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.
Nuggets coaching legend Doug Moe dies at 87
Former NBA head coach Doug Moe passed away Tuesday at the age of 87, the Nuggets announced.
According to Mike Monroe and Tom Orsborn of...
Timberwolves officially re-sign Mike Conley for rest of season
As expected, Mike Conley is back in Minnesota.
The Timberwolves officially re-signed the veteran point guard to a rest-of-season contract, a move reflected in the...
Heat likely sitting out buyout market as youth minutes take priority
The Heat are usually aggressive when the buyout market opens. This year might be different.
According to Anthony Chiang of the Miami Herald, the Heat...
Hawks pick a lane, and a rival scout likes the direction
The Hawks finally chose a path, and at least one NBA scout thinks that matters.
A scout who had long been bearish on Atlanta’s ceiling...
Keon Ellis already feels the Cavs vibe, with a push from Matthew Dellavedova
The Cavaliers debuted three new faces at Rocket Arena last Wednesday, and the building responded the way Cleveland always does. Loud. Locked in. Ready.
For...
Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo: ‘This is my team, and I love it’
After months of noise, speculation, and hypothetical trade boards, Giannis Antetokounmpo remained with Bucks at the deadline.
The Bucks listened to calls. They did not...
Mat Ishbia says he expects Suns to stay steady after the break
The Suns hit the All-Star break right where they wanted to be, and team owner Mat Ishbia isn’t looking for anything fancy the rest of...
Larger fines, loss of draft picks could await teams that blatantly tank
NBA commissioner Adam Silver touched on a lot during All-Star Weekend. Expansion. Relocation. Media rights. But the topic that stuck was tanking.
And not subtly.
With...
NBA All-Star Game may have found its pulse again
For a moment Sunday, the All-Star Game felt like a real game again.
The tell wasn’t the score or the format. It was Victor Wembanyama...
NBA Notes: Pistons, JB Bickerstaff, Blazers, Damian Lillard, Sixers
Pistons
The rise in Detroit has been fast. Even J.B. Bickerstaff admits that.
The Pistons have gone from the bottom of the East to the top...
Blazers’ Deni Avdija makes history, embraces spotlight after first All-Star nod
Deni Avdija didn’t light up the box score in his first All-Star Game.
That wasn’t really the point.
Avdija finished with five points, four assists and...
Warriors signing Jeenathan Williams to two-way contract
The Warriors are taking another look at a familiar type.
Golden State is signing Nate Williams to a two-way contract, per Jake Fischer of The...
Victor Wembanyama: ‘I’m never stepping onto the court not caring’
Victor Wembanyama didn’t need to be told what the All-Star Game was missing.
He felt it. And more importantly, he played like it mattered.
As Wembanyama...
Sixers to sign Cameron Payne after buyout with Serbian club
Cameron Payne is headed back to 76ers, with perhaps a little paperwork still in the way.
League sources tell The Stein Line's Marc Stein that...
