The Athletic NBA Daily
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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.
Episodes
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Mar 5, 2022 • 1h 3min
NBA Draft Check In, Pre-Jump Players + Suns West Dominance
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers break down the past week of NBA basketball, predict who the next breakout players will be, talk NBA Draft with Sam Vecenie, and then Mike Vigil joins the boys to discuss the Suns and play a rousing game of Andrew vs. the Beat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2022 • 45min
Grizzlies vs JA'reality / Bleeding Clocks // 59 Moving Screens & But LeBron
Nerder, She Wrote. With Dave DuFour, Mo Dakhil and Seth Partnow on location from Sloan MIT Conference in Boston, Massachusetts. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 4, 2022 • 11min
Daily Ding: KD Returns in Loss, Trae Drops 39, Celtics Win Again & Luka Leads Mavs
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Thursday, March 3rd. The guys talk about KD returning in a loss to the Heat, Trae drops 39 in the Hawks win over the Bulls, Celtics beat the Grizzlies & Luka leads the Mavs to a win over the Warriors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2022 • 50min
JA Makin' Me Crazy! Not Dark Yet in Laker Land + Worried Warriors? ReBorn in Bean Town & Wilt's 100
In this week's Point of Contention. Marcus Thompson and Jay King debate! Hosted by Zach Harper.Take 1: JA Makin Me Crazy!Take 2: It’s Not Dark Yet, But It’s Getting There (Laker Land)Take3: Worried Warriors?Take 4: Celtics Reborn (Again)Take 5: Wilt / Zero to 100 Real Quick! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 3, 2022 • 10min
Bucks Cool Heat + Beards in Philly
Andrew Schlecht and Jason Dumas discuss the night of NBA basketball on Wednesday March 2nd including a big comeback from the Bucks, James Harden's first game in Philly and then a trip around the association. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2022 • 42min
Ja Morant Rise, Warriors Struggle and a trip to Africa with Marc Spears
In this week's Hoops Adjacent ESPN's Marc Spears drops by to talk about his upcoming trip to Senegal for the NBA's Africa League. Also, the rise of Ja Morant and comparisons to Allen Iverson. And finally the Warriors recent woes and the headaches of air travel. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 2, 2022 • 11min
Daily Ding: Celtics Clip Hawks, Raptors top Nets + Wolves Stun Warriors
Jared Weiss and Mark Schindler break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, March 1st. The guys break down the Celtics beating the Hawks, Raptors comeback late to beat the Nets and the Wolves stun the Warriors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2022 • 53min
Full Strength Nuggets Soon? + East Contenders
Eastern elite breakdown, including conference finals picks, with an addendum on DeMar DeRozanWarriors update from Slater: As Suns "slide" without CP, and Warriors forget that you have to play fourth quarters, what's the latest with Draymond?Heading out West - to the bottom half of playoff/play-in teams: From Denver on down (including Jamal/MPJ update), which teams could you see getting out of the first round?KNICKS! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Mar 1, 2022 • 12min
Daily Ding: Heat topple Bulls, Wolves hold off Cavs, Ja goes for 52!
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap the night in the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Feb 28, 2022 • 55min
James Harden Back! Bucks/Nets + Oakley vs Giannis, TMac vs Tim Duncan & LeBron Clears the Air
The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Mo Dakhil and James Edwards III.Rundown:James Harden's 76ers DebutBucks vs Nets weekend showdownAndre Drummond Arrives?What is Charles Oakley thinking?Tracy McGrady vs Tim Duncan MVPLeBron denies rumors to shake up Lakers front office Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
