Timeline Shams Charania

NBA reporter who started as a teenage Bulls blogger. As ESPN's lead NBA insider he broke the Luka Dončić trade.

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1994 Shams Charania born in Chicago Shams Charania is born in Chicago to parents from Pakistan.
2011 Shams Charania starts covering the Bulls At 17, Charania writes about the Bulls for a Chicago Tribune blog site.
2012 Shams Charania joins RealGM Charania reports smaller NBA transactions.
2015 Shams Charania joins Yahoo Sports Adrian Wojnarowski hires Charania.
2016 Shams Charania breaks free-agency news Charania breaks signings including Dwight Howard to Atlanta.
2017 Shams Charania graduates from Loyola Charania completes a communications degree.
2018 Shams Charania joins The Athletic Charania moves to The Athletic and Stadium.
2023 Shams Charania scoops the NFL draft Charania reports the first three picks ahead of NFL insiders.
2024 Shams Charania joins ESPN Charania succeeds Wojnarowski as ESPN's senior NBA insider.
2025 Shams Charania breaks the Luka Dončić trade Charania reports the deal sending Dončić to the Lakers and Anthony Davis to Dallas.
2026 Shams Charania plays in the All-Star Celebrity Game Charania plays for Team Giannis.
2026 Shams Charania named to the TIME100 Sports TIME lists Charania among the most influential people in sports.