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Start your day with The Athletic NBA Daily – a fast, entertaining recap of the most important games and stories from the world of professional basketball with new episodes dropping Monday through Friday. Hosted by Dave DuFour, Zena Keita, and Esfandiar Baraheni with regular appearances by The Athletic’s award-winning NBA reporters. Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears cap the week with the full-length Saturday Slam n’ Jam episode. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Apr 9, 2022 • 1h 11min
The Slammies + The Wizards Future with Beal
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers hand out their annual NBA end of the season awards with the Slammies. Here are the categories:Raise the Roof AwardLost in Translation AwardStat of the Year Award“Get Off My Lawn” NBA Twitter Complaint of the Year“New to Us” NBA Media Person of the YearBest Take of the YearWorst Take of the YearTeam of the Year AwardIn Part 2, Josh Robbins of the Athletic joins to discuss the Washington Wizards, the Beal situation, and much more + another fun edition of Andrew Vs. the Beat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2022 • 49min
82easons End Mailbag
Last week of the season no better time for a end of season Mailbag. Dave, Seth and Mo answer listener questions.Rundown:NCAA tournament and college basketball thoughtsYoung teams in the NBA playing wellDetroit vs New York best future?Best rookies + Cade’s development during the seasonBritish food or basketball?Who can beat the Suns?Memphis with and without JaCan the Clippers make the conference finals? Is Paul George underrated?Upset alert for Miami and Philly!Breakout players in the playoffs?Can Utah make a run?Why are the Lakers? (Mo rant!) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 8, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: MVP Edition- Bucks Beat Celtics, Siakam Outduels Embiid & Joker Leads Nuggets
Jared Weiss and Mo Dahkil break down the top NBA games and stories from Thursday, April 7th. The guys break down the Bucks beating the Celtics, the Raptors beat the 76ers & Jokic leads the Nuggets to a win over the Grizzlies. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2022 • 57min
Lakers in Ruins, Quin Rants! The East’s Real Sleeper, Bandwagon Klay and The Embiid Double Standard.
In this week's Point of Contention. Zach Harper | Marcus Thompson | Jay King |Take 1: Depreciate LeBron?Take 2: The Mighty QuinTake 3: We the North SleeperTake 4: Klay calls out BandwagoneersTake 5: The Embiid Double Standard Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 7, 2022 • 13min
Daily Ding: Nets Stun Knicks, Trae Gets Hot, + Playoff Implications
Andrew Schlecht and Keith Parish discuss the Nets big win at MSG, the Hawks winning in ATL, and the playoff/play in implications from Wednesday, April 6th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2022 • 45min
What Happened to the Lakers
LA Times Lakers reporter Brad Turner drops by to talk with David and Marcus about his awkward exchange with Russell Westbrook, and what went wrong with the 2022 LA Lakers. Also some thoughts on the Clippers. Also thoughts on the HBO series 'Winning Time.' Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 6, 2022 • 11min
Daily Ding: Lakers are Eliminated, Jazz beat Grizz & Playoff Seeding Update
Jared Weiss and Mo Dahkil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, April 5th. The guys break down the Lakers being eliminated by the Suns, the Jazz beat the Grizz in OT and a Playoff seeding update Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 5, 2022 • 1h 8min
Goodbye Lottery Teams
Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss all the teams that will not make the playoffs or play-in tournament this post season, what their offseason priorities are, and what is next. During the Thunder portion they are joined by producer Andrew Schlecht. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2022 • 46min
The Final Week: Lakers Done, Pelicans Turnaround, Nets in Trouble? Can't Trust 76ers
The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Mo Dakhil and Tray Edwards. The Lakers are just about finished, what happens next? Also, the Pelicans success behind CJ McCollum has New Orleans looking bright in the playoffs perhaps vs the Spurs. Timberwolves vs Clippers playin? Looking forward in the West, how big a concern is Ja Morant's knee issue? The terrible Jazz. The very surprising Mavs. In the East, are the Nets as good as we think they are? Much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Apr 4, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: Lakers lose 2, Luka magic over Bucks, Kyle Lowry return
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the weekend in the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
