Slam Magazine - May 2017

In this issue

CULTURE - For two decades and counting, the San Antonio Spurs have been NBA title contenders every single season. How? We asked them.

THINK BIG - Caleb Swanigan went from overweight eighth-grader to the scariest force in the NCAA.

GRINDIN’ FOR THE LONGEST - Angel McCoughtry explains why so many WNBA stars play overseas during the “offseason,” and why she’s leaving the Dream.

OUTSIDE THE LINES - Long before Billy Donovan was coaching OKC, he was launching threes for the 1986-87 Providence Friars and head coach Rick Pitino.

I Got The Juice

JOEL EMBIID’s rookie season was put on hold for years as he struggled through foot injuries and jokes at his expense. Finally healthy, he’s proven in a few short months on the court why he’s the franchise player the Sixers were searching for—and the kind of star personality Philadelphia loves.

10+ mins

Think Big

After transforming his body—and his life—Purdue’s CALEB SWANIGAN is the most dominant force in college basketball.

4 mins

Grindin' for the Longest

Like many women’s hoops stars, ANGEL MCCOUGHTRY spends her WNBA offseasons playing more pro ball overseas. Which is why the 30-year-old is stepping away from the Atlanta Dream this coming season.

4 mins

Mr. Basketball

A first-round draft pick of the Baltimore Bullets in the 1960s, TAL BRODY could have followed his NBA dreams. Instead, he brought basketball to Israel, where the game has flourished ever since.

7 mins

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