SLAM Magazine is just asking for trouble. If you’ve ever discussed any top-3, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, whatever-list online, you’re going to get some heated discussions. (Check out Interbasket’s Top-Five NBA Players of All-Time as voted on by reporters) Well, SLAM went ahead and listed their top 500 NBA players of all time. Ranking [...]

On the most recent issue of SLAM Magazine, Spanish phenom Ricky Rubio and last year’s top-American prep point guard Brandon Jennings are featured on the magazine’s cover under the title FUTURE SHOCK: Ricky Rubio & Brandon Jennings Ready to Rock the NBA. The 18-year old NBA prospects agreed to do the exclusive cover shoot with [...]

Nicolas Batum is a stringy 6-8 small forward from Lisieux, France. The 215lb, 19-year old has impressed many with his long wingspan, his abilities to drive to the hole and consistently hit jumpshots. With his height, Batum is able to play power forward; with his speed and athleticism, he can also slide down into a [...]

I came across Olek Czyz, an international prospect from Poland while going through one of my old Slam Magazines from this past year.  With the NCAA basketball season coming up, I thought I would profile a couple international college players coming in. Originally from Gdynia, Czyz is an incoming freshman at Duke this season (2008-09) [...]

This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on the Argentine, Euroleague superstar, and NBA rookie, whom really made a name for himself this season. Luis Scola may have finished third in the NBA Rookie of the Year ballot, but there was nothing novice in his inaugural season [...]

It’s been a while since we did a rundown of the happenings in international basketball, so, here goes our periodic international Run-On Sentence: Roko-Leni Ukic joins the Toronto Raptors Croatian star guard Roko Leni-Ukic has been busy this last week, not only is he trying to help his national team qualify for the Olympics, but [...]

This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on the seemingly ubiquitous Sasha Vujacic, whom really made a name for himself this season, and especially in the 2008 Playoffs. In Your Face: Teacher’s Pest He always knew. Always felt the gaze. Or, worse, the disapproval. He knew he [...]