Shams Charania has been hired by Yahoo! Sports to join their coverage of the NBA.

The hiring was announced by Adrian Wojnarowski, who called Charania the "best young basketball reporter on the planet."

Charania joined RealGM in 2012 and quickly became one of the most promising reporters covering the NBA.

"I loved the partnership and platform we built at RealGM, and I'm so honored to say I worked there," said Charania. "I hope to continue improving and wish RealGM only the best!"

"Congrats to Shams on his move to Yahoo," said RealGM's Christopher Reina. "They're getting a great reporter and an even better person. Every step of his rise in this industry has been well-earned through his hard work and dedication to his craft. We couldn't be happier for him professionally and personally."