“Paolo Banchero gets the game-saving block AND assist!?”: NBA Twitter reacts as Magic’s #1 pick went toe-to-toe against Keegan Murray led Kings

Akash Murty | 10/07/2022
“Paolo Banchero gets the game-saving block AND assist!”: NBA Twitter reacts as Magic’s #1 went toe-to-toe against Keegan Murray led Kings

Paolo Banchero and Keegan Murray are already setting standards for the young players of the NBA.

Just when you think that last year’s class of NBA Draft would be the greatest in a long time, a bunch of rookies will change your mind in a few months.

It is only Summer League and we are not even halfway through it, still you can see what Paolo Banchero, Chet Holmgren, Jabari Smith, Keegan Murray, or Jaden Ivey bring to the table for their teams in their rookie seasons.

While OKC’s newest addition, Holmgren, might be the one who needs to work the most on his physique and least on his game among the Top-4 picks, Kings’ Murray might be the one who’s already up for the challenge that the grown men in NBA will come up with, in every game.

Although he and the Kings lost a 94-92 overtime game to his fellow draftee and the Magic’s #1 pick Paolo Banchero and his excellence, the #4 pick has shown that he is game-ready for the NBA.

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Keegan Murray hit a game-tying 3-pointer while Paolo Banchero leads his team to victory with a game-winning block and assist

Every Top-5 pick from the 2022 class has already won their sides some big games or has taken them close to winning against each other. On Saturday it was a clash between Banchero and Murray, the two of the most NBA-ready players from the class.

The 6’10 forward of the Orlando Magic is showing the potential to be as skilled as LeBron James throwing some cross-court dimes, swishing fade-aways, buzzer-beaters and game-saving rejections.

Meanwhile, Murray, the 6’8 power forward, who has been sensational on offence and hit a game-tying three to force an OT which shows the vigour with which the new entrants are playing.

NBA Twitter went berserk while watching the best game of the summer league until now and are excited to see these young players represent or lead their teams in the 2022-23 season.

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Akash Murty

An Electrical and Electronics Engineer by degree, Akash Murty is an NBA Editor at The SportsRush. Previously a Software Engineer, Murty couldn’t keep himself away from sports, and his knack for writing and putting his opinion forward brought him to the TSR. A big Soccer enthusiast, his interest in basketball developed late, as he got access to a hoop for the first time at 17. Following this, he started watching basketball at the 2012 Olympics, which transitioned to NBA, and he became a fan of the game as he watched LeBron James dominate the league. Him being an avid learner of the game and ritually following the league for around a decade, he now writes articles ranging from throwbacks, and live game reports, to gossip. LA Lakers are his favourite basketball team, while Chelsea has his heart in football. He also likes travelling, reading fiction, and sometimes cooking.

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