SLAM Hardwood Classics Youth Cover Tee - Vince Carter (SLAM 35)

The final frontiers of exploration are often referred to as the deep ocean and outer space. Mankind has seen everything else already, right? From high in the mountains to the ground-bound plains, our footprints are everywhere. And there’s even been progress on those borderlands above and below us—man has stepped foot on the moon and submersibles have seen the Mariana Trench. 

There’s only been one man whose footprints have gone where nobody else’s have. Clouds became stepping stones in the wake of his climb. He’s the only one to map the true heights of the stratosphere. Elevations so astoundingly high that they were still uncharted until the unbelievable became reality, until Vince Carter took off and dunked everything. 

SLAM 35 came out towards the end of his rookie season. The Rookie of the Year award was being tossed around by him, Jason Williams and Paul Pierce. On any given night, it looked like any one of that trio would ultimately snatch it away from the others. But then one of them would hit a game winner. Or lace a dime through seemingly indomitable defense. Or kiss the sky. It was a ROY race for the ages.

So SLAM 35 marked the first triple cover in our history. All three of these impressive rookies got their own cover and they were all a part of the same story inside the magazine, a debate between three of our writers that concluded with our editor-in-chief declaring the winner. Go hit up our digital archive to read it. But only one won the award…

The skywalker ultimately soared so high that he grabbed it and brought it up to where nobody else could reach it. He left no doubt.

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