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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Oct 29, 2021 • 11min
Daily Ding: Grizzlies take down the W's in OT & The Knicks hold off the Bulls late
Jared Weiss & Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Thursday, October 28th. The guys talk about the Grizzlies handing the Warriors their 1st loss of the season and the Knicks holding off the Bulls late for a win. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2021 • 49min
Russ' Comedy Special / Bulls Back & the Player Empowerment Insurance Policy
In this week's Point of Contention. Marcus Thompson and Jay King debate! Hosted by Zach Harper. Produced by Jade Hoye. Take 1: Go Home and Watch a Comedy!Take 2: The Bulls are Back Baby!Take 3: The Player Empowerment Insurance PolicyTake 4: MVP Talk: Ja Making Me Crazy!Take 5: Way Too Early Reactions? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 28, 2021 • 12min
Daily Ding: Thunder shock the Lakers, Harrison Barnes stuns the Suns
Andrew Schlecht and James Edwards discuss the Thunder's come from behind win against the Lakers in OKC, the Kings buzzer beater against the Suns, and all the other games from around the league. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2021 • 50min
The Bulls are Back? with Darnell Mayberry
In this week's Hoops Adjacent, Bulls reporter Darnell Mayberry drops by to talk about the new-look Bulls. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 27, 2021 • 13min
Daily Ding: Westbrook goes off in OT Win, Joker hurt in Jazz loss & what's up with the Mavericks Leadership Council?
Jared Weiss & Mo Dakhil break down the top NBA games and stories from Tuesday, October 26th. The guys talk about Russ Westbrook going off in OT in a Lakers win, Jokic hurting knee in a Jazz loss and what's the deal with the Mavericks Leadership Council? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Oct 26, 2021 • 52min
Mavs Disfunction + Early Season Surprises
Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Tim Cato discuss early season surprises including a rookie and how the Lakers are performing. Then the guys discuss the podcast Bob Voulgaris participated in and the implications on the Dallas Mavericks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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.
