Sam Quinn

Why Pelicans are deferring the final Lakers' first-round pick from Anthony Davis trade until 2025

New Orleans could have taken the No. 17 overall pick and chose not to

LeBron James free agency: What kind of contract can Lakers star sign, and which teams may be interested

James is set to become a free agent for the first time since 2018

Kristaps Porzingis injury update: Joe Mazzulla 'confident' about Celtics star's progress ahead of NBA Finals

Porzingis has been out since the first round with a calf strain

Karl-Anthony Towns trade rumors are inevitable after Timberwolves' loss to Mavericks, but are they realistic?

Towns was terrible against the Mavericks, but should that knock him off of the Timberwolves?

Luka Doncic wins Magic Johnson Western Conference finals MVP award as Mavericks reach NBA Finals

Doncic is playing in the NBA Finals for the first time

NBA picks, odds, best bets for Mavericks vs. Wolves in Game 5: Reasons to take the over and Kyrie Irving prop

Plus, so much will depend on Dereck Lively II status for Thursday's game

Wizards hire interim coach Brian Keefe as full-time head coach

Keefe took over for Wes Unseld Jr. in January of 2024

Kyrie Irving's historic playoff closeout streak ends as Mavericks fall to Timberwolves in WCF Game 4

Irving had won all 14 of his closeout games in the playoffs before Game 4 of the Western Conference finals

Sam Quinn joined CBS sports as a basketball writer in 2019. Prior to that, he wrote for 247Sports and Bleacher Report. He is a New York native and NYU graduate who also has roots in Florida and California.

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