The Athletic NBA Daily

An NBA podcast featuring a rotating lineup of the best insiders, writers, and reporters from The Athletic. Daily, Monday thru Saturday. Monday: Basketball Buds with Zach Harper and Friends | Tuesday: Tampering with Sam Amick | Wednesday: Hoops Adjacent with David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson | Thursday: Point of Contention with Ethan Strauss, Zach Harper and Special Guests | Friday: Nerder She Wrote with Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Mo Dakhil | And the Saturday Slam & Jam with Andrew Schlecht and Alex Spears. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Jay King, Dave DuFour and James Edwards III. Off the top, the Nuggets are in trouble, obviously. But what is going on with the Nuggets? The fellas try to decode some of the coaching decisions by Mike "Michael" Malone. What's happening with Aaron Gordon? Are the Nuggets missing PJ Dozier? What about the Suns, what will happen to them to derail destiny? 16 Game Deandre Ayton and the "inspired by God" Suns. And how Chris Paul's contract is miraculously becoming value! Meanwhile, just when you thought the Bucks were dead, a divine act from God injures Kyrie Irving. For Coach Bud it's do or die! PJ Tucker vs Kevin Durant, the Refs Reffing by ruining the rhythm of the game, what happened to Joe Harris?? (Duncan Robinson 2.0) and much more. Oh...and what about the Sixers Hawks and Clippers Jazz? So much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss how the Jazz built their current West contender, how Donovan Mitchell stacks up against the competition with his Playoff performance, and then they bring on Tim Cato to discuss the Dallas Mavericks situation and if trading Porzingis is the right thing. Then Tim joins Andrew in another edition of Andrew vs. the Beat! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Nerder, Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo Dakhil chat with The Ringer's J. Kyle Mann (@jkylemann) about the Bucks win over the Nets on Thursday night. "The worst played game of the playoffs." - Seth. Why are the Bucks not running plays? Why is Giannis playing so reluctantly? PJ Tucker's defense on Kevin Durant. Then a look at the Clippers/Jazz series. How will the Clippers solve the Rudy Gobert problem. Then 76ers/Hawks, Danny Green slump, dealing with Embiid and much more. Finally Suns/Nuggets, can Denver figure out Chris Paul? Time is running out with the backcourt situation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Point of Contention Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate! Hosted by Zach Harper. Take 1: Now looking at Round 2, the Nets and Bucks series has been all KD and Kyrie, with James Harden going down early in Game 1 with a hamstring injury. Giannis is getting destroyed and to boot, the NBA put the whammy on the Nets’ countdown clock mocking Giannis’ dragged-out free-throw routine! No Fun! Take 2: To Stotts or not to Stotts?Take 3: George was heckled by fans with chants of “Playoff P and Overrated.” Jade play the tape!Take 4: The Ben Simmons SyndromeTake 5: LeBron went to Instagram to post a video from the movie Gladiator! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this week's Hoops Adjacent, David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson chat with Ethan Strauss about Kevin Durant. Is he the best ever? What is going on with Giannis? Then a lengthy discussion on small markets, tv ratings, big market dependence, winning as a priority and what the NBA and its partners has to do to change. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anthony Slater discuss if anyone can beat the Nets, the Suns big game 1 win against the Nuggets, if the Hawks can sustain the hot start against the Sixers, and if the Jazz can take down the Clippers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Basketball Buds, Tray Edwards, Jay King and James Edwards go through Game 1 between the Hawks and 76ers. Trae Young's emergence continues, 76ers rally falls short. Then the Clippers finally figure out the Mavs and Luka Doncic. Also the Harden-less Nets get ready for Game 2 vs the Bucks, can Milwaukee fix their offense? Damian Lillard endorses Jason Kidd, Blazers fans not having it, what to do? James offers a theory, and Tray adds perspective. Also what to do about Dame's defense? Finally WCF predictions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers give out first round awards to players: Best Debut AwardFirst Round TopShot Moment AwardRole Player of the First Round AwardSay What Stat of the First Round AwardWho Invited You? Award U-Turn AwardI Can’t Do This Again AwardFirst Round MVP AwardThen Jared Weiss of the Athletic joins to discuss the seat changes with the Celtics and we play some first round trivia! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

With the second round of the playoffs looming, the Nerder crew, Dave, Seth, and Mo take some time to catch up. Seth and Mo discuss their experiences after playoff losses. What is the first task for new Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens? The guys also give their early thoughts on the second round matchups in the East. Happy Playoffs! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.