Aaron Gordon might be the gold standard of the "struggling leading man to role player" transformation right now. After never finding his place in Orlando, he has become Mr. Nugget in Denver by giving up the on-ball portion of his offensive game,

Former Laker Julius Randle is excelling with the Timberwolves, and he said late Lakers great Kobe Bryant helped shape his mentality.

Timberwolves' power forward has finally emerged as a playoff force to complement superstar Anthony Edwards. 'I had a great mentor in Kobe Bryant,' he says.

Once viewed as a player who shrunk in the playoff spotlight, Julius Randle has been a revelation in his first postseason for the Timberwolves.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Julius Randle credited Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant for teaching him how to deal with adversity.

Minnesota Timberwolves star Julius Randle got some friendly advice from his son Kyden after Game 4 on Monday.

Julius Randle discusses scoring 30 points and overcoming hurdles, crediting mentorship from Kobe Bryant. Randle has played extremely well this postseason.

On Monday, a couple of former Kentucky Wildcats played a massive part in helping their teams take 3-1 leads in the Conference Semifinals. We’ll start in the Big Apple, where Karl-Anthony Towns and the (3) New York Knicks used another second-half comeback (coupled with some terrible injury luck for the opposition) to take down the (1) Boston