Paolo Banchero On When He Learned That Michael Jordan Wanted To Sign Him
Pretty great story from Banchero
One of the things we like about former Blue Devil Paolo Banchero is that at times, he's quite funny. Did you ever see the video where a British sports reporter pursued him through a crowd, certain that he was Kansas City quarterback Patrick Mahomes?
Banchero was surprised but pretty relaxed about the whole thing. It was really pretty entertaining.
More recently, he’s talked about why he liked UNC before he chose Duke and also talked about signing with Jordan Brand, according to On3.com:
“I just got a call from Jamal [Crawford]. I was in the airport, actually, I remember. I hadn’t talked to him in a minute, and he just called me. He was like, ‘Yo, how you doing? What’s up?’ He was like, ‘Man, you won’t guess who I just got off the phone with.’ And I was like, ‘Who?’ He was like, ‘The Black Cat.’ And I was like, ‘Black Cat?’ He’s like, ‘Michael Jordan, bro.’
“… He was like, ‘Michael Jordan, don’t ever call me.’ He was like, ‘So the fact that he called me to talk about you, like, man, he really wants you to be part of Jordan.’ And I was like, ‘Damn, for real.’ He was like, ‘Yeah, man. He called me and said he loves your game. Love that you’re about the right stuff.’ He said, ‘We got to get you to the brand.’ Sh*t, that’s, that’s all you had to say. I signed with Jordan.”
His greatest gift is obviously basketball, but he also seems to have a knack for making people laugh which must be great to be around.