

The Athletic NBA Daily
The Athletic
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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Oct 26, 2021 • 14min
Daily Ding: Bulls win again, Celtics steal win, Clippers handle Blazers
Travonne Edwards and Dave DuFour recap a busy Monday night in the NBA. The Bulls become the first team to win 4 games on the back of 26 points from DeMar DeRozan, Boston capitalizes on a Hornets OT collapse and a 41 point game from Jayson Tatum, and the Clippers mollywhopped the Blazers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 25, 2021 • 55min
Mysterious Suns Pre-Report, Top 75 Debate + Ben Simmons Saga: Part 55
The Basketball Buds, Zach Harper, Jay King, Travonne Edwards and Mo Dakhil. A vague report about Suns owner Robert Sarver has the guys wondering what's in store for the Suns and Chris Paul. Then, the cumbersome rollout of the NBA's Top 75 players and what they need to fix next time around. Then, Daryl Morey and Joel Embiid speak, again, on the Ben Simmons situation which now has a mental health component to it, what's next? Much more. As always, much much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 25, 2021 • 13min
Daily Ding: Bulls, Hornets, Warriors 3 and 0, Lakers get first win
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap an exciting first weekend in the NBA. The Bulls, Hornets, and Warriors all made it to 3-0. Ja Morant nearly gives the Memphis Grizzlies the Los Angeles Back to Back sweep, but a missed free throw allows the Lakers to hold on for their first win of the season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 23, 2021 • 46min
5 Questionable Rotation Decisions: Does a hot start matter? + Denver Nuggets path to contention
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss 5 coaching rotation decisions made this week, if a hot start matters for NBA contenders, and then they bring on Harrison Wind of DNVR to discuss the Nuggets and play some Nuggets trivia! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22, 2021 • 55min
They Have A Math Problem Offensively
The season has begun, the fellas are having fun, Dave Seth and Mo get together and look back at some of the more interesting games still left on the table. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 22, 2021 • 17min
Daily Ding: Curry cooks the Clippers, Heat dominate the Bucks & the latest on Ben Simmons
Jared Weiss & Rich Hoffman break down the top NBA games and stories from Thursday, October 21st. The guys talk about the latest going on with Ben Simmons, Steph Curry goes off in a win vs the Clippers & the Heat dominate the Bucks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 21, 2021 • 13min
Daily Ding: Knicks Overtime Spectacular
Andrew Schlecht and Mo Dakhil discuss the Celtics Knicks double OT classic, and then bounce around the NBA on the 2nd night of action. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 2021 • 1h 16min
Opening Day Extravaganza Mailbag with Nate Duncan
Join Zach Harper, Dave DuFour, Tray Edwards, David Aldridge, Mo Dakhil, Marcus Thompson and special guest Nate Duncan as they preview the upcoming NBA season and answer your questions Live! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 20, 2021 • 13min
Daily Ding: Nets vs. Bucks, Warriors vs. Lakers, NBA Opening Night
The NBA Regular Season is back! Jared Weiss and Dave DuFour breakdown the first two games of the season. The Milwaukee Bucks destroyed the Brooklyn Nets 127-104, led by Finals MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo's 32 points, 14 rebounds, and 7 assists. The Golden State Warriors defeated the Los Angeles Lakers 121-114 behind Steph Curry's triple-double. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Oct 19, 2021 • 1h 1min
NBA Starts Today! Zion's Status, Lakers preseason woes, and does Ayton deserve the max?
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater and Will Guillory break down opening night, the Pelican's upcoming season, what Zion's status is, Ben Simmons playing soon? and does Deandre Ayton deserve the max? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.