Sam Amick

Senior NBA Writer, The Athletic, via USA TODAY, Sports Illustrated, FanHouse, The Sacramento Bee; VP of @ProHoopsWriters. E-mail: [email protected].

[Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins]

In a landmark moment for the franchise, the Washington Wizards drafted AJ Dybantsa first overall. Story, with analysis from @davidaldridgedc, @johnhollinger, @Sam_Vecenie and me here at @TheAthleticNBA, free to all to read:
https://t.co/TqSSE97zC4

[Sam Amick @sam_amick]

@DanWoikeSports I’m so mad at you for this. I may be one of the 17 people on here who gets it. 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[Sam Amick @sam_amick]

We're live-blogging NBA Draft night over here, at @TheAthletic, with our whole crew. My latest note...

Will Trey Murphy III be on the move tonight? Several teams are vetting scenarios involving their picks. Details here.

https://t.co/VwEiNzTb6i

[The Athletic @TheAthletic]

Welcome to the seventh edition of The Athletic’s NBA Draft Guide.

Our 2026 guide ranks 100 players, based on thousands of hours of film breakdowns and conversations with NBA executives, scouts, agents and sources across the industry.

✍️ @Sam_Vecenie https://t.co/0dgmWNU4G3

[Jason Quick @jwquick]

Micah Nori will be the next coach of the Trail Blazers.

“Micah is the real deal.”

Free to read.

https://t.co/gdI3aFCMvA

[Jason Quick @jwquick]

BREAKING: Micah Nori has agreed to become the head coach of the Portland Trail Blazers, sources tell @TheAthletic. Nori was lead assistant of the Minnesota Timberwolves for the past five years. Nori, 52, signed a one-year deal with team options for each of the next two seasons.

[Sam Amick @sam_amick]

Inside the Giannis Antetokounmpo blockbuster, and why Milwaukee took the Miami deal over Boston’s, at @TheAthletic (w/ @eric_nehm)

(Story free for all)

https://t.co/Xas5t1jDrj

[Eric Nehm @eric_nehm]

My bosses asked me to reflect on what it was like covering Giannis Antetokounmpo for the last decade in Milwaukee.

From his early years to two MVPs to an NBA Finals MVP, here is what I've seen and learned from my front-row seat. At @TheAthletic: https://t.co/r2WU1JWRBJ

[Eric Nehm @eric_nehm]

The Milwaukee Bucks are trading Giannis Antetokounmpo to the Miami Heat, league and team sources confirm to The Athletic.

With @sam_amick: https://t.co/NIYmAxo15y

[Jon Krawczynski @JonKrawczynski]

Ayo Dosunmu will be staying in Minnesota on a five-year, $112 million deal, league sources tell The Athletic. Retaining Dosunmu was a top priority for Tim Connelly heading into the summer and the two sides came to agreement on Monday night.

[Christian Clark @christianpclark]

It's been 7 years since an NBA team hired a head coach straight from college. Sources I spoke with at the college and pro ranks consistently said they believe the "modern," "adaptable" and "kind" Dusty May's NBA tenure will look more like Brad Stevens' than John Beilein's. https://t.co/hSDaCfgtpI

[Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins]

Here's @TheAthleticNBA's story on Trae Young and the Washington Wizards agreeing to a new four-year contract worth approximately $212 million:
https://t.co/dcc9lC3ijL

[Josh Robbins @JoshuaBRobbins]

Trae Young and the Washington Wizards have agreed to a new four-year max contract worth approximately $212 million, a league source said. The fourth year of the deal will be a player option.

[The Athletic NBA @TheAthleticNBA]

Welcome to the final days (most likely) of the Giannis Antetokounmpo sweepstakes.

Here’s what @sam_amick is hearing around the league:

◽Giannis-Jaylen Brown one-for-one swap?
◽Kawhi Leonard is on the Heat’s Plan B list
◽Isaiah Stewart is available

https://t.co/12o026XysV

[Mike Vorkunov @MikeVorkunov]

We're live blogging the Knicks parade over @TheAthletic and @TheAthleticNBA. It's a hell of a time. Go over, read it, enjoy it. https://t.co/PGPzH9MfHi

[Law Murray 💊 @LawMurrayTheNU]

I made this point on less restrictive apps lol but here's my 🧵 on the San Antonio Spurs guard situations (De'Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle, Dylan Harper)

[Sam Amick @sam_amick]

@heykevinjohn 👏👏👏

[Ian O'Connor @Ian_OConnor]

Knicks coach Mike Brown was the perfect choice to replace Tom Thibodeau.

But the Thibs contributions to this championship run should never, ever be forgotten...

https://t.co/keqvP6AGq0

[Tony Jones @Tjonesonthenba]

League Sources: The Utah Jazz are torn between AJ Dybantsa, Cam Boozer and Darryn Peterson. That, and more, is here. Please read - https://t.co/qoCL43qEMM

[Sam Amick @sam_amick]

Story here, at @TheAthletic, on why Walker Kessler is at odds with the Jazz over the handling of his restricted free agency

https://t.co/RsLdSFs1TY

[Sam Amick @sam_amick]

Difficult day for the Jazz on the optics front: Here you have Darryn Peterson refusing to work out for the team with the No. 2 pick, one year after Ace Bailey did the same (when they had No. 5).

Meanwhile, sources tell @TheAthletic that a player who does want to be there - big man Walker Kessler - is at odds with the front office over his lack of an extension offer last summer and the current handling of his restricted free agency.

More to come…