11+ years, more than 70 issues and more than 5 million print copies in circulation – Dime Magazine has not only been a mainstay in the basketball universe, but it has also changed the way readers consume basketball content. Before us, there were no magazines that focused on what happened on the court and what ballplayers were into away from it.
We broke new ground, pioneered, and then championed basketball culture. And I have been lucky enough to be here for every minute of the ride. It’s high time we take a look back at how far we’ve come and the generations we have traversed. Here are all of Dime‘s covers in chronological order, from the most recent all the way back to gem you see at the top of this post from 2001.
There’s a story behind every single one of these covers. Some were more challenging to pull off than others (I have spent a lifetime waiting in hotels for Allen Iverson), some were ridiculous (Shaq was very specific about his “Godfather” costume as well as the requested gummy bears on set for Dime #38) and some were downright inspired (look no further than Kobe Bryant‘s self-authored cover story and art-directed cover shoot for Dime #22). Some day we will get around to telling all of the stories, but for now, here’s a visual tour of how far we – and the game – have come:
Dime 73: Kevin Durant, James Harden Kyrie Irving
Dime 72: Damian Lillard
Dime 71: Kobe Bryant
Dime 70: John Wall
Dime 69: Derrick Rose
Dime 68: The Miami Heat
Dime 67: Kyrie Irving
Dime 66: John Wall
Dime 65: Aquille Carr
Dime 64: Kevin Durant and Russell Westbrook
Dime 63: Derrick Rose
Dime 62: Blake Griffin
Dime 61: Chris Paul
Dime 60: Dwight Howard
Dime 59: Kevin Durant
Dime 58: LeBron James
Dime 57: John Wall
Dime 56: Rajon Rondo
Dime 55: Kobe Bryant
Dime 54: Dwyane Wade
Dime 53: Carmelo Anthony
Dime 52: Amar’e Stoudemire
Dime 51: Kevin Durant
Dime 50: Derrick Rose
Dime 49: Blake Griffin
Dime 48: Brandon Roy
Dime 47: LeBron James
Dime 46: Brandon Jennings
Dime 45: Kevin Garnett
Dime 44: Gilbert Arenas
Dime 43: Kobe Bryant
Dime 42: Lance Stephenson
Dime 41: “The Best Season Ever”
Dime 40: Michael Beasley
Dime 39: Kobe Bryant
Dime 38: Shaquille O’Neal
Dime 37: Dwight Howard
Dime 36: Chris Paul
Dime 35: Greg Oden
Dime 34: “The Dream Team” – Lance Stephenson, Tyreke Evans, Jrue Holiday, Derrick Favors & Luke Babbitt
Dime 33: Chris Bosh
Dime 32: Kevin Durant
Dime 31: LeBron James
Dime 30: Kevin Garnett
Dime 29: Gilbert Arenas
Dime 28: Allen Iverson
Dime 27: Tracy McGrady
Dime 26: Dwyane Wade
Dime 25: Carmelo Anthony
Dime 24: Tyreke Evans
Dime 23: Chris Paul
Dime 22: Kobe Bryant
Dime 21: Vince Carter
Dime 20: Jermaine O’Neal
Dime 19: Dwyane Wade
Dime 18: Fat Joe / Skywalker
Dime 17: O.J. Mayo
Dime 16: Carmelo Anthony
Dime 15: Chris Webber
Dime 14: Amar’e Stoudemire
Dime 13: Dwyane Wade
Dime 12: Hot Sauce
Dime 11: Ray Allen / Latrell Sprewell
Dime 10: Ricky Davis
Dime 9: Gary Payton / Dwight Howard
Dime 8: Stephon Marbury
Dime 7: Kobe Bryant
Dime 6: Allen Iverson
Dime 5: Paul Pierce
Dime 4: Baron Davis
Dime 3: Kenyon Martin
Dime 2: Tracy McGrady
Dime 1: Allen Iverson
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