Banchero, like lots of his teammates, has labored tirelessly to enhance his recreation this offseason. “We really feel like we’re proper there,” he stated. “We’re proper there with all these (elite groups within the East). I bear in mind final yr, we began the yr off as a top-two, top-three seed and all people thought it was a fluke. All people thought we have been going to be a play-in group and drop out the highest of the East. We completed robust and acquired the fifth seed and had an opportunity to actually seize the 2 seed on the finish of the season. We have been proper there final yr. We acquired higher this yr. I acquired higher; all of us acquired higher. We acquired some new items which are going to assist quite a bit. We’re attempting to make some noise. We should always simply be a top-four, top-three group, and have an opportunity to win the East.”Supply: NBA.com