Table of Biography
Paolo Banchero is a popular American-Italian professional basketball player. Paolo Banchero plays for the Orlando Magic of the National Basketball Association (NBA).
Early Life and Childhood
Paolo Banchero was born on November 12, 2002, in the city of Seattle, Washington, United States. His age is 21 years and his full name is Paolo Napoleon James Banchero.
Similarly, he is American and Italian by nationality and Christian by religion. Moreover, he belongs to a mixed ethnicity and his zodiac sign is Scorpio.
He was born to a businessman Mario Banchero (father) and a former basketball player Rhonda Banchero (mother). Likewise, he has one younger sister named Mia and one younger brother named Lio.
Education
Regarding his educational background, he has done his schooling at O’Dea High School in Seattle, Washington. Later, he attended Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
Career and Professional Life
Moving on to his career, he started his basketball career at an early age playing at the Rotary Boys and Girls Club of Seattle. Following that, he played for his high school O’Dea. He averaged 14.1 points as well as 10.2 rebounds per game.
In his season he averaged 18.2 points, 4.3 assists, and 10.3 rebounds per game leading O’Dea to the Class 3A state championship. Furthermore, he was one of the top players in the 2021 class.
Although he received many offers from top NCAA Division I programs, including Kentucky and Duke, many people predicted that he would play for Washington but on August 20, 2020, he committed to play college basketball for Duke.
In his college debut, he scored 22 points. On November 15, 2021, he earned his first Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) Freshman of the Week honor. On November 23, 2021, he scored 28 points and 8 rebounds in a 107–81 victory against the Citadel.
He was also named first-team All-ACC and ACC Rookie of the Year. On March 15, 2022, he was named a Third Team All-American. In the NCAA tournament, he scored 22 points against Texas Tech. As a fresh player, he averaged 17.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 3.2 assists per game.
Caption: Paolo Banchero playing basketball. Source: Facebook
More about his career
Later, he was selected by the Orlando Magic in the 2022 NBA draft. He made his league debut on July 7 against the Houston Rockets with 17 points, four rebounds, as well as six assists in a 91–77 win.
He also became the first player since LeBron James to get at least 25 points, five rebounds, as well as five assists in an NBA debut.
In addition, he is also eligible to play for the Italy national basketball team and he has indicated his willingness to play for Italy in international competitions. However, he was selected to the country’s 24-man squad for the EuroBasket 2022 but he did not play.
Brand Endorsements
Aside from his earnings from basketball, he is also associated with endorsing brands such as Jordan Brand which have helped him to raise his net worth.
However, no information is available on the web regarding the other brands he has cooperated with. Furthermore, we may see him associated with more brands and supporting their products in the coming days.
Awards and Nomination
In 2022, Banchero was named the Rookie of the Year of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC). However, his best form has yet to be acknowledged by his audience and he still has much more to do. Furthermore, we believe that his talent will earn him several awards in the future.
Caption: Paolo Banchero getting an award. Source: Instagram
Paolo Banchero – Net Worth 2024
Banchero has an estimated net worth of around $2 million and his annual salary is $400k. Similarly, his source of income is mainly his basketball profession.
He has also worked very hard since childhood to achieve this fame. Also, he is active in his career and is on the way to raising his net worth in the future.
Relationship Status
Banchero may be single and not dating anyone right now. Also, he hasn’t been married before and has no past relationships or engagements. Moreover, he has no children and it is seen that he is happy being single at the moment.
There has been much interest in who he might be dating, but he has never disclosed any information about this. Similarly, there is no indication on his social media that he is in a relationship.
Scandal
Paolo Banchero has always been concerned with his professional life. However, he hasn’t been associated with rumors or controversies that would hamper his professional career. Also, he avoids the media and engaging in situations that can damage his reputation.
Body Measurements
Talking about his height he is 6 Feet 10 inches tall and weighs 113kg. Similarly, he has a good physique that measures 44-30-40 inches and has beautiful black eyes and hair.
Also, his suitable dress size is 11 and his shoe size is 14(US). Moreover, he follows a solid workout and diet plan and a balanced lifestyle to maintain his body measurements.
Caption: Paolo Banchero giving a pose. Source: Players Bio
Paolo Banchero – Social Media
Paolo Banchero is very popular on social media and his fans love him for his positive influence on them. He is active on Instagram, where he likes to post snaps of his latest photo shoots with his friends.
He has 844k followers on Instagram and owns an Insta account @paolo5. Similarly, his Twitter handle is @Pp_doesit with 101.4k followers.