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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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Sep 13, 2023 • 35min
SGA Future MVP? + Canadian Victory
Eric Koreen joins Andrew Schlecht to discuss team Canada winning the bronze medal, SGA is a superstar, Dillon Brooks delivers, RJ Barrett's future, Jordi Fernandez NBA future, and what is going on with the Toronto Raptors. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 2023 • 49min
NBA Lens on the FIBA World Cup
Sam Amick is joined by the Athletic's Jovan Buha and Jon Krawczynski to discuss Team USA through an NBA lens, how Anthony Edwards play will translate to the season, is Austin Reaves too harshly criticized? and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 10, 2023 • 23min
Germany wins Gold | Canada takes Bronze
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap the medal games from the FIBA World Cup. Germany takes down Serbia 83-77 to capture the gold medal. Canada defeats the USA in overtime to claim Bronze. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 8, 2023 • 33min
Anthony Edwards in Minnesota | Bucks Under Pressure
The Athletic's Eric Nehm joins Seth Partnow and Dave DuFour to discuss Anthony Edwards discourse, Damian Lillard's stalemate with Portland, the Bucks consistency and potential pitfalls of their strategy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 7, 2023 • 16min
Daily Ding: The Athletic Women's Basketball Show w/Sabreena Merchant
The Athletic's Sabreena Merchant joins Dave DuFour to discuss the launch of "The Athletic Women's Basketball Show", the Aces and Liberty on a Finals collision course, and the results of the Athletic's WNBA Player Poll. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 6, 2023 • 32min
Big Changes in Houston w/ Kelly Iko
The Athletic’s Kelly Iko joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to talk about the young Rockets, Ime Udoka, and maximizing talent. Check out our listener survey! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 5, 2023 • 16min
Daily Ding: Joe Vardon Team USA update
Team USA picked up their first loss in World Cup play, struggling to match Lithuania's intensity on the boards. Can they right the ship and come away with a medal? The Athletic’s Joe Vardon joins the Daily Ding from Manila to break it down. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 4, 2023 • 30min
USA or Canada | Ref Burner Questions
The Basketbuds get together to discuss Team USA vs. Team Canada in the World Cup, Anthony Edwards breaking out, Jay King cursing Team Canada, and the abrupt retirement of NBA Referee Eric Lewis. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 1, 2023 • 1h 8min
First Time All Stars + Canadian Basketball with JE Skeets
Slam and JamAndrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss which players will become first time All Stars. They go through and each pick 5 players they think are most likely to be selected for their first ASG. Players like Jamal Murray and Jalen Brunson are brought up... who do you think will be a first time All Star?Then in Part 2, JE Skeets of No Dunks drops by to discuss the Canadian National Team, if they have a chance to knock off the USA, and more. Plus a fun edition of Andrew vs. the Beat Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Aug 31, 2023 • 21min
Austin Reaves: International Superstar
Jared Weiss and Jovan Buha discuss Austin Reaves rise to stardom. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.