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Paolo Banchero thinks he should be No. 1.

Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham learned quite a bit in his first NBA season. He shared that he learned that winning talks and that’s what gets people to pay attention. So, I think that’s been the biggest thing that I’ve locked in on and I decided within. He told SLAM that he’s happy for his former Montverde teammate. I feel like it’s great that it’s him, [my] Montverde teammate,” Cunningham told SLAM.

Tyler Herro was told before the season began that he wouldn’t be in the Miami Heat starting lineup.

Joel Embiid had 33 points and 10 rebounds, James Harden added 22 points and 15 assists and the Philadelphia 76ers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-97 in Game 6 to end the first-round series Thursday night.

Pascal Siakam scored 23 points, Precious Achiuwa had 17 and the Toronto Raptors forced a return home for Game 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers.

TORONTO (AP) — Toronto forward Scottie Barnes was voted NBA Rookie of the Year on Saturday, edging Cleveland’s Evan Mobley. Barnes got 48 first-place votes and 378 points from a global panel of 100 writers and broadcasters. The difference of 15 points was the smallest margin in the rookie category under the current voting format that began with the 2002-03 season. “He’s going to continue to get better, continue to grow, but it was a great moment,” Raptors guard Gary Trent Jr. said. “So that was a good boost.”Barnes was the only rookie to rank in the top five in points, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks.

Toronto forward Scottie Barnes has been voted NBA Rookie of the Year, edging Cleveland’s Evan Mobley in a close vote.

Scoring has rarely looked so difficult for Kevin Durant.

Joel Embiid had 31 points and 11 rebounds to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 112-97 win over the Toronto Raptors in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference playoffs.

On Monday, the First Round of the NBA Playoffs continues with a pair of Western Conference series, along with an Eastern Conference series that is highly anticipated. Philly jumped flew out of the gate to a big lead in the first quarter, and led by 18 heading into halftime. Watch the NBA Playoffs on FuboTV (7-day free trial)WESTERN CONFERENCE(5) Utah Jazz vs. (4) Dallas Mavericks (Jazz lead 1-0)The Jazz started the series on the right foot, despite being the presumed underdog coming into the series. Despite Dallas trying to comeback in the fourth, the Jazz held on to take the early series lead. (6) Denver Nuggets vs. (3) Golden State Warriors (Warriors lead 1-0)Time: 10:00 p.m.

Nikola Jokic is a finalist to win a second straight NBA MVP award, along with two-time winner Giannis Antetokounmpo and Joel Embiid.

Tyrese Maxey had the breakout game of his young career, scoring 21 of his playoff career-high 38 points in the third quarter to lead the Philadelphia 76ers to a 131-111 Game 1 win over the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night.

There’s no denying that the 2021 NBA rookie class was a special one. Several voters of the NBA‘s season awards have shared their ballots and the likelihood of Cade Cunningham taking home the award seems to shrink each day. On top of that, the NBA released its final rookie ladder and ranked Cunningham third behind Evan Mobley and Scottie Barnes. Mobley and Barnes, of course, are looking to help their teams navigate successful postseason runs. More:Cavaliers Evan Mobley maintains hold on Rookie of the Year odds, Cade Cunningham keeps race tightRecent odds show Cade Cunningham making up a little ground in Rookie of the Year raceWhere Pistons’ Cade Cunningham sits in NBA’s Rookie of the Year race

But Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley has been consistent this season, which helped solidify his case as a front runner. Mobley has picked up 10 double-doubles this season with eight of them coming in the last eight games. Two games before that, he scored a career-high 30 points in the Cavaliers win over the Los Angeles Clippers. In the NBA’s annual GM survey, front offices predicted the Houston Rockets guard would win the Rookie of the Year award. More:Recent odds show Cade Cunningham making up a little ground in Rookie of the Year raceWhere Pistons’ Cade Cunningham sits in NBA’s Rookie of the Year race

Pascal Siakam had 26 points and 10 rebounds and Precious Achiuwa scored 21 points to lead the Toronto Raptors to a 93-88 win over the Philadelphia 76ers.

All-Star point guard Darius Garland had 24 points and 12 assists, Evan Mobley had his NBA rookie-high 20th double-double, and the Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Detroit Pistons 113-109.

Fred VanVleet had 26 points and the Toronto Raptors beat the San Antonio Spurs 119-104 on Wednesday night, delaying Gregg Popovich’s coronation as the winningest coach in NBA history.

Cade Cunningham had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jerami Grant scored 26 and the Detroit Pistons held on to beat Toronto 108-106 for their sixth straight victory over the Raptors.

Cade Cunningham had 22 points and 12 rebounds, Jerami Grant scored 26 and the Detroit Pistons held off Toronto 108-106 on Thursday night for their sixth straight victory over the Raptors. Saddiq Bey scored 23 points, Hamidou Diallo had 11 and Isaiah Stewart added 10 as the Pistons gave coach Dwane Casey his ninth win in 12 games against the team that fired him in May 2018.

While Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley has separated himself from the pack, Cade Cunningham among several others has made a case to take it home. Cunningham, who went first overall in the NBA Draft last July had a slow start, but he managed to make up plenty of ground in January. The NBA awarded him, Rookie of the Month after he averaged 17.3 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. But the Pistons guard hurt his hip pointer heading into February and missed several games as a result. So here is where Cunningham sits in this week in the Rookie of the Year race.

In 5.5 seconds Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Evan Mobley nailed his shot from half-court, dashing Team Rooks’ comeback efforts in the Taco Bell Skills Challenge. They set themselves up for a convincing win when Cunningham hit a halfcourt shot in 9.9 seconds. But Team Cavs, which consisted of Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Darius Garland, sealed their win faster. Only Team Cavs and Team Rooks proceeded to the final contest of the challenge, the halfcourt shot. The win earned them 200 points forcing Team Antetokounmpo and Team Cavs into a shootout.

Karl-Anthony Towns gave big men everywhere something to shoot for.

The NBA’s All-Star weekend is about fashion and fun, Saturday night slams and celebrating the very best in the game today.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will team up with two of his brothers to compete in a revamped Skills Challenge during the NBA’s All-Star Saturday night.

Luka Doncic scored a season-high 41 points, including a clutch 3-pointer with 1:01 to play, and tied his season best with 14 rebounds as the surging Dallas Mavericks held off the Toronto Raptors 102-98.

Cade Cunningham and Franz Wagner are giving the Eastern Conference's bottom two teams reasons for optimism.

Cade Cunningham's final shot of his most recent game was a 3-point try from the left-wing as time was running out against the Brooklyn Nets, an attempt that never got anywhere near the rim.

OG Anunoby scored a career-high 36 points and the Toronto Raptors won their fourth straight by beating the New York Knicks 113-104 in the 75th anniversary of the NBA’s first game.

Tre Jones made a layup with less than a second remaining to give San Antonio the lead, then had a steal to prevent Charlotte from taking a final shot in the Spurs’ 106-105 victory over the Hornets on Thursday night in the NBA Summer League.

Cade Cunningham sure looked like the No. 1 overall draft pick all year at Oklahoma State with his fluid game, scoring ability and passing — all in a 6-foot-8 frame.

The Detroit Pistons selected Oklahoma State’s Cade Cunningham with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft Thursday night.

Cade Cunningham headlines the top prospects in Thursday's NBA draft in New York.

FINAL: Michigan 76, Florida State 58The Wolverines were in control throughout and advance to the Elite Eight. SECOND HALF0:00 -- Michigan 76, Florida State 58Juwan Howard emptied the bench and brought in the reserves. 7:18 – Michigan 60, Florida State 43The Wolverines are dominating inside and have 42 points in the paint. 14:12 -- Michigan 44, Florida State 36FSU’s leading scorer, M.J. Walker, is being attended to on the floor. HALFTIME: Michigan 32, Florida State 21FIRST HALF0:00 – Michigan 32, Florida State 21The Seminoles capitalized on an offensive rebound and made a late basket to pull to within 11.

4 seed Florida State (18-6) vs. No. 1 seed Michigan (22-4), East Region semifinal, Bankers Life Fieldhouse, Indianapolis. Michigan has withstood an injury to second-leading scorer Isaiah Livers to become the last team remaining from the Big Ten’s nine NCAA Tournament selections. Florida State has allowed its first two NCAA Tournament foes to shoot just 33.6% and average 53.5 points. Michigan is averaging 84 points in the NCAA Tournament.

The Yellow Jackets have their first Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament title in nearly three decades after beating No. AdACC player of the year Moses Wright and Jordan Usher each had 11 of their 15 points after halftime for Georgia Tech, which got off to an 0-2 start this season with home losses to Georgia State and Mercer. The Yellow Jackets stood 9-8 after a loss at Clemson on a last-second shot Feb. 12 to find themselves facing bubble uncertainty. That led to a technical foul and two free throws for FSU, though the outcome was decided and the Georgia Tech party had begun. BIG PICTUREGeorgia Tech: The Yellow Jackets had won seven straight, including Thursday against Miami in the quarterfinals.

(AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)Many of the nation’s brightest prospects in the most recent recruiting class didn’t necessarily select the most obvious schools. In the meantime, four of the top seven players chose Oklahoma State, Southern California, Stanford and Florida State. Jerry Meyer, the director of basketball scouting at 247Sports, says he noticed this trend starting in 2015. Barnes is ranked seventh in the 247Sports Composite and played high school basketball at Montverde (Florida) Academy. He was named the California male athlete of the year and the California basketball player of the year by USA Today.