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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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Jul 14, 2024 • 49min
NBA Summer League Day 2 | Ranking the West
Zach Harper, Law Murray, and Kelly Iko are live for day 2 of NBA Summer League to discuss the second year players who have shown growth, consider which rookies will have the biggest impact this season, and predict the 2024-25 Western Conference seeding.Host: Zach HarperWith: Law Murray & Kelly IkoExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtProducer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 13, 2024 • 26min
Summer League Preview with Sam Vecenie
Andrew Schlecht and Sam Vecenie are on location at Summer League to breakdown all the rookies to watch and discuss the sophomores that need to show out.Host: Andrew SchlechtWith: Sam VecenieExecutive Producer: Andrew SchlechtProducer: Dave DuFour Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 10, 2024 • 45min
PG Goes East | Where do the Clippers Rank in the West?
Hoops AdjacentDavid Aldridge, Marcus Thompson, and Law Murray discuss how Paul George felt disrespected by the Clippers in contract negotiations, and where the team goes without him. Where do the Clippers rank without PG there? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 9, 2024 • 32min
DeRozan's fit in Sacramento | Summer Review: Spurs & Nuggets
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour discuss DeMar DeRozan's fit on the Sacramento Kings, the San Antonio Spurs' summer so far, and the lack of organizational alignment in Denver. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 8, 2024 • 60min
What happened with Paul George and the Clippers? | How much better are the Warriors?
Zach Harper, Jay King and Law Murray discuss the latest on Paul George’s exit from the Clippers, Demar DeRozan’s role in Sacramento, and whisper loudly about the Warriors’ upside. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 5, 2024 • 55min
NBA Contender Draft
Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Fred Katz do a contender draft going back and forth choosing the teams that have the best chance to win the title next year. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 4, 2024 • 43min
Klay Thompson’s exit | NBA Free Agency notes
Sam Amick and Anthony Slater go behind the scenes on Klay Thompson’s exit from Golden State, breakdown the Warriors options to upgrade their roster, and take a look at some of the other moves so far in NBA Free Agency. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 3, 2024 • 46min
Klay+PG Big Summer Moves | Celtics Are EXPENSIVE
Jared Weiss, Law Murray, and Tim Cato sit down to talk about the biggest moves of Free Agency so far. Klay to the Mavs? Derrick Jones Jr. to the Clippers? PG to the Sixers?Plus, Jared breaks down Jayson Tatum's large contract, and the Celtics moves in this off-season after becoming NBA champions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 2, 2024 • 37min
Nuggets out of contention? | New homes for Paul George and Klay Thompson
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour react to the Donovan Mitchell contract extension news, discuss the on-court fit for Paul George in Philly and Klay Thompson in Dallas, and breakdown the failures of the Nuggets and Bucks so far. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jul 1, 2024 • 1h 6min
2nd Apron FAQ w/ Larry Coon | NBA Free Agency Day One reaction
First, Larry Coon, owner of CBAFAQ.com, walks Dave DuFour through the new CBA tax penalties and aprons. Then, Zach Harper, Jay King, and Mike Vorkunov react to all the day one signings around the NBA. Did the Thunder put themselves in pole position out west? Are the Sixers in the mix at the top of the east? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
