{"id":275008,"date":"2024-03-14T15:08:27","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:08:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/?p=275008"},"modified":"2024-03-14T15:08:38","modified_gmt":"2024-03-14T22:08:38","slug":"rising-star-power-in-womens-basketball-with-slams-deyscha-smith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ballislife.com\/rising-star-power-in-womens-basketball-with-slams-deyscha-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"Rising Star Power in Women's Basketball with SLAM's Deyscha Smith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIL2849932914\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>In the latest episode of Hoopsology, Matt and Justin sit down with Deyscha Sway Smith, Associate Editor at SLAM Magazine and co-host of the hoop(ish) show.\u00a0\u00a0Deyscha provides exclusive insights into why USC freshman phenom JuJu Watkins for SLAM is poised to become college basketball's next breakout star. 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