Former Blue Devil Paolo Banchero has had quite a summer. First he won the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award. Then he chose to play for the US over Italy, which really irritated the Italian basketball federation, which thought Banchero was going to play for them.
But Banchero always wanted to play for the US. He just hadn’t been asked, much to his frustration. You’ve probably heard the story by now - his mom played for the US and Banchero saw the poster every day at home.
And obviously he was asked to play for the US, and he’s about to fulfill that dream.