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Fred VanVleet has spent his entire NBA career up north with the Toronto Raptor, winning a title in 2019 and becoming the first undrafted free agent to earn an All-Star bid this past season. The Wichita State product has two years remaining in his four-year deal (player option for the fourth year) and is eligible…

After an illustrious career at Michigan, Atlanta Dream rookie Naz Hillmon enters the WNBA poised to bring the same swagger that made her a fan favorite in Ann Arbor.   There is rarely a single path to success. Atlanta Dream rookie Naz Hillmon is a testament to that. Despite being a third generation college player and…

Shakira Austin notched the second double-double of her young career and received a rousing standing ovation after playing a pivotal role in the Mystics beating the Phoenix Mercury on Tuesday, 83-65. The double-digit win avenges their overtime loss to Phoenix on Sunday. Austin finished with a team-high 16 points and 10 rebounds while battling Tina…

The Utah Jazz is reportedly bringing Sam Cassell in to interview for their vacant head coaching position left by former coach Quin Snyder’s resignation, per Shams Charania and Troy Jones of The Athletic. The Jazz are interviewing 76ers assistant Sam Cassell for their open head coaching job, per @ShamsCharania and @Tjonesonthenba. pic.twitter.com/zcP3jku5xu — SLAM (@SLAMonline)…

Indian Fever guard Bria Hartley has been in the WNBA for eight years, and she’s had someone special by her side for five of them. Her son, Bryson Hartley.  This month is the 50th anniversary of Title IX, so this story on a really great @WNBA player who’s also a really great mom at the…

This exclusive story appears in SLAM 238. Shop now. It took basically no time for the SLAM Summer Classic to establish itself as an essential stop on the summer hoop circuit. That’s mostly due to the on-court skills displayed by the nation’s best high school hoopers in the mecca of streetball. But for the players…

According to multiple reports, Brittney Griner’s pre-trial detention in Russia has been extended again to July 2. Every day is another day too long #FreeBG Visit https://t.co/IrnDkEbOOj to learn more about what you can do to help. https://t.co/rGLALx0gDV — WSLAM (@wslam) June 14, 2022 Griner was detained in February for allegedly possessing vape cartridges that…

Ah, the great debate. When it came to deciding which NBA teams are greatest of all time, we argued and shouted at each other for a bit before eventually deciding that our north star in these debates would be to look for the squads that dominated whoever it was they were playing against. We came…

The Atlanta Hawks announced that Bogdan Bogdanovic underwent knee surgery on Monday. Hawks say Bogdan Bogdanovic underwent surgery following the season on his right patella tendon to address knee inflammation. He will rehabilitate over the offseason and is expected to make a full recovery in advance of the regular season. — Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) June…

The 2021-22 season has been a redemption arc for Andrew Wiggins’ career. Since Golden State traded for Wiggins in February 2020, Maple Jordan has averaged 18.0 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 2.4 assists per game, thriving as a second and even third option on a Warriors roster featuring a couple of sharpshooting future Hall-of-Famers in Stephen…