UNDERRATED: Orlando Magic and Paolo Banchero Face UNFAIR Doubts—Why Everyone KEEPS Missing the Mark

The Orlando Magic face mounting pressure to win as their payroll balloons. But everyone is counting them out too early. Both Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner face their own share of criticisms and areas to improve. But everyone seems to forget these are two All-Star-level players waiting for their breakthrough. Banchero has received the brunt of the criticism. And his critics are generally in the area he must improve. But many of these arguments ignore the ways Banchero has already gotten better and even got better during a difficult season last year. Wagner has dealt with injuries the last two years and has skated under the radar. But he too should be eager to prove some doubters wrong and the Magic should be looking to push him to the front more this upcoming season. 00:00 Magic haven't earned respect 04:18 Magic's potential considerations 13:15 Analyzing Paolo Banchero's Impact 17:10 Paolo's efficiency and comparisons 21:24 Focus on Paolo Banchero and Wagner 26:11 Franz Wagner's role with Magic Everydayer Club If you never miss an episode, it’s time to make it official. Join the Locked On Everydayer Club and get ad-free audio, access to our members-only Discord, and more — all built for our most loyal fans. Click here to learn more and join your team’s community: https://lockedonpodcasts.com/everydayerclub Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! Indeed Listeners of this show get a $75 Sponsored Job Credit to help give your job the premium placement it deserves at http://Indeed.com/podcast Cozy Earth Head to https://cozyearth.com and use my code LOCKEDON for an exclusive 20%. Betterhelp This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp. Sign up and get 10% off at https://BetterHelp.com/LOCKEDONNBA. FanDuel Today's episode is brought to you by FanDuel. Join all the action at https://FANDUEL.COM to play Daily Dingers and make your free pick on who’s hitting a homer this MLB season. FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.