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.
NBA sets dates for Eastern and Western conference finals
The NBA has begun lining up the conference finals. But, of course, a few key outcomes need to fall into place first.
Per a league...
NBA trade proposal sends Warriors’ Stephen Curry to Celtics
This is the time of the NBA season for fake big swings. This would certainly be one of them.
A trade idea making the rounds...
Steve Kerr nearly retired before Warriors win changed his mind
Steve Kerr was ready to walk away. Then the Warriors reminded him why he never could.
The longtime Golden State coach said he was about...
NBA Notes: Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Knicks, OG Anunoby, Pistons
Grizzlies
The Grizzlies may have bought themselves time. They did not necessarily solve anything.
Landing the No. 3 pick changes the conversation around Ja Morant, but...
Adam Silver: NBA lottery proposal will erase ‘incentive to be bad’
The NBA seems to think it's delivered a knockout blow to tanking.
Commissioner Adam Silver said on Stephen A. Smith’s radio show that the league...
NBA Notes: Pistons, JB Bickerstaff, Bulls, front office, Nets
Pistons
The Pistons are still looking at the final seconds of Game 5 and seeing something very different than the officials.
With the score tied late...
Cavs Notes: Game 5 win, Donovan Mitchell, Max Strus, James Harden
The Cavaliers looked finished late. Then they looked like a team with a great deal of belief.
Cleveland erased a nine-point deficit in the final...
Cavs vs. Pistons, Game 6: Matchup, how to watch, what to expect
Well now.
The Cavaliers were on the ropes two games into this series. Didn’t look right. Didn’t look connected. Didn’t look like a team ready...
Dribbles: Cavs weren’t clean, just clutch, and that was enough
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 117-113 overtime road win against the Detroit Pistons in Game 5 Wednesday.
1. The Cavs didn't take care of the...
2026 NBA mock draft: Projecting the first round
The NBA draft picture is starting to come into focus, at least for now.
There is still plenty of time for movement, workouts and late...
Wizards’ No. 1 pick not necessarily viewed as lock
The Wizards may be on the clock at No. 1, but around the league, there is less certainty than you might think.
While most public...
Wizards like momentum as No. 1 pick looms: ‘Train leaving the station’
The Wizards may finally be turning a corner.
After years of rebuilding, Washington enters the offseason with the No. 1 overall pick and a roster...
Anthony Edwards stays confident as Timberwolves face elimination
The Timberwolves took a hit in Game 5. Anthony Edwards did not sound like a guy ready to fold.
Minnesota got blown out again in...
NBA seeing uptick in fouls during playoffs, league says it’s natural
If it feels like there have been more whistles this NBA postseason, you are not imagining it.
NBA referees are calling about 11 percent more...
