ball in his bag. Queta did not attempt a single 3-pointer for the Kings last season and only shot eight of them in total over three years in college at Utah State (making three of those eight). But you always have to keep your head on a swivel in the NBA and expect the unexpected.
The No. 1 overall pick Banchero did have the last laugh though. He finished with 23 points, six rebounds, six assists, and four steals as Orlando pulled out the victory. Banchero also had an unreal game-saving block when the sudden death stage was reached in double overtime.
Regardless, this is just one of many “welcome to the NBA” moments that Banchero has already had since being drafted.
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