ORLANDO, Fla. — To say it’s been a whirlwind since Thursday evening for Paolo Banchero, whom the Orlando Magic drafted with the No. 1 overall pick, would be an understatement.
That’s especially because the 19-year-old was surrounded by uncertainty until moments before NBA commissioner Adam Silver took the draft stage at Barclays Center in New York City.
The Magic, who’ve taken pride in being one of the league’s more tight-lipped organizations, kept the secret about whom they were going to take with the top pick so well that even Banchero wasn’t sure he’d be selected No. 1.
