The Baseline Review

Inspiring stories from the hardwood as told by a dream team of writers and illustrators.

We love hoops, history, and the art of printmaking. That’s why we’re creating a book celebrating 50 iconic players in NBA history. We’ve teamed up with more than 40 amazing writers and illustrators to dig into these inspiring stories from the hardwood.

We’ve assembled a creative dream team that includes NBA Hall of Famers, New York Times bestselling authors and illustrators, and prominent contributors from the worlds of sports and journalism. We’re so hyped!

The complete book is targeted for Spring 2028 and will be published in collaboration with a major publisher like our friends at Random House or Insight Editions. The Baseline Review is produced by Editor-in-Chief JP Boneyard & Fifty-Nine Parks. 

THE DREAM TEAM
Nick Angstadt • Andrew Archer • Danny Askar • Oliver Barrett • Jonathan Bartlett • Howard Beck • JP Boneyard • Brave the Woods • Robert Bruno • Brian J. Buccaroni • Brian Butler • Sophia Chang • Bob Cooper • Bob Cousy • Clayton Crowley • Jacob Cummings • Aaron Dana • Amin Elhassan • Artis Gilmore • Kevin Gold • Kirk Goldsberry • Andrew Gragg • Jack Gregory • Charlie Griak • Ben Gunter • James Hamilton  • Katie Heindl • Laura Helsby • Amanda Hughes • John Karalis • Ian Klarer • Sean Lowe • Jackie MacMullan • Fish McGill • Nathan McKee • MUTI • Cam O'Brien • Ryan Pancoast • Mwanel Pierre-Louis • Terry Porter (🤞🏽) • Dalton Reid • Brian Scalabrine (🤞🏽) • Ciara Smith • Kim Sokol • Ben Taylor • Matt Taylor • Christen Teller • Louisa Thomas • Arturo Torres • Upperhand Art • Matthew Wilding • Bill Wennington • James Worthy and More TBA!

SCREENPRINTED STORIES?
Ok, so you’re probably thinking “Why the H would you make screenprinted—and giclee—versions of these stories?” We’re leaning into our printmaking background to make something unique that will also help us kickstart the rest of the content for the full book. In short, when you buy an individual story for your favorite player, we will use those funds to produce the next story.

  A portion of the sale of each stand-alone story is donated to basketball youth programs in the USA. 

Big Man, Big Heart (Print)
Big Man, Big Heart (Print)
Big Man, Big Heart (Print)
Big Man, Big Heart (Print) $50.00
The Heart as Transmission (Print)
The Heart as Transmission (Print)
The Heart as Transmission (Print)
The Heart as Transmission (Print) $50.00
The Dream was a Premonition (Print)
The Dream was a Premonition (Print)
The Dream was a Premonition (Print)
The Dream was a Premonition (Print) $50.00
The Ballad of Tim Duncan (Print)
The Ballad of Tim Duncan (Print)
The Ballad of Tim Duncan (Print)
The Ballad of Tim Duncan (Print) $50.00
Failure Doesn't Exist (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Kobe Bryant. Story by Ben Taylor (Thinking Basketball). Illustration by Andrew Archer.
Supporting illustration for The Baseline Review story about Kobe Bryant. Story by Ben Taylor (Thinking Basketball). Illustration by Andrew Archer.
Failure Doesn't Exist (Print) $50.00
The Maverick (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Dirk Nowitzki Story by Nick Angstadt (Locked on Mavs Podcast). Illustration by Arturo Torres from Basketball (and other things).
Supporting illustration for The Baseline Review story about Dirk Nowitzki Story by Nick Angstadt (Locked on Mavs Podcast). Illustration by Arturo Torres from Basketball (and other things).
The Maverick (Print) $50.00
How Curry Changed the Game (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Steph Curry. Story by Ben Taylor (Thinking Basketball). Supporting Illustration by Ryan Pancoast (Magic the Gathering artist).
Supporting Illustration for The Baseline Review story about Steph Curry. Story by Ben Taylor (Thinking Basketball). Supporting Illustration by Ryan Pancoast (Magic the Gathering artist).
How Curry Changed the Game (Print) $50.00
The Hardwood Sisyphus (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Patrick Ewing. Story by Matt Wilding. Supporting Illustration by Oliver Barrett.
Supporting illustration for The Baseline Review story about Patrick Ewing. Story by Matt Wilding. Supporting Illustration by Oliver Barrett.
The Hardwood Sisyphus (Print) $50.00
A Conduit Between Worlds (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Dwyane Wade. Story by Katie Heindl (Basketball Feelings). Supporting Illustration by Brian Butler (Show Drawn and Upperhand Art).
Supporting Illustration for The Baseline Review story about Dwyane Wade. Story by Katie Heindl (Basketball Feelings). Supporting Illustration by Brian Butler (Show Drawn and Upperhand Art).
A Conduit Between Worlds (Print) $50.00
The Legend of Larry Bird (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Larry Bird. Story by Christen Teller. Supporting Illustration by Matt Taylor.
Supporting illustration for The Baseline Review story about Larry Bird. Story by Christen Teller. Supporting Illustration by Matt Taylor.
The Legend of Larry Bird (Print) $50.00
Magic the Alchemist (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Magic Johnson Story by Dalton Reid. Supporting Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett.
Supporting illustration for The Baseline Review story about Magic Johnson Story by Dalton Reid. Supporting Illustration by Jonathan Bartlett.
Magic the Alchemist (Print) $50.00
In Defense of Bill Russell (Print)
Cover for The Baseline Review story about Bill Russell. Story by JP Boneyard. Supporting Illustration by Brave the Woods (Brad Woodard).
Supporting illustration for The Baseline Review story about Bill Russell. Story by JP Boneyard. Supporting Illustration by Brave the Woods (Brad Woodard).
In Defense of Bill Russell (Print) $50.00
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