All I’ll say is that one entered the league as a highly touted prospect who played for Duke and the other was seen as a role player low floor defensive guy who was never the go to star in either high school or college

I think Banchero is the better player right now but the fact that Scottie is in the convo is amazing imo

I’m surprised this is even a discussion. Scottie Barnes fits on a high level championship team better Paolo. Barnes has more robust skill sets on both sides of the ball.

When I watch the Magic, Paolo doesn’t even appear to be the best player. Wagner looks to be more impactful from a winning perspective.

I think some people are impressed by some of Paolo’s raw scoring numbers. However, his true shooting % is about 55% (tied for 269th). That’s like Cade Cunningham. Who is a pretty inefficient scorer. Paolo’s PER is 17.49 (80th). Again, close to Cade Cunningham (not a bad player, but also not a great scorer).

I don’t find much value in low-efficiency volume scorers. Unless, he makes some great leaps on defense, I can’t see how he fits on a championship level team.

Heavy disagree. But Barnes is a great young piece too.

I think it’d be more like 80-20 in favor of Paolo

No way. Paulo’s shot creation is miles ahead of Scottie. That shit takes years to learn. It’s by far the most important ability in the playoffs.

No. Give me Paolo

It’s very close either way