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With Paolo Banchero missing his fourth consecutive contest Thursday night against the Clippers , second-year pro Tristan da Silva has found himself in a familiar spot.

The young Magic wing was thrown into the fire early last season and made 38 starts in 74 appearances as a rookie when Banchero missed two-plus months a year ago due to a torn right abdominal muscle.

Now as Banchero rehabs a left groin strain, da Silva isn’t having to play catchup on a nightly basis with Orlando .

“I just feel more comfortable,” he said at the AdventHealth Training Center after shootaround Thursday. “Knowing the game plan, knowing the opponents now since I played against them a couple times already. There’s just more familiarity there.”

Despite the

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