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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 1, 2023 • 52min
Free Agency Day 1 Recap
Saturday Slam and JamFred VanVleet's massive deal, Houston and Toronto's outlook, the Lakers improvements, Bruce Brown to Indy, and much more. The guys then play another rousing edition of Andrew vs. the Beat. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 30, 2023 • 59min
New CBA Fears | Summer Plans
Mo Dakhil, Seth Partnow, and Dave DuFour react live to James Harden's decision to exercise his option and make a trade request, the fears of a new CBA, and what teams have planned or unplanned for the offseason. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2023 • 41min
Harden Fake Trades + Rockets Offseason Checklist
Andrew Schlecht and Dave DuFour discuss 6 fake trades for James Harden after his opt in and trade request from the 76ers. In part 2 Andrew Schlecht and Kelly Iko break down the upcoming offseason for the Houston Rockets, how they did in the draft, who they will target in Free Agency and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 29, 2023 • 35min
Free Agency Position Rankings
Point of ContentionZach Harper, Will Guillory and Jay King discuss Free Agency with 5 topics, 5 minutes 5 points of contentionRanking the Free Agents by positionPoint Guards, Shooting Guards, Small Forwards, Power Forwards and Shooting GuardsIncluding players like Kyrie Irving, Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Bruce Brown, Khris Middleton, Jerami Grant, Draymond Green and Brook Lopez. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 28, 2023 • 42min
Free Agents to Watch
Hoops AdjacentDavid Aldridge and Marcus Thompson are joined by Sam Amick of the Athletic to discuss the opening of NBA Free Agency. They discuss what the Kings are up to with their cap space, can Detroit or Houston make a leap?, What big names will move? and more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 27, 2023 • 54min
Free Agency Primer
Sam Amick, Fred Katz and Anothony Slater discuss the direction of the Blazers, what the Kings could do in Free Agency, what Jerami Grant might do, where the Rockets are headed, what the Warriors and Draymond Green will do with his contract expiring. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2023 • 44min
Smart move in Memphis?
Jay King, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour take a look at last week's trades, the roster fits, and what teams should do next. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 26, 2023 • 21min
Weekend Update: Wolves sign Naz Reid | Free Agency outlook
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour react to Naz Reid signing a new deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves and take a look at the weirdness of the 2023 free agency class. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 24, 2023 • 48min
NBA Draft Awards
Andrew Schlecht and Sam Vecenie bring you their 3rd annual NBA Draft Awards1) First Round Fit Award2) Second Round Steal Award3) League Pass Jump Award4) They Definitely Have a Type Award5) Mixed Emotions Award6) Miffed and Peeved Award7) Slam and Jam Best Draft Award Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jun 23, 2023 • 1h 33min
The Athletic NBA Draft Show 2023 Part 2
Zach Harper, Jay King, Mo Dakhil, Dave DuFour, Seth Partnow, and Fred Katz react in real time to the 2023 NBA Draft. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
