SAN ANTONIO — The inaugural Wilt Chamberlain Trophy, awarded to the 2022-23 NBA Rookie of the Year, is on display in Paolo Banchero’s home, on a table behind his couch. Guard Cole Anthony likes to call Banchero the league’s “most underappreciated player.” “He’s a superstar, but I think people are still learning about him, which is mind-boggling to me,” Anthony …
Mazi Mosley of St. Francis scored 17 points on his 17th birthday on Saturday at Colony. On his 17th birthday, 6-foot-5 junior Mazi Mosley of St. Francis scored 17 points in his team’s 72-49 win over Colony at the State Preview Classic on Saturday. I started working out.” After playing junior varsity as a freshman at Heritage Christian, he transferred …
CLEVELAND, Ohio — In the cramped, closet of a space otherwise known as the visitor’s dressing room, a 6-foot-10, 250-pound Paolo Banchero was sprawled out over a chair in front of his locker about 75 minutes before a game against the Cavaliers at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. And beyond that, Banchero played his year of college hoops at Duke, of which …