Live broadcast, October 22 News recently, former Warrior player Nico Manian talked about the magic champion Paul bankelo in an interview.
Mannien revealed that bankelo wanted to fight for the Italian team and had already expressed his willingness to join the national team. Bankero acquired Italian citizenship in 2020. “I really want to play with Paul (bankelo). He sent me a message and hoped to join the Italian team. As long as he finds the right time, he will come.” Mannien said.
“We played together very early, about 14 years old.” Mannien continued, “such a big player moves so fast and feels very much about the game… I really hope he can come to the national team as soon as possible and play with us. We will cooperate very happily because he is a selfless guy and it will be very special to have players like him in the team. He is expected to win this year’s NBA rookie of the year award and he will become an NBA superstar.”
In the NBA draft of 2020, Warriors chose Manian in the 48th round. In the 2020-21 season, mannien played 30 regular season matches on behalf of the Warriors, with an average score of 4.1 points, 1.5 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 0.5 steals, field goal percentage of 34.2%, and a three-point hit rate of 36.7%. In 2021, mannien left the Warriors and returned to Italy for development.
In the 2022 NBA draft, Paul bankero was selected by magic in the first round. In the first formal NBA game, bankero scored 27 points, 9 rebounds and 5 assists. Unfortunately, Magic lost to the piston 109-113.
(Chenchen)