Franz Wagner: Top breakout candidate for 2023-24

Photo: USA Basketball/X NBA legend Charles Barkley recently stirred the basketball community by suggesting that it might be beneficial for the sport if Team USA didn’t secure gold at this year’s FIBA World Cup. While Barkley’s comments have generated discussion, they also caught the attention of one of Team USA’s…

Photo: Peter Baba The Chicago Bulls recently signed executive vice president Arturas Karnisovas to a contract extension, a source told Darnell Mayberry of The Athletic. “People throughout the organization believe the franchise is headed in the right direction,” writes Mayberry. “Karnisovas has a good working relationship with Bulls COO Michael…

Photo: Getty Images The Brooklyn Nets star forward Kevin Durant talks about fellow teammate Nic Claxton’s development and how he’s become a vocal leader on the court: “He’s learning by the day. But he’s also actually commanding a lot out there as a big. Telling us where to be, speaking…

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…

Since Kyrie Irving decided to join Kevin Durant as a packaged deal to play for the Brooklyn Nets in the summer of 2019, Irving’s availability to play has been inconsistent. The root of the problem stems from injury and his COVID-19 vaccination status as the world opened back up from…

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