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Giglio: How big of a leap can Banchero make from the 3-point line?
Joe Giglio breaks down how Paolo Banchero's game fits into the NBA
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Joe Giglio breaks down how Paolo Banchero's game fits into the NBA
AT 4 O'CLOCK TOMORROW AFTERNOON. BE SURE TO TUNE IN FOR THAT. NOW LOOKING INTO THE FUTURE. WE'RE ONE WEEK AWAY FROM THE NBA DRAFT AND CHANCES ARE DUKE'S PAULA BEEN CAROL. WE HEAR HIS NAME CALLED SOMEWHERE IN THE TOP 5. BUT HOW DOES HIS GAME TRANSLATE TO THE NBA? WRAL SPORTS ANALYST JOEL JOEL SAT DOWN WITH ME TO EXPLAIN THAT. >> SO, OF COURSE, A LOT OF PEOPLE THINK PAULO BEEN, CAROL, BE ONE OF THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE DRAFT. WHAT DO YOU THINK HE'S PROJECTED IMPACT WILL BE ON AN NBA TEAM. AND YOU KNOW WHAT IS HIS UNIQUE SKILL SETS THAT HE'LL OFFER TO THE NBA? >> WHEN I THINK ABOUT HOW LOW THEY CAN, CAROL. AND I THINK ABOUT THE MOMENTS THIS YEAR FOR DUKE. I I WAY WAS HE WAS JUST TOO SOON FOR HIM TO REALLY TAKE OVER AND BE A LEADER ON THE TEAM. >> OR IS HIS SKILL SET SUCH SHOOTING THE BASKETBALL AND HE'S NOT QUITE CONFIDENT TO TAKE OVER GAMES. MY CONCERN IS HE IS NOT AS HE'S A BETTER PLAYMAKER AND PASSER. HE'S BETTER AS A BALL. AND WITH MANY IS AS A SHOOTER AND IN TODAY'S NBA, I THINK THAT PROBABLY KNOCK SOME DOWN FROM THAT 1, ONE SPOT TO FIT INTO THE NBA. WHAT DO YOU THINK OBAMA CARE IS AN IMPROVEMENT AND THIS IS WHERE SOMETIMES WE FORGET THAT A KID OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL. YOU KNOW WHAT, CHRIS? >> GETS BETTER. AND WE'VE SEEN IT WITH JAYSON TATUM. DIDN'T SHOOT THE BALL, PARTICULARLY WELL AT 2. >> GETS TO THE NBA. HE'S ONE OF THE BEST 3 POINT SHOOTERS. THE CELTICS OUT AND IN THE LEAGUE. SO THE SKILL CAN BE DEVELOPED. THE QUESTION IS HOW BIG OF A LEAD CAN MAKE IT, CAROL, MAKE FROM THE THREE-POINT LINE IS A LOT OF MY DRIVES. HAVE IT BETWEEN CHAD HOME RUN AND PROBABLY IN CARROLL PUT THAT NUMBER ONE SPOT WHERE YOU SEE HOLDING CAROL FALLING. >> AND THIS IN THE A DRAFT OF SOME, I WOULD BE SURPRISED IF HE WAS THE 3RD OVERALL PICK. AND OBVIOUSLY THERE'S ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WRONG WITH BEING THE 3RD OVERALL PICK. >> I THINK SOMEONE WILL TAKE A CHANCE ON THAT AT HOME. AND HIS COMBINATION OF SIZE AND SKILL. AND THEN I THINK THE BAR SMITH IS JUST A BETTER ACTUALLY