Magic fans

Verdict

n=14,523 comments by Magic fans about tracked players

#25saltiest of 30

Who they talk about

Paolo Banchero alone is 10% of what Magic fans say about players; 4 of their 10 most-discussed are Magic.

1. 1Paolo BancheroORLown roster
   1,503 n
2. 2Victor WembanyamaSAS
   663 n
3. 3Franz WagnerORLown roster
   642 n
4. 4Desmond BaneORLown roster
   565 n
5. 5LeBron JamesLAL
   535 n
6. 6Jalen SuggsORLown roster
   445 n
7. 7Shai Gilgeous-AlexanderOKC
   417 n
8. 8Luka DoncicLAL
   342 n
9. 9Cade CunninghamDET
   299 n
10. 10Jalen BrunsonNYK
    288 n

Bar length: his share of the leader's n. Segments: negative, neutral, positive.

Their own players

Magic fans are less negative than rival fans on all 5 players: the widest gap on Paolo Banchero (-15 pts), the narrowest on Franz Wagner (-3 pts). 1 more sits under the floor of 200 of their own comments.

Magic fans on their own players, against every other fanbase

Player	Own fans	Rival fans	Δ
Paolo BancheroF	31%n=1,503	47%	-15 15 points less negative than rival fans
Desmond BaneG	26%n=565	39%	-13 13 points less negative than rival fans
Jalen SuggsG	33%n=445	44%	-11 11 points less negative than rival fans
Anthony BlackG	17%n=215	26%	-8 8 points less negative than rival fans
Franz WagnerF	28%n=642	31%	-3 3 points less negative than rival fans
Wendell Carter Jr.C-F	34%n=32	43%	— under the floor of 200 of their own comments, so no gap is read

Rival fans: every other flaired fanbase, summed. Δ in points, own fans minus rivals.

Grudges and flowers

Of the 11 players Magic fans have at least 200 comments about, they are hardest on Jalen Brunson (+12 pts negative against his usual) and warmest to Victor Wembanyama (+3 pts positive against his usual).

The league on them

Of the 21 fanbases with at least 200 comments about Magic players, Hawks fans are hardest on them (+12 pts negative against the Magic' usual) and Grizzlies fans warmest (+2 pts positive against usual).