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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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Jan 7, 2021 • 35min
Blame Oscar, Expansion, East-West Surprises, Sac Dad Fight
In this week's Point of Contention Ethan Strauss and Marcus Thompson debate. Hosted by Zach Harper.Take 1: Steph's Legacy debate.Take 2: NBA Expansion now?Take 3: Eastern Conference SurprisesTake 4: Western ConferenceTake 5: Bagley vs Fox Dad Fight Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 6, 2021 • 51min
Warriors, Draymond + Steph, Bagley Jr. Future, Matt Barnes with Marcus Thompson
In this week's Hoops Adjacent, Marcus Thompson drops by to talk about the new look Warriors, Draymond Green, Steph, Marvin Bagley Jr. and finally Matt Barnes. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 5, 2021 • 1h 1min
Bradley Beal trade destinations and Steph Curry goes off
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Fred Katz discuss Steph Curry's big night, Bradley Beal's situation with the Wizards and possible trade destinations, plus what teams are interesting after the first few games. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 4, 2021 • 50min
Shaq Shade, Marvin Bagley Jr. Trade + Playoffs, Layoffs or Way Off with Hawks, Warriors, Nuggets , Raptors, Suns
New Year, New Basketball Buds with Zach Harper, Tray Edwards, Jay King, Dave DuFour and BIG Wos. First, Marvin Bagley Jr.'s Dad wants a trade for his son, that's awkward. Then Shaq has some words about Rudy Gobert cashing in with the Jazz. Finally a new segment called 'Playoffs, Layoff or Way Off.' The contestants, Atlanta Hawks, Golden State Warriors, Denver Nuggets, Toronto Raptors and Phoenix Suns. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jan 2, 2021 • 45min
Small Sample Theater, Early Impressions, Zion, Raptors, Nuggets + Expansion
In this New Year's edition of Nerder on the Athletic NBA Show, Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow and Mo Dakhil give their early impressions on the first week of the NBA season. Zion and the Pelicans. The Raptors offensive problems continue into this year, why? The Denver Nuggets' defense is a problem. Mavericks without Porzingis and Luka's three point shot. And finally the NBA is considering expansion again, is this a good decision?Watch Mo's video breakdown series. https://twitter.com/MoDakhil_NBA/status/1343942123662442496?s=20 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 29, 2020 • 56min
Warriors in trouble? 76ers predicament and rookie surprises
Sam Amick is joined by Fred Katz and Anthony Slater to discuss the stories around the league including the Warriors struggles, the 76ers potential trade predicament, NBA rookies, Wizards 0-3 start and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 23, 2020 • 1h 8min
The NBA Christmas Day Carol
In this special edition of the NBA Show, Zach Harper, David Aldridge, Sam Amick, Marcus Thompson, Jay King, Tray Edwards, BIG Wos, Dave DuFour and Jay King preview the 2020 NBA Christmas Day lineup. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 22, 2020 • 1h 5min
Lakers Clippers battle, Kevin Durant's come back, and the next star to be traded
Sam Amick is joined by Fred Katz and Anthony Slater to discuss what to look forward to in the first half of the NBA Season including the Lakers Clippers battle, KD and the Nets, the Hawks potential, who gets traded next, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2020 • 46min
Lamelo's Highlight Factory, Rudy Gobert-Jazz Extension + GM Survey Breakdown
`In this week's edition of the BasketBuds, Zach Harper, Jay King, Tray Edwards, BIG Wos and Dave DuFour breakdown the $205 Million extension Rudy Gobert has agreed to with the Utah Jazz. Then, NBA.com's annual GM Survey is out and the fellas react to some surprising results. Also why Jay can't stand social media when it comes to LaMelo Ball's passing highlights.GM Survey - https://www.nba.com/news/2020-21-gmsurvey Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 18, 2020 • 1h 6min
Awards Roundtable with Ben Taylor
On the latest Nerder, Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil and Thinking Basketball's Ben Taylor on Giannis signing and media influence on front offices. Awards the fellas don’t care about and why.. Plus the Willis Reed Comeback Player of the Year Award. Check out Thinking Basketball on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3HPbvB6f58X_7SMIp6OPYw Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
