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 Notes: Suns, Jalen Green, Cavs, Sixers, deadline questions
Suns
The good news in Phoenix is obvious. Jalen Green is back.
The tricky part is everything that comes with it.
Green made his return Tuesday, his...
NBA Rumors: Warriors, Jimmy Butler, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Sixers, Mavericks
Warriors
Jimmy Butler is not going anywhere. At least not now.
Despite the Warriors exploring every possible angle ahead of February 5, Butler is not expected...
NBA Rumors: Wizards, Trae Young, DPE, Clippers, Knicks, Guerschon Yabusele
Wizards
The question in Washington is no longer about wins and losses. That part is settled. The Wizards are headed for the lottery and perhaps...
Lakers face familiar deadline question: Is this roster good enough?
The Lakers are running out of runway to pretend this roster is finished.
That’s the sense around the league as the trade deadline approaches, and...
Jimmy Butler injury forces Warriors into uncomfortable decisions
The Warriors know one thing for sure: Jimmy Butler is done for the season. Everything else is up in the air.
That includes what comes...
Celtics continue to do more than survive as they wait on Jayson Tatum
This was supposed to be a bridge year for the Celtics. A reset of sorts. A season to stay afloat while Jayson Tatum rehabbed...
Spurs showing they can handle success, not just chase it
The question around the league has shifted with San Antonio. It is no longer about whether the Spurs are real. It is about whether...
Pistons winning old-fashioned way, and it starts with defense
You wouldn’t be crazy to keep waiting for the Pistons to come back to earth. But the longer this goes, the harder it gets...
Thunder forced to survive and thrive again minus Jalen Williams
Without a doubt, the Thunder are favored to claim back-to-back championships. That's not a given, but at 36-8, it's hard to pick anyone else.
The...
NBA trade proposal sends Heat’s Kel’el Ware to Lakers
The Lakers already did the hard part. They landed Luka Doncic.
That changes everything. Once you have a player like Doncic, the conversation shifts. It...
Knicks’ Karl-Anthony Towns continues to circulate in trade rumors
The idea of the Knicks moving on from Karl-Anthony Towns is no longer being dismissed around the league.
Not even close, actually.
James L. Edwards III...
Report: Jeanie Buss bristled at LeBron James’ power within Lakers
The relationship between Lakers owner Jeanie Buss and LeBron James apparently has been colder than it looked from the outside.
Much colder.
According to a deep...
NBA Notes: Heat, Norman Powell, Dink Pate, Jazz, Jusuf Nurkic
Heat
Norman Powell has always scored. The difference now is how he’s doing it, and how often the ball is just handed to him with...
Blazers Notes: Deni Avdija, Scoot Henderson, Tiago Splitter
Deni Avdija is playing the best basketball of his career, and he knows exactly what people are saying about that contract.
The sixth-year forward is...
