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Friday / March 29.
  • Paolo Banchero names a top six

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    By ADAM ZAGORIA

    Paolo Banchero, the 6-foot-10 Class of 2021 forward from O’Dea (WA) and Seattle Rotary, has announced his top six schools.

    The No. 1 power forward in the Class of 2021 per 247Sports.com, Banchero lists Kentucky, Duke, Arizona, Tennessee, Washington and Gonzaga. He visited a number of those schools this past season.

    Banchero won MVP honors at the NBA Top 100 Camp in June and has proven himself to be one of the most skilled and versatile forwards in the country, regardless of class. He lists Anthony Davis, Ben Simmons, and Blake Griffin as pros whom he emulates.

    “I’m kind a stretch, do-it-all ‘4’, and I can play the ‘3’ too,” Banchero said of his unique game. “I can kind of do whatever, play on the wing or play inside, but if it was up to me I would prefer kind of in the midrange, 16-17 feet out, and just kind of operate from there.”

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    Adam Zagoria is a Basketball Insider who covers basketball at all levels. A contributor to The New York Times and SportsNet New York (SNY), he is also the author of two books and is an award-winning journalist and filmmaker. His articles have appeared in ESPN The Magazine, SLAM, Sheridan Hoops, Basketball Times and in newspapers nationwide. He also won an Emmy award for his work on the SNY mini-documentary on Syracuse guard Tyus Battle. A veteran Ultimate Frisbee player, he has competed in numerous National and World Championships and, perhaps more importantly, his teams won the Westchester Summer League (WSL) championships in 2011 and 2013. He lives in Manhattan with his wife and children.

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