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Career Span: He covered sports for New York papers for nearly half a century, joining The Times in 1967 and retiring in 1992.

The Birth of the Draft Lottery: Goldaper was there for the 1985 "Frozen Envelope" draft that brought Ewing to New York—a story he dissected with the precision of a historian. sami goldaper exclusive

Goldaper's career spanned the most transformative years of professional basketball, from the post-war era to the rise of the modern NBA superstars.

You’ve seen my byline on the Woj bombs. You’ve watched me break the deadline-day trades before the league office could finish the paperwork. But what you haven’t seen is the war going on behind the curtain. Feature Name SAMI GOLDAPER EXCLUSIVE Insider badge &

The Goldaper Style: Known for his meticulous detail and encyclopedic memory, his articles often featured anecdotes that other reporters simply didn't have the trust to obtain. Defining the "Exclusive" Era

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: He was respected enough by his peers to be elected president of the Metropolitan Basketball Writers Association Archiving the First Game

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