One name drawing considerable attention is Anfernee Simons ... with a young core led by Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner. Adding Simons to the mix could give them another dynamic offensive weapon ...

Despite a late surge from DeMar DeRozan, Portland’s backcourt duo of Simons and Shaedon Sharpe held off the Kings to keep the streak alive. Anfernee Simons lit it up from deep, dropping 30 ...

Jason Beede: “I think I’m just continuing to learn each game and looking for ways to improve,” #Magic’s Paolo Banchero told reporters in the locker room when I asked him how he would ...

Anfernee Simons scored 21 points and the Portland ... Tristan Da Silva came off the bench with 16 points. Paolo Banchero had eight points and nine rebounds, but shot 1 for 14 with five turnovers.

Although Portland entered 13th in the West and with only 15 wins, it left Kia Center with No. 16, 101-79, behind 21 points from Edgewater High School’s Anfernee ... by Paolo Banchero on Thursday ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — Paolo Banchero’s 15-foot shot put Orlando ahead with 24.7 seconds left in a game they played mostly from behind and Victor Wembanyama missed a mid-range jumper in the final ...