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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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Sep 21, 2022 • 54min
Rising from the Ashes
David Aldridge and Marcus Thompson talk with Phoenix Suns Insider Duane Rankin | The Arizona Republic. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 20, 2022 • 14min
Daily Ding: Sixers Offense Improving?
Andrew Schlecht is joined by Sixers beat writer for the Athletic, Rich Hofmann. They discuss the Sixers offense if it can be top 10, the offseason additions, and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 19, 2022 • 45min
Bob's Mea Culpa + The Lakers Signed Someone (Does It Matter?)
The Basketball Buds. Zach Harper, Jay King, Mo Dakhil, Tray Edwards and Jared Weiss.Topics— Robert Sarver punishment and Adam Silver's PR fall— The obligatory Lakers signed someone. Does it mean anything?— Donovan Mitchell speaks Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 16, 2022 • 1h 5min
Best NBA Teams in 2025 + Manu in the HOF
Andrew Schlecht is joined by Keith Parish and Katie Heindl to do a future team draft and predict which teams will be the best in the year 2025.Then in part 2, Andrew is joined by Jeff Garcia of Locked on Spurs to discuss Manu Ginobili and his Hall of Fame induction. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 14, 2022 • 12min
Daily Ding: Mavericks and Clippers training camp previews
Mo Dakhil and Jared Weiss breakdown the big questions for the Clippers and Mavericks with training camp looming. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 13, 2022 • 15min
Daily Ding: Eurobasket Tournament Preview
Kristian Palotie, Finland's leading basketball voice, joins Dave DuFour to recap Eurobasket so far and preview the remainder of the tournament. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 12, 2022 • 49min
New Look Wolves + Pat Bev's Lakers Takeover
Sam Amick and Anthony Slater are joined by Jon Krawczynski of the Athletic to discuss the new look Timberwolves, how Gobert will fit with Towns, and much moreThen after the break, Sam and Slater discuss the Lakers team dynamics, Warriors end of roster decisions and more Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 8, 2022 • 39min
NerdEuro, Holy Luka! + What Now Knicks?
In the latest Nerder, She Wrote Dave, Seth and Mo take a look at Eurobasket 2022. How Pat Beverley fits with the Lakers, and what happens with the Knicks after missing out on Donavan Mitchell. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 8, 2022 • 12min
Daily Ding: Cavs on the Rise
Jared Weiss and Kelsey Russo discuss the Donovan Mitchell trade, how it affects the Cavs on the court, does the defense take a step back? and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Sep 7, 2022 • 49min
A Tale of Two Cities
In this week's Hoops Adjacent, David Aldridge talks with ESPN's Angel Gray and Jazz reporter Tony Jones about the trade that went down between the Cavaliers and Jazz and much more. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.