The Athletic NBA Daily
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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.
Episodes
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Dec 22, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: Pascal 52 | Cavaliers hold on
Mo Dakhil and Dave DuFour recap the night in the NBA. The Cleveland Cavaliers hold off the Milwaukee Bucks in spite of 45 from Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Bulls win at the buzzer in Atlanta. Pascal Siakam drops 52 on the Knicks to snap Toronto's losing streak and New York's winning streak. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2022 • 44min
Lakers + Clippers Deep Dive with Brad Turner
On this week's Hoops Adjacent, Brad Turner from the LA Times joins David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson to dig into the state of the Los Angeles Lakers and the LA Clippers: What do the Lakers do while Anthony Davis is out, are there any trades that the Lakers should make, how the Clippers have balanced Kawhi Leonard's injury management time and what the ceiling for the Clippers is. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 21, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: Jokic Dominates | Suns Setting?
Jared Weiss and Will Guillory discuss the big win for the Wizards against the Suns, the Nuggets domination of the Grizzlies, and much more from around the NBA on Tuesday, Dec. 20th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2022 • 1h 6min
Net Rating Game
Andrew Schlecht and Fred Katz discuss if the net rating of the Nets, Knicks, Wizards, Heat or Sixers fits with the way they've played this season. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 20, 2022 • 15min
Daily Ding: Shai Time
Andrew Schlecht and Mark Schindler discuss the big game winner from SGA in OKC, Philly's OT win against the Raptors, and then bounce around the NBA. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2022 • 42min
Much Ado about Jokić
Mo Dakhil, Jay King, and Dave DuFour hold down the Basketbuds fort for the holidays. The guys talk about big games from Jokić, Booker, and KD. What happened with Ja Morant in Oklahoma City? Are the Lakers and Warriors cooked? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 19, 2022 • 20min
Weekend Update: Magic or Illusion? | Booker 58
Keith Parish and Dave DuFour recap a wild weekend in the NBA. The Orlando Magic, New York Knicks, and Brooklyn Nets all continue their winning streaks. Devin Booker drops 58 to lead the Suns to a 24 point comeback victory over the rival Pelicans. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 17, 2022 • 1h 1min
Knicks Trending Up? + A Magical Week with the Magic
Andrew Schlecht and Alex Speers discuss the week of NBA basketball, the how 3 point shooting is affecting certain team outcomes, and the Knicks recent play.In Part 2 the guys are joined by Jonathan Osborne of The Sixth Man to discuss the Magic, how the selected Paolo Banchero, Bol Bol and how to correctly pronounce Chuma Okeke. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2022 • 49min
Trade Season Feelings with Katie Heindl
Katie Heindl (BasketballFeelings.com) joins Seth Partnow, Mo Dakhil, and Dave DuFour to kick off trade season in the NBA. After some conspiratorial Lakers talk, the conversation digs into Dallas, Toronto, and the other teams that seem a bit stuck with roster moves on their radar. Should the Bulls blow it up? Should Toronto move on from Fred VanVleet? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dec 16, 2022 • 12min
Daily Ding: Jazz Hang On Against Pels
Jared Weiss and Mo Dakhil discuss the Utah Jazz win against the New Orleans Pelicans, the Heat's victory over the Rockets, and more from the NBA Games on December 15th. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
