Paolo Banchero: Postseason basketball fits my style of play

Tyrese Maxey is sitting inside the 76ers practice facility on a January afternoon, giving his best impression of Joel Embiid while telling us the real story of when the MVP declared him as “The Franchise.” It was nearly three years ago, he says, back when Maxey was in his second…

Titan Comics are thrilled to announce that they are teaming up with four-time All-NBA Team player Rudy Gobert (representing the French National Team and the Minnesota Timberwolves, previously Utah Jazz) for BASH!: a brand new standalone graphic novel, scheduled for release in February 2023, which will take young-adult readers on…

Photo: Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images The Lakers went on a six-year playoff drought after team owner Jerry Buss passed away in 2013. Jeanie Buss took over the team from her late father. In 2017 the Purple and Gold fired general manager Mitch Kupchak. Even when LeBron James was lured to Los…

Photo: Peter Baba In a stunning pre-training camp move, the Milwaukee Bucks orchestrated a three-team trade to acquire Damian Lillard, sending shockwaves throughout the NBA. Lillard’s desire for a trade had been known for over two months, with the Miami Heat initially seen as the only destination for the superstar…

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter Los Angeles Lakers guard Austin Reaves was asked by Matt Barnes during episode 192 of All The Smoke if any fun stuff has happened to him in Las Vegas. (via All The Smoke): “Probably Bron’s first or our first mini camp out here was my rookie…

Photo: Andrew D. Bernstein/NBAE via Getty Images Big man Dwight Howard, who last played for the Los Angeles Lakers, announces he’s headed overseas to play in Taiwan for the Taoyuan Leopards. Howard played 60 for the Lakers last year and averaged 6.2 points and 5.9 rebounds in 16 minutes of…