Team Outlook

Orlando opens 2026-27 as a playoff range chaser with 45 win muscle, and forward Paolo Banchero must drag a 34.3 percent three point attack into the modern NBA.

Orlando sits 0-0 after a working 45-37 run across 82 games, pending final archive verification. That group scored 115.7 per game by pounding twos at 54.0 percent and living at the line, while threes lagged at 34.3 percent. Guard Desmond Bane joins the camp mix as spacing help, and Boston twice plus New York in the first month will show fast whether the math changed, which ties shooting directly to early standings pressure.

Team three point mark of 34.3 percent on 34.1 attempts per game caps spacing until live shooting proves otherwise.

Watch team three point percentage through the first 15 regular season games and who closes next to guard Desmond Bane when Boston and New York force small lineups.