Frank Martin: “Winning teams don’t overwhelm you with talent, they punish you for your mistakes”

Photo: Los Angeles Lakers/Twitter Against his father’s advice, Shareef O’Neal left college to test the NBA waters. The 22-year-old forward/center was given a chance by the Lakers to showcase his skills in the Summer League. Although he did produce massive number — quite the contrary — O’Neal is happy with…

For three decades we’ve covered many amazing basketball characters, but some stand above the rest—not only because of their on-court skills (though those are always relevant), but because of how they influenced and continue to influence basketball culture, and thus influenced SLAM. Meanwhile, SLAM has also changed those players’ lives…

Photo: Orlando Magic/X Orlando Magic head coach Jamahl Mosley is proud of the leadership big man Wendell Carter Jr. has displayed so far during training camp. (via Orlando Magic): “Wendell has got a heightened level of focus about him right now. His leadership, not just from his physical how he…

Foto: FIBA After the strong beginning of the Italian national team in their preparatory matches, Simone Fontecchio conversed with Eurohoops. He discussed the team’s impressive start. Now, the question arises: What are Italy’s objectives for the upcoming World Cup? “I don’t want to talk about goals. We want to do…

It’s no secret that the Brooklyn Nets’ played defense like they were a New York metro turnstile. No matter how strong you are on offense, great teams win a championship when they can get stops when it matters most. When Markieff Morris joined the team this summer, the Philly-bred forward…

MIES (Switzerland) – Bahamas, Bahrain, Cameroon, Croatia, and Poland are celebrating success at the FIBA Olympic Pre-Qualifying Tournaments 2023. All five countries remain on the Road to Paris 2024 and will take their place at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournaments next year after punching their respective tickets. Bahamas celebrated a…