Orlando Magic star Paolo Banchero is officially three years into his career after his team was eliminated by the Boston Celtics in five games in the first round of the playoffs. Going into his fourth season in the league,

ESPN's Bobby Marks noted a max extension for Banchero would be $247 million over five years. This does put the Magic in a bit of a financial bind because last offseason they maxed out Franz Wagner ( five years, $224.2 million) and extended Jalen Suggs ( five years, $150.5 million ).

Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero expressed full support for the franchise’s shift toward a “win-now” mentality, following comments made earlier Thursday by team president of basketball operations Jeff Weltman.