This column is a plea — or maybe even a prayer — for the players on the Orlando Magic’s roster: I beg you, please don’t ever turn into Jimmy Butler. I’m talking to you, Paolo Banchero.

saw Franz Wagner (29 points), Paolo Banchero (17) and rookie Tristan da Silva (17) combine for 63 in a 125-119 loss to Miami, which was without 5-time All-NBA wing Jimmy Butler (team suspension).

Wagner finished with a team-high 29 points and Paolo Banchero had 17 ... Suggs sat out with a left quad contusion. The Heat's Jimmy Butler was suspended for a third time this month for a continued ...

The Orlando Magic stacked up 121-113 against the Detroit Pistons. And it was Paolo Banchero’s fierce competitiveness that stole the spotlight. The star forward went above and beyond with his ...

Paolo Banchero had 36 points, 10 rebounds and five assists as the Orlando Magic rallied from an early 19-point deficit to ...

defeating the visiting Detroit Pistons behind a 42-point fourth-quarter and 64 combined points from the reunited duo of Franz Wagner and Paolo Banchero. The 22-22 Heat are looking to win a second ...

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 ...

ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — 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 ...

250-pound Paolo Banchero, who is 22, and 6-foot-10, 230-pound Franz Wagner, who is 23. Their size and talent pose a daunting challenge for the undersize Warriors. This game calls for Draymond ...