Paolo Banchero and Wendell Carter Jr. may not be the only Duke basketball products in Orlando next season.
The two years with two former Duke basketball talents on the Orlando Magic roster have coincided with the franchise's emergence from a 22-60 campaign the season before the arrival of No. 1 overall draft pick Paolo Banchero to a 47-35 record and playoff berth this past season.Orlando owns the No. 18 overall selection in this year's NBA Draft, June 26-27, as well as one pick in the middle of the second round.
Outside of the NBA Draft Combine, Orlando is the only team that the 7-foot, 20-year-old forward has worked out for, according to insider Cody Taylor and Kyle Filipowski, the 2023 ACC Rookie of the Year and All-ACC First Team selection as a sophomore, isn't the only 2023-24 Blue Devil who might still be available and worth watching when Orlando is on the clock. The other, of course, is Duke basketball one-and-done guard and fellow projected mid-first-rounder Jared McCain.Matt Giles is the editor and publisher of FanNation's Blue Devil Country and All Tar Heels, covering the Duke Blue Devils and UNC Tar Heels on SI.com.
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