Pistons waiving Danilo Gallinari, opening free agency pursuits

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: Toronto Raptors/X Toronto Raptors head coach Darko Rajakovic expects Jakob Poeltl, Scottie Barnes, and Pascal Siakam to show signs of improvement this season. (via Toronto Raptors): “Jakob is very important, I think he’s going to make a next step. Scottie obviously, Pascal. I expect from all of those guys…

In a stunning turn of events, the San Antonio Spurs clinched a 115-114 victory against the Phoenix Suns, with Keldon Johnson’s clutch layup securing the win with a mere 1.2 seconds left on the clock. Despite trailing by 20 points during the game, the Spurs managed to break their nine-game…

In a poignant moment during the Golden State Warriors’ victory over the Memphis Grizzlies, veteran point guard Chris Paul found himself in a unique position facing off against his former protege, GG Jackson II. Led by standout performances from Jonathan Kuminga, Klay Thompson, and Andrew Wiggins, the Warriors secured a…

Photo: Cleveland Cavaliers/Twitter With their season on the line, the Cleveland Cavaliers remain motivated to keep fighting and allow that playoff fire still burning – dreaming to repeat the franchise’ unthinkable, marvelous feat en route to their maiden title in 2016. For Donovan Mitchell, his poise and confidence are still…

Photo: John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (sports) Boston Celtics franchise star Jayson Tatum will be shelved on Sunday against the Washington Wizards, Keith Smith of Spotrac reports. Boston listed Tatum as out due to a left ankle sprain. The All-Star forward sustained the injury earlier this week in a loss against the…