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.
East Notes: Bucks, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Pistons, Pacers, Kam Jones
Bucks
Giannis Antetokounmpo says he isn’t ready to call himself one of the all-time greats. At least not yet.
“I’m not there yet,” Antetokounmpo said, via...
NBA Predictions: Power rankings, playoffs, MVP
It's NBA basketball time, as the 2025-26 season has finally arrived. I try not to write things with exclamation points, but if I did,...
Lakers’ Maxi Kleber sidelined with oblique strain to start season
Maxi Kleber won’t be on the floor when the regular season tips off. The Lakers announced the veteran forward has an oblique strain and...
Lakers pick up 2026-27 option on Dalton Knecht
The Lakers are keeping Dalton Knecht in their long-term plans, picking up his $4.2 million team option for the 2026-27 season, per Keith Smith...
East Notes: Pacers, Aaron Nesmith, Wizards, Bilal Coulibaly, Bucks
Pacers
The Pacers are locking in one of their best glue guys, as guard Aaron Nesmith has agreed to a two-year, $40.4 million extension, agent...
NBA Notes: Warriors, Seth Curry, Hornets, Pat Connaughton, Knicks
Warriors
There’s little mystery about whether the Warriors will bring back Seth Curry. It’s actually only a matter of when, according to Marc Stein of...
Top 50 NBA players entering the 2025-26 season
Here are aggregated rankings, compiled by HoopsHype, of the top 25 players in the NBA entering the 2025-26 campaign. The list combines rankings from...
West Notes: Thunder, Jalen Williams, Grizzlies, Ja Morant, Blazers
Thunder
Thunder All-Star Jalen Williams won’t play in Tuesday’s season opener against the Rockets as he continues to recover from offseason wrist surgery, per ESPN’s...
Rockets’ Tari Eason one of 12 eligible players to fail to reach extension
The Rockets and forward Tari Eason failed to reach a rookie-scale extension before Monday’s 6 p.m. EST deadline, per ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Eason entered the...
Grizzlies’ Ty Jerome out at least four weeks with calf strain
Guard Ty Jerome will miss at least four weeks after being diagnosed with a high-grade right calf strain, the Grizzlies announced. He’ll be reexamined...
NBA Notes: Hawks, Dyson Daniels, Mavericks, Dereck Lively, Nets
Hawks
The Hawks are locking in one of their cornerstone defenders for the long haul. Guard Dyson Daniels has agreed to a four-year, $100 million...
NBC reveals details of Michael Jordan’s role ahead of its NBA return
NBC has given fans a clearer sense of what Michael Jordan will actually do as part of the network’s NBA comeback.
During Sunday Night Football,...
Cavs unsure if De’Andre Hunter will be ready for season opener
The Cavaliers may be without another key rotation player when they tip off the season at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday.
Forward De'Andre Hunter is...
West Notes: Thunder, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, Nuggets, Christian Braun, Lakers
Thunder
A dynasty might be forming in Oklahoma City, ESPN wrote in its NBA season preview.
After becoming the second-youngest championship team in league history, the...
