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.

Jimmy Butler and the Miami Heat appear increasingly determined to part ways. We know where he wants to end up, but these teams just would not make sense.

On Wednesday night, Paolo Banchero, who started out the season on an undeniable ... that’s far too much inefficiency to bear. With Jimmy Butler’s seven-game suspension set to lift Friday, neither he ...

Paolo Banchero, one of the NBA’s top rising stars, sent a bold message to the league about his performance with the Orlando ...

Jimmy Butler drew the familiar “oohs” and “aahs” from the Chicago crowd when he cut backdoor for an alley-oop dunk in the ...

Paolo Banchero puts Magic ahead, and Victor Wembanyama's last-second shot comes up short as Magic sneak away with a 112-111 ...

Orlando Magic forwards Paolo Banchero and Franz Wagner again placed ... continues his climb up to sixth, and Miami's Jimmy Butler (454,652 votes) is now seventh. Less than 5,000 votes separate ...

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 ...

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 ...

On Wednesday night, Paolo Banchero, who started out the season ... that’s far too much inefficiency to bear. With Jimmy Butler’s seven-game suspension set to lift Friday, neither he nor ...