It was bound to happen. After Jeremy Lin graced the cover of TIME and Sports Illustrated (twice). Now, the holy grail of basketball respect – the cover of SLAM Magazine. Lin is featured on the alternate cover – the other […]
Tag: Slam Mag
Top 500 NBA Players of All-Time (SLAM)
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) […]
Ricky Rubio, Brandon Jennings on Slam Mag Cover
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 […]
Video: Nicolas Batum Bio & Profile | SLAM Report
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 […]
Video: Olek Czyz Profile & Bio | Czyz the Season
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 […]
Luis Scola | No Ordinary Rookie | SLAM Report
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 […]
Roko Leni-Ukic signs with the Toronto Raptors | Global Run-On Sentence
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, […]
Sasha Vujacic | SLAM Report
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 […]
Linas Kleiza | SLAM Report
This month’s SLAM Magazine report is featured in the “In your face” section and focuses on do-it-all Denver Nugget’s reserve power forward from Lithuania – Linas Kleiza. In Your Face: Security Blanket The Denver Nuggets made no moves at the […]
Jose Manual Calderon | SLAM Report
Welcome to Interbasket’s first SLAM Report. Every month, your lovely editor receives an issue in the mail and his intention is to always report on articles or mini-articles that feature international players. Your lovely editor has actually been meaning to […]









