Sam Amico
Sam Amico has covered the NBA for 20 years, previously for SI.com, FOX Sports, CBS Sports, Amico Hoops and the Boston Herald.
Lakers signing Drew Timme to two-way deal, waiving Christian Koloko
The Lakers are making a move at the back end of the roster.
Shams Charania of ESPN reports the team is waiving Christian Koloko to...
Report: Few teams showing trade interest in Mavericks’ Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis may be one of the biggest names on the market, but the interest level doesn’t match the résumé.
According to ESPN’s Tim Bontemps,...
NBA Notes: Nuggets, Cam Johnson, Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Wolves
Nuggets
The Nuggets look like a serious threat to the defending champs, and that’s with Cameron Johnson still trying to find his footing.
As ESPN’s Tim...
For Lakers, lots of offense the plan until further notice
The Lakers knew exactly who they were last season by midwinter. They went 19-7 in January and February, climbed into the top five defensively...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, Thunder’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA players of week
Donovan Mitchell is back in the spotlight, and the Cavaliers will happily take it.
The Cavs’ All-Star guard has been named the NBA’s Eastern Conference...
NBA Notes: Cavs, Donovan Mitchell, Hawks, Trae Young, Heat
Cavaliers
ESPN’s Jamal Collier posed the question that’s been floating around Cleveland for weeks: Can the Cavs rediscover last season’s elite offense?
They haven’t been bad,...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Anfernee Simons, Sixers, Jared McCain, Raptors
Celtics
Anfernee Simons is making the most of his minutes, and Boston isn’t complaining.
The Celtics guard has stacked back-to-back 23-point nights, a notable bump after...
NBA Notes: Thunder, Jalen Williams, Lakers, Deandre Ayton, Grizzlies
Thunder
The Thunder just keep rolling. Even without Jalen Williams, OKC crushed Portland on Sunday and moved to an outrageous 17-1.
But Williams’ early-season absence comes...
Chauncey Billups pleads not guilty in alleged rigged poker operation
Chauncey Billups stood in a Brooklyn federal courtroom on Monday and pleaded not guilty, a month after his arrest in a sweeping underground poker...
NBA trade proposal sends Anthony Davis to Bulls, Coby White and others to Mavs
Another hypothetical trade idea has Anthony Davis heading home to Chicago.
NBA writer Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report sketched out a Bulls–Mavericks blockbuster built around...
Kings’ DeMar DeRozan drawing trade interest from Clippers
If the Kings decide it is time to pivot and move veteran pieces, DeMar DeRozan is one name that could surface quickly.
And the Clippers...
JJ Redick: Lakers’ volume will increase but only if threes make sense
The Luka Doncic trade gave the Lakers an instant identity last season. More threes. More space. More shots created off Luka’s gravity.
They jumped from...
Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell proves to be way too much for Clippers
CLEVELAND — Donovan Mitchell did the heavy lifting again and the Cavaliers handled the visiting Clippers 120-105 on Sunday night.
The game tightened in the...
NBA Notes: Lakers, Luka Doncic, Bulls, Matas Buzelis, Sixers
Lakers
The Lakers got four full days off, came into Utah with fresh legs, and needed all of it.
They survived a late push from the...
