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.
Where Do ‘Continuity’ Cavs Rank In East Entering Season?
CLEVELAND -- When it comes to the Eastern Conference and where the Cavaliers are projected to finish ... well, it's all over the board....
Cavs Picked To Place Second In East In ESPN’s 2024-25 Win Projections
Not a whole lot of people have the Cavaliers finishing higher than fourth place in the Eastern Conference this season. After all, it's precisely...
Heat’s Erik Spoelstra: Jimmy Butler Needs Me To Push Him To Higher Levels
The Heat made a surprising run to the NBA Finals two years ago. Last season, they were bounced by the Celtics in the first...
Dikembe Mutombo Dead At 58
Former NBA center Dikembe Mutombo has died at the age after a short battle with brain cancer, the league announced in a statement. He...
Karl-Anthony Towns Sought Assurances From Timberwolves That He Wouldn’t Be Traded
Star center/forward Karl-Anthony Towns is headed from the Timberwolves to the Knicks in perhaps the most notable trade of the NBA offseason -- and...
More Players Expected To Be Involved In Karl-Anthony Towns Trade To Knicks
While we know the basics of the Timberwolves' trade of Karl-Anthony Towns trade to the Knicks, we may not yet know everything. After all,...
Rockets’ AJ Griffin Retires From NBA At Age 21 ‘To Follow Jesus,’ Enter Ministry
Rockets guard/forward AJ Griffin explained his decision to retire from the NBA, saying he wants "to follow Jesus" and enter the ministry.
Griffin, 21, was...
Pacers Took In Some Jahlil Okafor Workouts Before Signing Him
The Pacers watched some basketball workouts from forward/center Jahlil Okafor before deciding to sign him, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Okafor is signing a...
Knicks May Have Had Chemistry Concerns With Julius Randle
The Knicks may have traded for Timberwolves star big man Karl-Anthony Towns for more reasons than just because they wanted Towns. They may also...
MLB Insider Jeff Passan Candidate To Replace Adrian Wojnarowski On ESPN NBA Beat
MLB insider Jeff Passan, a product of Solon High School near Cleveland, is among the candidates to replace NBA insider Adrian Wojnarowski with ESPN,...
Knicks’ Tom Thibodeau, Karl-Anthony Towns Reportedly In Good Place After Rocky Wolves Run
This won't be the first NBA go-round for Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau and incoming star big man Karl-Anthony Towns. The two were previously together...
Timberwolves Knew They Would Have To Trade Karl-Anthony Towns Or Someone Else Soon
Timberwolves president Tim Connelly met with Karl-Anthony Towns at Towns' home to inform him of the trade to the Knicks, and it's something Minnesota...
Karl-Anthony Towns Posts Ellipses To Social Media After News Of Trade To Knicks
In an NBA blockbuster trade agreed on late Friday, Karl-Anthony Towns is headed to the Knicks from the Timberwolves, and it appears Towns isn't...
Karl-Anthony Towns ‘Still Processing’ Stunning Trade To Knicks
It came on a late Friday night, and Karl-Anthony Towns found out when most of the rest of us did. He's being traded from...
