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, Union Have Not Yet Made Progress on Eliminating Draft Age Limit
The NBA and players' union have not yet made progress on eliminating the age limit for the annual draft, per Jonathan Givoney of ESPN,...
Lakers, Knicks Have Discussed Trade That Would Require Third Team
The Lakers and Knicks discussed a trade within the past week that would require a third team to pull off, according to Ian Begley...
Pistons, Mavs Touch Base on Nerlens Noel Trade
The Mavericks and Pistons have discussed a trade that would involve sending Detroit center Nerlens Noel to Dallas, per Ian Begley of SNY.tv.
Along with...
Will Bulls Become Sellers Ahead of Trade Deadline?
With the Bulls off to a rocky start, opposing executives are wondering whether they may decide to unload some of their talent between now...
Floyd Mayweather Says He’s Offered More Than $2 Billion for NBA Team
Retired boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. loves basketball and wants to own a team. So much so, that he's made an offer of more than...
NBA, Union Extend Labor Opt-Out Deadline
The NBA and players' union have agreed to extend the opt-out deadline for the current collective-bargaining agreement to beyond Dec. 15, per Adrian Wojnarowski...
NBA Notes: Celtics, Warriors, Finals Rematch, Wolves, Anthony Edwards
Celtics
If the Celtics truly are the best team in the NBA, there's no time like now to prove it -- as they visit the...
Lakers Weighing Patrick Beverly and Kendrick Nunn Trade
While all the trade talk surrounding the Lakers seems to involve Russell Westbrook, they may be more focused on moving some other guards.
More specifically,...
West Notes: Mavs, Luka Doncic, Lakers, Kings
Mavericks
The Mavericks may only have a two-year window to show star guard Luka Doncic they will do whatever it takes to compete for a...
Cavs’ Ricky Rubio Assigned to Cleveland Charge
Cavaliers guard Ricky Rubio is on the comeback trail, and the latest evidence of that came when he was assigned to their G League...
Trey Burke Joining Kings’ G League Club
Veteran point guard Trey Burke is joining the Stockton Kings of the G League, per Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.
Burke, 30, is 6-foot-0 and has...
Warriors’ Anthony Lamb Denies Rape Accusation
Warriors small forward Anthony Lamb has been accused of rape in a civil lawsuit filed against the University of Vermont, with the suit alleging...
Kings’ De’Aaron Fox Has Been Playing Through Foot Injury
Kings point guard De'Aaron Fox has been playing through a bruised right foot for a little more than a month, per Jason Anderson of...
Jeff Phelps: Examining the East’s Contenders, and Pretenders
It’s December 9, we’re almost a third of the way through the NBA season, and the top 12 teams in the Eastern Conference are...
