SHARIFE COOPER, JALEN GREEN AND JOSH CHRISTOPHER.

ADVICE FROM NBA LEGENDS.

JABRI ABDUR-RAHIM..

KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS, DEVIN BOOKER & D’ANGELO RUSSELL.

2019-20 NCAA MEN’S & WOMEN’S PREVIEW.

JONATHAN KUMINGA..

COBY WHITE

RICO HINES

KIA NURSE

STANLEY REMY

NIKOLA
JOKIC

DWYANE
WADE

KOBE
BRYANT

D’ANGELO
RUSSELL

KEMBA WALKER

LEBRON JAMES

MIKE CONLEY

TRAE YOUNG

STEPHEN CURRY

LANCE STEPHENSON

RAJON RONDO

JAYSON TATUM

JONATHAN ISAAC

SLAMTOP50

THE GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS

MAYA MOORE

NYC IS THE MECCA OF HOOPS

NBA Signature
Shoe Athletes

Connecticut Sun

Cassius Stanley

DEMAR DEROZAN KING OF THE NORTH

DONOVAN MITCHELL A STAR IS BORN

SAVAGE TIME
Bradley Beal has been a solid NBA
player for a minute, but he’s never
before been an All-Star. ’Til now.

REAL BIG
With Anthony Davis and DeMarcus
Cousins, the Pelicans sport a roster
unlike anything seen in the NBA.
Which is why we love them.

VICTORY LAP
Oh, you didn’t see Kyle Kuzma’s
rise to prominence coming?
Weird—he did.

ONE TIME 4 YOUR MIND
We always knew Aaron
Gordon had crazy talent.
Now it’s time for everyone
to learn the same.

THE BEAUTIFUL STRUGGLE
Following a shaky start
to his pro career, CJ
McCollum emerged out of
the shadows to become
a legit NBA force. How?
By staying positive and
working his ass off.

YOUNG AND GETTIN’ IT It says here that the NBA Draft’s Class of 2017 could be good. Really good.

AWW YEAH At the Panini NBA rookie photo shoot, we asked the young NBAers some hilarious questions, and they responded with equally hilarious answers.

GUESS WHO’S BACK Miles Bridges returns to Michigan State with some unfinished business to handle.

CARRY ON TRADITION This year’s men’s and women’s NCAA seasons should provide plenty of intrigue. Allow us to explain why.

WHOLE NEW BALL GAME - Lonzo, LiAngelo and LaMelo Ball aren’t going anywhere. We couldn’t think of anyone better to explain why than their pops.

NO LABEL - Could Big Baller Brand provide NBA prospects with a format to take the independent route instead of signing with a major company?..

THE MARATHON CONTINUES - The Bulls drafted Lauri Markkanen to lead them into an uncertain time for the franchise. No worries—he’ll be ready.

TOMORROW ’TIL INFINITY - The Golden State Warriors have hit a new level. How long they’ll stay there, and what impact it has on other teams, is yet to be seen.

VILLE MENTALITY - Crazy-athletic Dennis Smith Jr can jump out the gym, as the eight teams who slept on him last month will soon find out.

THE FRENCH CONNECTION - French PG Frank Ntilikina can handle the New York City spotlight. Trust.

ALL AROUND THE WORLD - The NBA Academy in India has two goals: Help young Indian ballers reach their potential and improve the country’s pipeline to the League.

OG MIKE B - Former Kings point guard Mike Bibby learned a lot during his time in the NBA, and now he’s passing all that knowledge on to the next gen.

DREAMS WORTH MORE THAN MONEY - Dion Waiters is just now starting to feel the love throughout the NBA—but he’s aways gotten that love from his hometown of Philly.

GENERATION Z - If you have an internet connection, you’ve probably seen some Zion Williamson highlights. But do you know his story? Read up. 

I’M THE ONE - Mike Conley’s been holding on to the title of “most underrated” for years. No more.

GLOW UP - Amazing suits. Crazy trades. Hilarious make-out sessions (what?). These are the 20 Best Draft Moments ever.

TRUE TO SELF - De’Aaron Fox’s love for video games helped him become a talented (soon-to-be) NBA PG. True story.

SHINE - Everything changed when Elena Delle Donne was traded this WNBA offseason. Just like that, the Washington Mystics are the most exciting team in the W. 

TUNNEL VISION - After Yogi Ferrell didn’t get drafted, his future in the League looked murky at best. But he kept grinding—and now, almost a year later, he’s well on his way. 

THROWBACK SECTION - Four decades. Four stories.

CLASH OF THE TITANS - The Cavaliers and the Warriors are staring down a possible Round 3. Let’s look at how exactly we got here.

2017 SLAM HIGH SCHOOL ALL-AMERICANS - You should get to know Michael Porter Jr, Wendell Carter Jr, Mohamed Bamba, Trevon Duval and DeAndre Ayton. They’re the future, after all.

THE 2016-17 KICKS AWARDS - Our look at the best of the best in sneakers from the past season. Shouts to @slamkicks.

NEW WAY - When four-time NBA All-Star Anfernee “Penny” Hardaway’s playing career ended in 2007, he had no idea what would come next. Turns out his next chapter involves coaching high school ball—and doing a damn good job at it, too.

UNDERRATED IS AN UNDERSTATEMENT - If you were somehow still sleeping on Jazz All-Star Gordon Hayward, Utah’s rise to top-4 in the West ought to have woken you up.

WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY - Not that far removed from his days as an unranked HS prospect, 21-year-old Myles Turner is the Indiana Pacers’ starting center.

BRAND NEW GUY - Before this season, Houston’s Eric Gordon had never, ever been a reserve. Now, he’s the best Sixth Man in the League. Imagine that.

THE CHAMP IS HERE - It’s no coincidence that Cavaliers veteran James Jones is a threetime champion. Don’t take our word for it. Take LeBron’s..

DON’T STOP BELIEVING - On the 10-year anniversary of the “We Believe” Golden State Warriors, we remember their brilliant yet all-too-brief moment in NBA history.

CULTURE - For two decades and counting, the San Antonio Spurs have been NBA title contenders every single season. How? We asked them. 

THINK BIG - Caleb Swanigan went from overweight eighth-grader to the scariest force in the NCAA.

GRINDIN’ FOR THE LONGEST - Angel McCoughtry explains why so many WNBA stars play overseas during the “offseason,” and why she’s leaving the Dream.

OUTSIDE THE LINES - Long before Billy Donovan was coaching OKC, he was launching threes for the 1986-87 Providence Friars and head coach Rick Pitino.

MR. BIG SHOT - Whether it’s his natural cool, his dope shoe, his funny endorsements or his absurd highlights, Kyrie Irving is rapidly approaching “hottest NBA superstar” territory.

TURNING POINT - James Harden has been a top-notch scorer for a few years now, but an unexpected transition to PG has turned him into the ultimate offensive machine.

SIDELINE WATCHING - It’s easy to be a player in the All-Star Game: Show up, dunk, smile, go home. For the coaches, though, it’s a little different.

PASSION PROJECT - Two-time All-Star Jerry Stackhouse is spending “retirement” coaching D-Leaguers in the frigid north and more....

PLAYERS’ ANTHEMS - We dive into SLAM’s First Annual Music Issue with your favorite teams’ locker room DJs, playlists and more.

SONGS IN THE KEY OF LIFE - While Chris Bosh is sidelined from the game of basketball, he’s found therapy in an unexpected place: the guitar.

CHANGE OF PLANS - Once upon a time, Dave East was headed for a career in hoops. It didn’t work out—but don’t worry, he’s doing just fine.

BEAT KING - While Chris Webber was racking up All-Star nods in the ’90s and early ’00s, he was also building with some legendary hip-hop artists on the low.

In this issue: THE EARTH IS MY TURF From BK to Idaho, Ethan Telfair has already been on quite the journey And it’s just the beginning, BOW KNOWS Bruce Bowen’s path to the NBA was strange and difficult. But once there, he became a vital piece of three championship teams, RAGE & THE MACHINE The Oklahoma City Thunder’s roster looks wildly different than it did at this time last year. Think that’ll prevent them from competing? Come on, son, WANT IT ALL Cavs forward Kevin Love made some life-changing decisions based on his desire to win a championship It worked out and much more...

2016-17 NBA PREVIEW - A group of our favorite rappers help us look toward the coming NBA season.

#SLAMTOP50 - Kawhi Leonard (right) and the rest of the NBA’s elite are ranked in our annual list of the League’s 50 best players.

ROOKIES MOST LIKELY TO... Like every year, we give some superlatives to a young, wide-eyed crop of up-and-comers.

F.U.T.W. - Stephen Curry and Kevin Durant are officially running the most talked-about team in the NBA. You ready? 

WIN THE DAY - Remember when JJ Redick was the most hated basketball player in America? Neither do we.

BACK ON MY GRIZZY - The ever-stylish Chandler Parsons’ next chapter will take place in Grind City.

IN MY MIND - Problem child or troubled genius? We think of Rajon Rondo as the latter, and hope the “troubled” part disappears ASAP.

MOMENT OF CLARITY - Linsanity is long gone, but Jeremy Lin is back in New York and ready to run the suddenly young-ish BK Nets.

MY TIME - Seth Curry finally has a guaranteed deal and a chance to prove he truly belongs in the L.

Y’ALL MUST HAVE FORGOT - Shareef Abdur-Rahim is far from the most legendary member of the ’96 Draft class, but dude had serious game. Do remember.

THE TAKEOVER - STARRING - KARL-ANTHONY TOWNS.

CIRCLE OF LIFE - It’s very weird, but it’s very true: Dwyane Wade really is a member of the Chicago Bulls.

THE PERFECT STORM - Timberwolves big man Karl- Anthony Towns (right) can literally do it all. Here’s a safe bet: The future is his.

NEW ERA - For the first time in a hot minute, the 2016-17 Women’s NCAA Preview isn’t dominated by a certain Storrs-based university.

STRENGTH AND GUIDANCE - Spalding’s summer camps are helping kids reach their full potential.

FIRE AND DESIRE - Do not confuse Devin Booker’s baby face with a lack of killer instinct. This young shooter had arguably the best rookie season this side of the Twin Cities and he has every intention of getting much better.

FOR THE LAND - LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers really did it. And we were there every step of the way

DOME SHOTS - You guys like “basketball Instagram,” no? Our Year in Photos is like the best version of that, only in print form

RAPID RISE - There’s a reason you may not have heard of Marquese Chriss until Adam Silver called his name early on Draft night.

NO BASIC - Baylor’s powerhouse women’s program has another standout in super-solid forward Nina Davis.

MINORITY REPORT - Ever wonder how white players in the NBA view racial issues? We did our best to find out.

#NEVERFORGET - The amateur, underaged 1972 US Men’s Olympic Team was the victim of politically based officiating that has never been properly accounted for.

The Throwback Issue:

COMING FROM WHERE I’M FROM - After what Kris Dunn has lived through, hustling in a basketball sense is easy.

PURE DETERMINATION - The third of our pre-Draft feature subjects is Buddy Hield, who took an incredibly unique journey from The Bahamas to get here.

ODYSSEY - It’s been one hell of a circuitous journey for Latrell Sprewell (right), both en route from Milwaukee to the League and since he stopped playing.

THE SLAM 200 READER POLL - Hope you enjoy(ed) this Reader Survey as much as we did.

TRASH TALK - From our social-media comments to the good ol’ fashioned snail mail we still get, your boy Drake provoked quite a reaction.

HYPE - Dwyane Wade’s refusal to fade, the night AI (right) got made and why Mike Trout took the smart route to getting paid. Plus, Draftees-to-be Dragan Bender,  Dejounte Murray and Jamal Murray and lots more goodies.

SLAMADAMONTH - A dunk that was not so Christian.

PUNKS - Meet the nation’s most spiritual college hoops prospect, Terrance Ferguson, along with his fellow future NCAA “student-athletes” Tony Bradley, Crystal Dangerfield, Sam Hauser and Sacha Killeya-Jones.

DEDICATION - He may be one of the oldest guys in the League, but Dirk Nowitzki just keeps on getting buckets.

JUST KNOW - Having traveled all over the globe chasing his dream, the gregarious Hassan White-side has made himself a factor in Miami.

FANTASY PLAYER - Reigning MVP Stephen Curry (taking a layup, at right) is gonna win again this year—while keeping his sights on another ultimate team honor, too. 

THEM BOYS, THEY A HANDFUL - All-Stars Kyle Lowry and DeMar DeRozan team up with Drake to make the Raptors one of the hottest franchises in the game.

FLEX ON EM - The Hawks have better players than Dennis Schröder, but none are cooler and few are more integral

MAN IN CHARGE - Commissioner Adam Silver sat down with SLAM to talk hoops, culture and what to make of those pesky subscription cards in our mag.

STATE OF THE UNION - We caught up with Players Association Executive Director Michele Roberts to discuss the many issues that have kept her busy since she took the job.

UNFORGETTABLE - Legendary Celtic Satch Sanders made history on and off the court.

MAJOR KEY ALERT + MARCH MADNESS DENZEL VALENTINE LEADS THE WAY

LEBRON JAMES / KEVIN DURANT / ZACH & AARON FLY HIGH

THE LIFE OF MELO - More than a decade deep in the League, New York superstar Carmelo Anthony knows where he stands.

DARKEST BEFORE... Former college and pro star Dawn Staley is hoping to make an even bigger mark while coaching the also-ran-turned-title-contender South Carolina Gamecocks.

TOTAL FRAT MOVE - The University of Houston’s Phi Slama Jama teams may be the coolest in college basketball history.

THE VOICE - Stephen Curry can dribble circles around defenders and Klay Thompson can go for 25 in a quarter, but it’s vocal leader Draymond Green (right) who holds things together for the defending-Champion Warriors.

ACT LIKE YOU KNOW - Leave it to us to bring you the perfect analogy: underrated big man Andre Drummond is the Jesse Eisenberg of the NBA 

BEAST MODE - If you ever get the feeling that Russell Westbrook plays basketball with a whole extra level of motivation, well, you’re right 

REAL ONE - From Brooklyn to L.A. to Chicago, hard-working Taj Gibson has been someone coaches and teammates can count on.

A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - As an exclusive excerpt from a new book by the great Jonathan Abrams explains, there was a fascinating chain of events that landed 17-year-old Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, a city he’s more or less owned ever since.

JUMPMAN, JUMPMAN, JUMPMAN - A Slam Dunk Champion before many fans even knew what that meant, former Sun and Cav great Larry Nance was also an all-around talent who always made his teams better.

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