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Professional athletes are no less than celebrities. But more often than not, those same athletes try their hand at something entirely other than their sport, venturing into a new line altogether. And that is something this 20-year-old NBA starlet wants to achieve going forward in the coming years.

Hollywood?s beloved Adam Sandler has great love for the game of basketball. And his movie Hustle was a testament to that. But while praising his teammate as well as Anthony Edwards for their role in the movie, this young gun wants to follow in their footsteps as well.

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Adam Sandler?s movie, Hustle, featured numerous NBA stars and other known celebrities. One such player was the Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards out of the many players in the movie.

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Apart from Juancho Hernangomez playing the main role, another NBA player that featured in the movie was Mo Wagner. In a recent interview on The Crew Has It, his Orlando Magic teammate Paolo Banchero spoke of him in high regard.

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?He even praised the work of Anthony Edwards in the movie. But before all that, he mentioned the desire to star in a movie just like them. Banchero went on to say, ?That?s the thing like rap and music. I can?t rap.?

?I ain?t gonna sit here and say I?m a rapper. Acting, like real life acting, that sh*t would be fire bro.? And the two hosts and Banchero went on to have the conversation about Adam Sandler?s movie.?

Given that Sandler had so many NBA players in the movie, it is a fair assumption that Banchero may just get his chance soon enough to hit the big screen.

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Banchero and the hosts get comfortable

The interview lasted for more than an hour where the two hosts went on to pick Paolo Banchero?s brain on various aspects. Some included his journey as an NBA player and some aspects were related to his life off the court.

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As the two hosts and Banchero were talking about movies, they went on to ask him about his favorite basketball movie. And Banchero?s answer of Coach Carter was an absolute classic that many of us grew up watching.

He even went on to mention his top three non-basketball movies as well. So, as for his admiration to star in a movie someday, it is a fair bet that we might get to see that sooner or later.