Saddiq Bey nears return

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: Dallas Mavericks/Twitter The Dallas Mavericks guard Jaden Hardy was asked about how he feels he’s handled running more pick-and-rolls and handoffs in games with extended runs after getting a few chances this season: “I feel like as I continue to play more in this league, I’m starting to get…

Here’s Toronto Raptors rookie point guard Jamal Shead on what head coach Darko Rajakovic’s development process for the players is like. Continue reading Jamal Shead: Darko being such a good encourager/uplifter makes you want to be better for him at TalkBasket.net. Check out our Latest News and Follow us at…

This story appears in SLAM Presents USA Basketball. Shop now. Let’s take it back to where it all started. Before you learned to play in a full-court setting, you had to get comfortable navigating the half-court. It’s the essence of basketball. From quick pickup games at famous courts like Rucker…

Photo: Peter Baba Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed Mo Bamba. Bamba, an alumnus of Westtown School in West Chester, Pennsylvania, joins Philadelphia after playing for both the Orlando Magic and Los Angeles Lakers in 2022-23, averaging 6.6 points and 4.6…

Photo: Associated Press If Kyrie Irving gets traded to the Lakers, it is thought that the package made by Los Angeles would include Russell Westbrook. According to NBA insider Jake Fischer, such deal would not be limited to just the Nets and the Lakers and more teams would be involved….