Paolo Banchero is a Duke Blue Devil for life but, under the right circumstances, isn’t afraid to do business with a North Carolina Tar Heel. On The Pivot Podcast , Banchero reflected on his journey to signing with Jordan Brand in 2022.

“When it was MJ, it was easy [to put my UNC rivalry aside],” Banchero said . “That was wild I think because during that time I was figuring out where I was gonna sign a shoe deal and all that. It was between Adidas and Jordan.

“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 lik

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