Slam Magazine - April 2016

THE VOICE - Stephen Curry can dribble circles around defenders and Klay Thompson can go for 25 in a quarter, but it’s vocal leader Draymond Green (right) who holds things together for the defending-Champion Warriors.

ACT LIKE YOU KNOW - Leave it to us to bring you the perfect analogy: underrated big man Andre Drummond is the Jesse Eisenberg of the NBA

BEAST MODE - If you ever get the feeling that Russell Westbrook plays basketball with a whole extra level of motivation, well, you’re right

REAL ONE - From Brooklyn to L.A. to Chicago, hard-working Taj Gibson has been someone coaches and teammates can count on.

A HEAD FULL OF DREAMS - As an exclusive excerpt from a new book by the great Jonathan Abrams explains, there was a fascinating chain of events that landed 17-year-old Kobe Bryant in Los Angeles, a city he’s more or less owned ever since.

JUMPMAN, JUMPMAN, JUMPMAN - A Slam Dunk Champion before many fans even knew what that meant, former Sun and Cav great Larry Nance was also an all-around talent who always made his teams better.