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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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May 13, 2024 • 49min
Playoff Panic Meter + Who really won the lottery?
Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis take a look at the Panic Meter for each playoff series and answer, "Who really won the NBA Draft Lottery?" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 13, 2024 • 35min
Nuggets tie series + Knicks toast? | Playoff weekend recap
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to Denver's Game 4 win to tie their series with the Timberwolves, breakdown the Pacers success in tying their series with the Knicks, discuss the Mavs and Celtics series leads, and react to the NBA Draft Lottery results. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 10, 2024 • 59min
Mavs Steal Game 2 + Knicks Surviving the Playoffs
Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Tim Cato break down the Mavs win in OKC for game 2, how Dallas pulled it out, potential OKC adjustments, and what was up with the sex noises at Luka's press conference?In Part 2, Fred Katz and Jonathan Macri discuss the Knicks, OG's injury, and play a fun edition of Fred vs. a Friend. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 9, 2024 • 44min
Thunder rolling + Nuggets done?
Sam Amick, Anthony Slater, and Andrew Schlecht react to the dominant performance of the Oklahoma City Thunder in their first game against the Dallas Mavericks and discuss the odd vibes around the Denver Nuggets as they've struggled against the Minnesota Timberwolves. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 8, 2024 • 51min
Thunder roll Mavs | Celtics cruise | What is wrong with the Nuggets?
Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, and Dave DuFour react to the Thunder pummeling the Mavs in Game 1 of their series and the Celtics taking care of business against the Cavaliers, discuss the Timberwolves dismantling of the Nuggets, and wonder why the Knicks are trying to run with the Pacers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 2024 • 54min
Thunder Talk With Darnell Mayberry
Hoops AdjacentDavid Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by The Athletic's Darnell Mayberry to discuss the emergence of the Thunder and how they may fair in their playoff run. The guys also discuss moves the Bulls could make this off-season and how dominant Anthony Edwards and the Timberwolves have looked. Plus, Darnell discusses his the blog he founded, Money Talks and why it was created in the first place! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 7, 2024 • 21min
Wolves hound Nuggets | Knicks take Game 1
Will Guillory and Dave DuFour react to an epic beatdown of the Denver Nuggets by the Minnesota Timberwolves and the Knicks heroics to defeat the Pacers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 6, 2024 • 1h 3min
Overreacting to the Timberwolves | Best Rookie Ever
Zach Harper, Jay King, and Josh Huestis overreact to Game 1 between the Minnesota Timberwolves and Denver Nuggets, make their picks for the second round of the playoffs, and discuss Victor Wembanyama's "Rookie of the Year" award winning season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 5, 2024 • 29min
Weekend Playoff Update | Cavs disappear Magic | Wolves take Game 1
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour give their instant reaction to the Cleveland Cavaliers' game 7 victory over the Orlando Magic, recap the Minnesota Timberwolves game 1 win over the Nuggets, and discuss the Mavericks and Clippers game 6. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 4, 2024 • 1h 11min
Brunson Delivers + KD Back Home? + Clippers Adjustments
Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Will Guillory discuss the Knicks closing out the Sixers, which direction the Suns should go, if KD wants to move on and possibly back to OKC, the Pacers moving on to round 2, and what to make of the Pelicans being swept from the Playoffs. Then in part 2, Law Murray of the Athletic joins to discuss the Clippers, PG's free agency, and what adjustments they could make going into Game 6. Then they finish the episode with a fun trivia game between Will and Law. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.