The Athletic NBA Daily

The Basketball Buds hosted by Zach Harper with Mo Dakhil, Travonne Edwards and Jay King.Rundown:— Doc hot seat with Sixers being bad — Celtics and Bucks are at the top— Jay King’s Kings minute — Lakers issues — tanking teams strike back — who are you most impressed by one week in? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend around the NBA. The Portland Trailblazers defeat the Los Angeles Lakers thanks to 41 points from Damian Lillard. The Utah Jazz defeat the New Orleans Pelicans after an overtime game winner from Kelly Olynyk. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Saturday Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Alex Speers recap week 1 of the NBA, discuss how the Bulls, Pistons, Blazers and Pelicans shaped up in the first week, and then in part 2 Mike Prada of the Athletic joins to discuss his new book "Spaced Out: How the NBA’s Three-Point Revolution Changed Everything You Thought About Basketball" Pre-Order Spaced Out Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil comb through Kawhi Leonard and John Wall’s return to action, the Lakers’ surprise scoring leader, and Joel Embiid’s struggles against the Bucks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Nerder, She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow.Favorite thingsParity Golden age of the NBATrae Young playing off the ballThe Pelicans have arrivedThe Nets look badAD looks good and it doesn’t matterThe Nuggets should be worriedBack to back for the Warriors Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jared Weiss and Mark Schindler break down the new team and new league debuts across the NBA Wednesday night. Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert looked great in their new homes, while Paolo Banchero was a beast in his first NBA game. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap and discuss opening night in the NBA. The Warriors capped off their Ring Night with a victory over the Lakers. The Celtics start the season off with a big win over the Sixers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic NBA Show's annual Opening Day Tip Extravaganza. Hosted by Zach Harper with Marcus Thompson, David Aldridge, Mo Dakhil, Tray Edwards, Jay King, Dave DuFour, Andrew Schlect and Tas Melas and JE Skeets from No Dunks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater answer the following questions about the upcoming NBA season:Who will win Most Improved Player?Who will be the first player of consequence to get traded?Which team will outplay expectations the most?Which team will have the biggest wins falloff?If you had to bet your life on one team being in the play-in tournament — not in the top 6, and not in the bottom 5 — which team are you picking?Will the Kings make the playoffs?Which bad team will have the best vibes?Which good team will have the worst vibes?None top 5 pick that is most likely to win Rookie of the YearEast Finals picksWest Finals picksChampionship Picks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Eastern Conference Preview with the Basketball Buds. Hosted by Zach Harper with Jay King, Mo Dakhil, Tray Edwards and James Edwards III. Rundown:Orlando Magic Intrigue tank / Pacers tankPlayin Tournament Hornets?Bradley Beal's Wizards woeFun Pistons, serious team?The gross 10th seed KnicksWe know these teams to be good: Raps, Bulls, Cavs & HawksIs everyone down on the Bulls?Evan Mobley Monster SeasonBrooklyn Nets Summer Hangover?Kyrie contract yearNets, contender?... or just a good team?Celtics, what the hell? Jay explains.The Ime Udoka thing is a big dealZach's Heat and win culture but missing PJ76ers' chemistry and combosDo they make Conference Finals?Budenholzer's Bucks. All on Giannis, Jrue and Middleton? Or can he help?Giannis MVPMVP predictions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.