Shams Charania Biography
Shams Charania is an American sports reporter currently working as a Senior NBA Insider for ESPN, where he provides in-depth coverage of the NBA. Before joining ESPN, he reported for The Athletic, Stadium, and FanDuel TV.
On October 7, 2024, Charania announced his move to ESPN, replacing Adrian Wojnarowski, who left to become the General Manager of the St. Bonaventure men’s basketball program.
On February 2, 2025, Charania made headlines when he broke the shocking news of the Los Angeles Lakers trading Anthony Davis to the Dallas Mavericks for Luka Dončić in a multi-team deal. The trade was so unexpected that even NBA players—and Charania himself—initially thought his phone had been hacked. (more…)