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.
LeBron James Deal Puts Lakers Over Second Tax Apron; Agent To Meet With GM Rob Pelinka
LeBron James' new contract puts the Los Angeles Lakers over the second-tax apron, severely limiting their opportunities to make moves in free agency and...
Cavs Sign Jaylon Tyson To Rookie-Scale Contract
In a move that's considered a formality, the Cavaliers have signed first-round draft pick Jaylon Tyson to his rookie-scale contract.
Tyson is 6-foot-6 and was...
LeBron James’ New Contract With Lakers Has Opt-Out, No-Trade Clause
As expected, LeBron James is returning to the Los Angeles Lakers, this time another one of those one-plus-one deals.
Per Shams Charania of The Athletic,...
Warriors Deep In Trade Talks With Sixers For Buddy Hield
The Golden State Warriors are pursuing a trade for Philadelphia 76ers shooting guard Buddy Hield, with the sides said to be deep in talks,...
Donovan Mitchell Likely To Have Say In Cavs’ Future Roster Decisions
Donovan Mitchell agreed to a contract extension and now everyone who cares about the Cavaliers can breathe a sigh of relief.
The rest will be...
Warriors Planning To Hire Terry Stotts, Jerry Stackhouse As Assistant Coaches
The Golden State Warriors need to find a replacement for departed assistant Kenny Atkinson under coach Steve Kerr. They also had another opening, and...
Clippers Exploring Idea Of Acquiring Hornets’ Miles Bridges
The Los Angeles Clippers are among the teams that have Charlotte Hornets free agent Miles Bridges on their radar, per Broderick Turner of the...
Warriors Signing Kyle Anderson To Three-Year Contract
The Golden State Warriors intend to sign free agent forward Kyle Anderson to a three-year, $27 million deal, via a sign-and-trade with the Minnesota...
Dribbles: Kenny Atkinson Is All Basketball, All The Time. And He Strongly Believes In Cavs’ Core Four
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio -- Random dribbles on the Cavaliers and their offseason thus far.
1. It took about five minutes of listening to new Cavaliers coach...
Lakers Interested In Adding Ex-Pelicans Coach Alvin Gentry As Assistant
The Los Angeles Lakers are interested in adding former NBA coach Alvin Gentry as an assistant under new coach JJ Redick, per Brad Turner...
2024 NBA Free Agency Tracker
Hoops Wire is keeping tabs on all of the signings with our 2024 NBA Free Agency Tracker, updating it as quickly as they occur,...
Pacers, James Wiseman Agree To Two-Year Contract
The Indiana Pacers and former Detroit Pistons center James Wiseman have agreed to a two-year contract, per Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
Wiseman, 23, was the...
Lakers Signing Bronny James To Multiyear Guaranteed Deal
The Los Angeles Lakers intend to give a guaranteed, multiyear contract to second-round pick Bronny James, per Shams Charania of The Athletic.
James, the son...
One-On-One With Cavs Coach Kenny Atkinson: ‘We Have Two All-Star Guards’
New Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson said he has plenty of reasons to believe in the team's backcourt of Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland.
And he...
