Magic's Paolo Banchero sustains low-grade high ankle sprain
Banchero, who started all 72 games he played for Orlando in 2025-26, faces a typical timetable of 4 to 6 weeks, ESPN reports.
- Banchero in 2025-26: 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 5.2 assists
- Playoffs: 26.3 points per game over 7 games
- Magic went 45-37 last season
1 min read via Marc Stein, Shams CharaniaHow this story was written
Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero has sustained a low-grade right high ankle sprain, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Saturday, citing sources. The diagnosis typically carries a timetable of 4 to 6 weeks.
The Magic said Friday that Banchero was doubtful to return that night with a sore right ankle, The Stein Line's Marc Stein reported.
Banchero started all 72 games he played in 2025-26 and averaged 22.2 points, 8.4 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 34.7 minutes. Keel Impact, our player rating, ranked him 204th of 379 players with at least 500 minutes.
In the playoffs that season, he averaged 26.3 points, 9 rebounds and 6.3 assists over seven games.
Orlando finished 45-37 in 2025-26 with a net rating of 0.6 points per 100 possessions, 17th of 30 teams. The Magic ranked 12th in defensive rating and 19th in offensive rating.
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Reported byMarc Stein, Shams Charania
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Magic say Paolo Banchero is doubtful to return tonight due to a sore right ankle.
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero has sustained a low-grade right high ankle sprain, sources tell ESPN. This injury diagnosis typically carries a timetable of 4-to-6 weeks. https://t.co/GQ5jXREXXd
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Magic say Anthony Black (right ankle sprain) will be available to play tonight at New York.
Shams Charania@ShamsCharania · ESPN
Orlando Magic guard Jalen Suggs has been diagnosed with a mild bone bruise in his right knee and will be re-evaluated in two weeks, sources tell ESPN. Suggs avoided any other major structural damage. https://t.co/C3DqyUcuAW
Marc Stein@TheSteinLine · The Stein Line
The Magic say Jalen Suggs will be re-evaluated in two weeks after an MRI confirmed a mild right knee bone bruise. The team says there was no other structural damage.
From the reports quoted here and Keel Stats data; every number is checked against them before publishing.
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